Ireland's new coach Eddie O'SWullivan has brought three new faces into a 43-man training squad to prepare for this year's Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship.

Munster lock Paul O'Connell, Leinster flanker Keith Gleeson and Ulster's Paddy Wallace are the new men and will join up with the rest of the squad for the first training session at the University of Limerick on Sunday.

New coach Eddie O'Sullivan, who replaced Warren Gatland last month, and his assistants, the Munster management duo of Declan Kidney and Niall O'Donovan, as well as former Rugby League star Mick Ford, begin their reign in charge of the national team against Wales in Dublin on Sunday, February 3.

O'Sullivan and his selectors have omitted two previous regulars, Leinster back-row Trevor Brennan and Munster back Jeremy Staunton, from the squad.

Ireland have announced the following training squad for the Six Nations.

Ireland squad :

Forwards: E Byrne (St Mary's), S Byrne (Blackrock), P Clohessy (Young Munster), R Corrigan (Lansdowne), V Costello (St Mary's), J Davidson (Dungannon), K Dawson (London Irish), S Easterby (Llanelli), A Foley (Shannon), M Galwey (Shannon), K Gleeson (St Mary's), J Hayes (Shannon), M Horan (Shannon), G Longwell (Ballymena), E Miller (Terenure), M O'Kelly (St Mary's), P O'Connell (Young Munster), A Quinlan (Shannon), F Sheahan (Cork Constitution), D Wallace (Garryowen), P Wallace (Blackrock), K Wood (Harlequins). Backs: J Bell (Dungannon), P Burke (Harlequins), G Dempsey (Terenure), G D'Arcy (Lansdowne), N Doak (Ballymena), G Easterby (Llanelli), R Henderson (Young Munster), D Hickie (St Mary's), A Horgan (Cork Constitution), S Horgan (Lansdowne), T Howe (Dungannon), D Humphreys (Dungannon), J Kelly (Cork Constitution), K Maggs (Bath), M Mullins (Young Munster), G Murphy (Leicester), B O'Driscoll (Blackrock), R O'Gara (Cork Constitution), B O'Meara (Cork Constitution)), P Stringer (Shannon), P Wallace (Ballymena).