Reid, who had to withdraw from the last Republic international against Australia because of injury, has been named in Brian Kerr's 24 man squad for the vital Group 10 qualifying game with Russia at Lansdowne Road on Saturday, September 6th and the friendly against Turkey, also at home, on Tuesday, September 9th.
Full Squad: Breen (Sunderland), Carr (Tottenham), Carsley (Everton), Colgan (Stockport), Connolly (West Ham), Cunningham (Birmingham City), Doherty (Tottenham), Duff (Chelsea), Dunne (Man City), Finnan (Liverpool), Given (Newcastle), Harte (Leeds), Healy (Sunderland), Holland (Charlton), Kilbane (Sunderland), Kinsella (Aston Villa), Lee (Cardiff), McPhail (Nottingham Forest), Morrison (Birmingham City), Murphy (West Brom), O'Brien (Newcastle), O'Shea (Man United), Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday), Reid (Blackburn).