Ulster are represented in the Ireland Senior Men's squad by forwards Tom Stewart, Tom O'Toole, Nick Timoney and backs Nathan Doak, Jacob Stockdale, Stuart McCloskey and Rob Baloucoune.
Caelan Doris will once again captain Ireland, while Farrell has named two uncapped players in the squad. Munster second row Edwin Edogbo, who was originally named in Ireland's Quilter Nations Series squad in the Autumn before being ruled out through injury, and Ulster scrum-half Nathan Doak have been called up in recognition for their performances for their Provinces in recent weeks.
Connacht second row Darragh Murray and Ulster back row Bryn Ward will also join the squad in Portugal before linking up with the Ireland XV squad.
Cormac Izuchukwu is not currently available while Robbie Henshaw, Calvin Nash, Jimmy O'Brien and Andrew Porter are also injured. Ryan Baird, Shayne Bolton, Mack Hansen, Jordan Larmour and Paddy McCarthy are ruled out due to injury.
The Ireland squad will assemble in Dublin on Sunday before travelling to Quinta do Lago for a warm-weather training camp.
Ireland XV
It has also been confirmed that eight Ulster players have been named in the Ireland XV side who will face England 'A' at Thomond Park on Friday 6th February.
Sam Crean, Charlie Irvine, Bryn Ward, Scott Wilson, James Hume, Jack Murphy, Jude Postlethwaite and Zac Ward have all been called up to the XV side, with Ulster Backs Coach, Mark Sexton, joining the coaching staff under Head Coach Cullie Tucker.
The squad will be captained by Max Deegan and broadcast details for the match will be confirmed shortly.
Tickets for the Friday night showdown in Limerick are available now on General Sale via Ticketmaster.ie here.
Ireland Squad - 2026 Guinness Men's Six Nations:
(Club/Province/Test Caps)
Forwards (20):
Tom Ahern (Shannon/Munster)(2)
Finlay Bealham (Corinthians/Connacht)(54)
Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)(65)
Jack Boyle (UCD/Leinster)(4)
Thomas Clarkson (Blackrock College/Leinster)(10)
Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)(55)
Caelan Doris (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)(55)(captain)
Edwin Edogbo (Cobh Pirates/Munster)\*
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)(82)
Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)(43)
Jeremy Loughman (Garryowen/Munster)(5)
Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)(19)
Michael Milne (UCD/Munster)(2)
Tom O'Toole (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(17)
Cian Prendergast (UCD/Connacht)(8)
James Ryan (UCD/Leinster)(76)
Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster)(35)
Tom Stewart (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(4)
Nick Timoney (Queen’s University/Ulster)(6)
Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)(75)
Backs (17):
Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)(68)
Rob Baloucoune (Enniskillen/Ulster)(4)
Harry Byrne (Lansdowne/Leinster)(4)
Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster)(24)
Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)(30)
Nathan Doak (Banbridge/Ulster)\*
Tom Farrell (Lansdowne/Munster)(2)
Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster)(9)
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)(46)
Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)(46)
James Lowe (Leinster)(43)
Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster)(23)
Tommy O’Brien (Blackrock College/Leinster)(6)
Jamie Osborne (Naas/Leinster)(10)
Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne/Leinster)(13)
Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)(69)
Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster)(40)
\*Denotes uncapped
2026 Guinness Men's Six Nations Fixtures:
• Thursday, 5 February: France v Ireland, Stade de France, 8.10pm Irish time
• Saturday, 14 February: Ireland v Italy, Aviva Stadium, 2.10pm
• Saturday, 21 February: England v Ireland, Allianz Stadium, 2.10pm
• Friday, 6 March: Ireland v Wales, Aviva Stadium, 7.45pm
• Saturday, 14 March: Ireland v Scotland, Aviva Stadium, 2.10pm.
Ireland XV Squad:
(Club/Province/Test Caps)
Forwards (16):
Diarmuid Barron (Garryowen/Munster)
Billy Bohan (Corinthians/Connacht)
Paul Boyle (Buccaneers/Connacht)(1)
Sam Crean (Ulster)
Max Deegan (Lansdowne/Leinster)(4)(captain)
Brian Gleeson (Garryowen/Munster)
Sam Illo (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Charlie Irvine (Queen's University/Ulster)
Oli Jager (Munster)(1)
Sean Jansen (Connacht)
Diarmuid Mangan (UCD/Leinster)
Gus McCarthy (UCD/Leinster)(7)
Darragh Murray (Buccaneers/Connacht)(2)
Stephen Smyth (Old Wesley/Leinster)
Bryn Ward (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Scott Wilson (Queen’s University Belfast/Ulster)
Backs (11):
Shane Daly (Cork Constitution/Munster)(2)
Matthew Devine (Corinthians/Connacht)
Cathal Forde (Corinthians/Connacht)
Fintan Gunne (Terenure College/Leinster)
James Hume (Banbridge/Ulster)(3)
Dan Kelly (Munster)
Joshua Kenny (Wicklow/Leinster)
Ben Murphy (Clontarf/Connacht)(2)
Jack Murphy (Queen's University/Ulster)
Jude Postlethwaite (City of Armagh/Ulster)
Zac Ward (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Ireland XV Fixture:
Friday, 6 February: Ireland XV v England 'A', Thomond Park, 7.15pm