Connolly is included in Ireland boss Brian Kerr's 22-man squad for the vital game with the Swiss in Basel on October 11th.
Full Squad: Given (Newcastle), Breen (Sunderland), Carr (Tottenham), Carsley (Everton), Colgan (Stockport), Connolly (West Ham), Doherty (Tottenham), Duff (Chelsea), Finnan (Liverpool), Harte (Leeds), Healey (Sunderland), Holland (Charlton), Kavanagh (Cardiff), Keane (Tottenham), Kilbane (Everton), Kinsella (Aston Villa), McPhail (Nottingham Forest), Morrison (Birmingham City), Murphy (West Bromwich Albion), O’Brien (Newcastle), O’Shea (Manchester United), Reid (Blackburn).