The Wednesday midfielder has been named in Ireland coach Lawrie Sanchez's squad for the two Group Six qualifiers against Wales in Belfast on 8th October and Austria in Vienna four days later.
Northern Ireland squad: Maik Taylor (Birmingham City), Roy Carroll (West Ham), Michael Ingham (Wrexham), Colin Murdock (Rotherham), Stephen Craigan (Motherwell), Chris Baird (Southampton), Tony Capaldi (Plymouth), Michael Duff (Burnley), Gareth McAuley (Lincoln), Steve Davis (Aston Villa), Damien Johnson (Birmingham City), Chris Brunt (Sheffield Wednesday), Stuart Elliott (Hull City), Keith Gillespie (Sheffield United), Stephen Robinson (Luton), David Healy (Leeds), James Quinn (Peterborough), Warren Feeney (Luton), Steve Jones (Crewe), Andy Smith (Preston), Ivan Sproule (Hibernian).
Northern Ireland squad: Maik Taylor (Birmingham City), Roy Carroll (West Ham), Michael Ingham (Wrexham), Colin Murdock (Rotherham), Stephen Craigan (Motherwell), Chris Baird (Southampton), Tony Capaldi (Plymouth), Michael Duff (Burnley), Gareth McAuley (Lincoln), Steve Davis (Aston Villa), Damien Johnson (Birmingham City), Chris Brunt (Sheffield Wednesday), Stuart Elliott (Hull City), Keith Gillespie (Sheffield United), Stephen Robinson (Luton), David Healy (Leeds), James Quinn (Peterborough), Warren Feeney (Luton), Steve Jones (Crewe), Andy Smith (Preston), Ivan Sproule (Hibernian).