Staunton said: "His grandfather is from Inis Mor and his grandmother is from Galway. We weren't sure if Caleb would have the paperwork through in time but thankfully we got the call last night that he's got his Irish passport.
"I know through his agent and Paul Jewell that he's more than keen to play for us. He's absolutely delighted with the call-up. Caleb is big, quick and he'll put it about. He'll run down the channels and defenders don't like that. He's a handful in the air and he'll be awkward to deal with."
Kevin Kilbane has also been called up.
Squad in full: Shay Given (Newcastle), Nick Colgan (Barnsley), Wayne Henderson (Preston); Paul McShane (West Brom), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Steve Finnan (Liverpool), Darren O'Dea (Celtic), John O'Shea (Manchester Utd); Kevin Kilbane (Wigan), Stephen Ireland (Manchester City), Lee Carsley (Everton), Jonathan Douglas (Leeds), Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Stephen Hunt (Reading), Alan Quinn (Sheffield United), Damien Duff (Newcastle), Darron Gibson (Manchester United); Robbie Keane (Tottenham), Anthony Stokes (Sunderland), Kevin Doyle (Reading), Shane Long (Reading), Caleb Folan (Wigan).
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