Monaghan joins the likes of Beibhinn Parsons, Aoibheann Reilly, Natasja Behan, Katie Corrigan and Sadhbh McGrath within the therapy room.
Bemand is boosted, nonetheless, by the return of Olympians Stacey Flood, Eve Higgins, Emily Lane and Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, all of whom featured in Eire’s sevens marketing campaign on the current Paris Video games.
Ahead Erin King, one other Sevens worldwide, is certainly one of 10 uncapped gamers in Bemand’s 35-strong panel.
Eire face Australia at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday and Bemand conceded that there are “some bumps and bruises” after the finals of the Girls’s Interprovincial Championship on the weekend, however no additional accidents to report.
“It was good to see some actually aggressive rugby [in the interpros], the degrees of physicality final weekend most likely stepped up a bit which saved us on our toes once we’re preparing for a contest.
“We’ll see the place we’re at this week, however hopefully nothing too critical for anybody.”