Ronan Loughney remains a doubt for Connacht's sold-out meeting with Munster on New Year's Day at the Sportsgrounds. 

The prop is still suffering from the back injury that saw him withdraw from the Westerners’ St Stephen's Day defeat by Ulster in Belfast. 

Quinn Roux is winning his battle to be fit as the ankle injury picked up in Friday's warm-up continues to improve. 

And back row Eoin McKeon is available for the game in Galway after shaking off a knee sprain.