The Republic now have a double header in the October, international week. They first play Gibraltar at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday 11th October before facing World champions Germany in Gelsenkirchen three days later.
Manager Martin O'Neill has named a provisional squad for the games which will be shortened ahead of them meeting up on 7th October.
Ward, who won his 26th cap in that win against Georgia, is in the provisional squad and can expect to be in the full squad to report.
The provisional squad is:
DAVID FORDE (MILLWALL)
SHAY GIVEN (ASTON VILLA)
KEIREN WESTWOOD (SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY)
DARREN RANDOLPH (BIRMINGHAM)
ROB ELLIOT (NEWCASTLE)
RICHARD KEOGH (DERBY)
MARC WILSON (STOKE)
SEAMUS COLEMAN (EVERTON)
JOHN O'SHEA (SUNDERLAND)
ALEX PEARCE (READING)
STEPHEN KELLY (READING)
PAUL McSHANE (HULL)
DAMIEN DELANEY (CRYSTAL PALACE)
SHANE DUFFY (BLACKBURN)
JAMES McCARTHY (EVERTON)
JEFF HENDRICK (DERBY)
CIARAN CLARK (ASTON VILLA)
STEPHEN WARD (BURNLEY)
GLENN WHELAN (STOKE)
DARRON GIBSON (EVERTON)
ANDY REID (NOTTINGHAM FOREST)
PAUL GREEN (ROTHERHAM)
AIDEN McGEADY (EVERTON)vANTHONY PILKINGTON (CARDIFF)
JAMES McCLEAN (WIGAN)
ROBBIE BRADY (HULL)
STEPHEN QUINN (HULL)
DAVID MEYLER (HULL)
WES HOOLAHAN (NORWICH)
ROBBIE KEANE (LA GALAXY)
SHANE LONG (SOUTHAMPTON)
DARYL MURPHY (IPSWICH)
JON WALTERS (STOKE)
KEVIN DOYLE (CRYSTAL PALACE)
ANTHONY STOKES (CELTIC)
SIMON COX (READING)
CONOR SAMMON (IPSWICH)