The team is led by defending world champions and multiple Paralympic gold medallists Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop.

Smyth won the 100 metres T13 gold medal in Qatar's capital Doha two years ago, while McKillop took home the 800m T38 and 1500m T37 titles.

The experienced squad also features three Paralympic medal-winning discus throwers - Noelle Lenihan, Orla Barry and Niamh McCarthy.

Lenihan was the F37/38 bronze medallist at Rio 2016, where Barry and McCarthy claimed silvers in the respective F57 and F41 events.

Barry’s silver was an upgrade on the F57/58 bronze medal she won at London 2012.

The trio all secured podium finishes at Doha 2015, as did shot putter Deirdre Mongan, who has also been named.

Middle-distance runner Greta Streimikyte is due to make her World Championship debut along with sprinter Orla Comerford.

Paul Keogan will race over 200m and 400m and wheelchair racer Patrick Monahan is set to challenge over 800m and 1500m as his favoured event, the marathon, is not on the programme in London.

All 10 athletes competed at Rio 2016.

"It's a great honour to lead such an experienced and talented group of athletes," Irish team manager James Nolan, a two-time Olympian, said.

"The team has progressed dramatically over the last number of years through their own hard work, and that of their home coaches in addition to the support we've been able to provide.

"The athletes will undoubtedly enjoy performing in front of what is set to be a massive crowd, that will include many Irish supporters.

"Medals are incredibly tough to secure at world level but this group of athletes have done it before, so will certainly be aiming for that podium again in London."

The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships are set to take place at the London Olympic Stadium from July 14 to 23.

They precede the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships, scheduled to be held at the same venue from August 4 to 13.

London 2017 marks the first time both the World Para Athletics Championships and the IAAF World Championships will be hosted in the same city in the same year.

More than 3,000 athletes from more than 200 nations are set to compete over 20 days of action.

Ireland finished tied for 20th place with Bulgaria in the Doha 2015 medal standings, winning three golds, one silver and three bronzes.