Griggs has made four changes to the side that overcame Italy 21-8, in their last match a fortnight ago.
Ciara O’Connor and Leah Lyons, who both featured off the bench in the opening rounds of the tournament, start alongside Lindsey Peat in the front row. Nichola Fryday is partnered in the second row by Orla Fitzsimons.
Paula Fitzpatrick moves to No8 to accommodate the change while captain Ciara Griffin moves to the blindside. Claire Molloy completes the back row trio.
There is one change in the backline with Claire McLaughlin starting for the injured Alison Miller alongside Megan Williams and Kim Flood.
Griggs said, “We got a good boost after the win over Italy a fortnight ago. We did what we wanted to, played with tempo and moved the ball. While the performance was far from perfect, we set a marker down for the rest of the campaign.
“Having the crowd behind us against Italy really spurred us on, so we’re hoping to see another big turnout of fans on Sunday in Donnybrook.”
Ireland Women v Wales, 2018 Womens 6 Nations Championship
Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin, Sunday, February 25th, kick-off 3pm)
15 Kim Flood (Railway Union/ Leinster)
14 Megan Williams (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)
13 Katie Fitzhenry (Blackrock College/ Leinster)
12 Sene Naoupu (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)
11 Claire McLaughlin (Cooke/ Ulster)
10 Niamh Briggs (UL Bohemian / Munster)
9 Ailsa Hughes (Railway Union/ Leinster)
1 Lindsay Peat (Railway Union/ Leinster)
2 Ciara O’Connor (Galwegians/ Connacht)
3 Leah Lyons (Highfield/ Munster)
4 Orla Fitzsimons (St Mary’s/ Leinster)
5 Nichola Fryday (Tullamore/ Connacht)
6 Ciara Griffin (UL Bohemian/ Munster) Captain
7 Claire Molloy (Bristol)
8 Paula Fitzpatrick (St Mary’s/ Leinster)
Replacements
16 Cliodhna Moloney (Railway Union/ Leinster)
17 Laura Feely (Galweigians/ Connacht)
18 Fiona Reidy (UL Bohemian/ Munster)
19 Aoife McDermott (Railway Union/ Leinster)
20 Edel McMahon (Galwegians/ Connacht)
21 Nicole Cronin (UL Bohemians/ Munster)
22 Michelle Claffey (Blackrock College/ Leinster)
23 Hannah Tyrrell (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)
