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The Mayor of Sopot gave the Republic of Ireland team an official welcome to the Polish town on Tuesday.

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The Republic of Ireland football team landed in Poland in the early hours of Tuesday morning ahead of the UEFA European Championships.

The Irish played their last warm-up game on Monday night when they drew 0-0 in Hungary.

Shay Given and John O'Shea, who had been injury concerns, came through the match unscathed.

The Republic of Ireland were welcomed by the local mayor who gave Giovanni Trapattoni and his team an official welcome.

Their first game at Euro 2012 is against Croatia on Sunday in Poznan.

The Irish are in Group C alongside Croatia, defending champions Spain and Italy.