Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne returns to training ahead of Spain game

Richard Dunne: Tried to stick to Jelavic and Mandzukic but found them a handful. Unable to tie them down and keep them under control. Unusually had troubles aerially. 6 (GETTY IMAGES)

Richard Dunne was back in training today as the Republic of Ireland continued their preparations for Thursday night's Euro 2012 showdown with Spain.

The Aston Villa man sat out yesterday's session with blistered feet, but resumed at the Municipal Stadium in Gdynia this morning.

Midfielder Darron Gibson was also able to take part after undergoing a scan on a thigh muscle yesterday with manager Giovanni Trapattoni having all 23 members of his squad in action.

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