The Baltic Sea port town of Gdynia turned out in force to welcome Giovanni Trapattoni and his players to their home from home and tournament base for the European Championship finals.

Thousands of locals have turned out to welcome the Republic of Ireland to Euro 2012 as they arrived at their training base in Poland today.

If, as the property gurus would have us believe, it’s all about location, location, location, then Ireland can already claim victory in the European Championships.

The Republic of Ireland will hold a training session open to the public on June 5, the squad’s first full day at their European Championship base camp in Gdynia in Poland.