Ireland trained today with a depleted squad ahead of the critical forthcoming World Cup qualifying double-header.
Only 16 players trained during the two-hour session, although the full requisite of players are due to fly out to Cyprus tomorrow for Saturday's showdown in Nicosia.
The suspended duo of Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison and Tottenham winger Andy Reid will not join up with the rest of the squad until Sunday prior to the tie with Switzerland next Wednesday.
Shay Given of Newcastle and Dundee United's Nick Colgan, along with Everton midfielder Kevin Kilbane were all given dispensation to arrive late.
Defender Stephen Carr is due in tomorrow after suffering a family bereavement, while Sunderland centre-back Gary Breen is a doubt at this early stage with a calf strain sustained in the Black Cats' 1-1 draw with West Ham on Saturday.
Liverpool defender Steve Finnan is also struggling with a sore knee which restricted him to nothing more than a walk around the training pitch at Malahide United, with the 29-year-old expected to figure either tomorrow or Thursday.
