The Ireland skipper has been named in Brian Kerr's 23-man squad for a get-together in preparation for their two crucial Euro 2004 qualifiers against Albania on June 7th and Georgia on June 11th at Lansdowne Road.
Cunningham has been sidelined for a fortnight with a groin strain and was forced to miss the Republic's last international against Norway as well as Blues final two games of the season against Newcastle and West Ham.
Full Squad: Given (Newcastle United), Murphy (West Bromwich Albion), Carr (Tottenham Hotspur), Breen (West Ham United), Dunne (Manchester City), Harte (Leeds United), O'Shea (Manchester United), Finnan (Fulham), Cunningham (Birmingham City), O'Brien (Newcastle United), Carsley (Everton), Holland (Ipswich Town), Kinsella (Aston Villa), Kilbane (Sunderland), McPhail (Leeds United), Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday), Reid (Millwall), Duff (Blackburn Rovers), Connolly (Wimbledon), Lee (Rotherham), Keane (Tottenham Hotspur), Crowe (Bohemians), Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).