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Where Does Irish Women’s Football Go From Here?

It’s been exactly a week since Irish women’s football faced another bitter disappointment. A defeat to Wales marked the second consecutive failure to qualify for the UEFA Women’s European Championship, reigniting questions about the future of the game in Ireland. The blame game has already begun, with critics targeting coach Eileen Gleeson and captain Katie McCabe. However, solely focusing on …

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“This is for Rosie”: Young mum Julie-Ann Russell ends Ireland goal drought in first international appearance in four years

Julie-Ann Russell’s last-minute goal in Carrow Road Friday night wasn’t enough to prevent a 2-1 defeat to England, but she gave supporters something to cheer about (and manager Eileen Gleeson something to praise) anyway as the young mother ended Ireland’s long goal drought in her first international appearance in four years. ‘To be honest, I never thought it would happen …

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Ireland WNT squad selected for Sweden double header

The Ireland Women’s National Team squad has been selected for the UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifiers at home and away to Sweden. Ireland will return to the Aviva Stadium on Friday, May 31st to host the Olympic runners-up in a game where supporters are encouraged to secure their tickets now. https://www.instagram.com/p/C7Q9vtSivb3/ The Girls in Green will take on Sweden for a …

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Hannah Dingley to succeed Eileen Gleeson as new FAI Head of Women and Girls’ Football

The Football Association of Ireland has appointed Hannah Dingley as the new Head of Women and Girls’ Football. A UEFA Pro Licence holder, Hannah – who holds a Msc in Coaching and a BSc in Sport and Exercise – has worked as a senior lecturer in sports coaching along with having over two decades’ worth of experience working at all …

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Who is Anna Patten? Reaction to Ireland WNT’s squad announcement this morning

The Republic of Ireland WNT have been counting down the days to showcase their talents in Nations League A, and that time has finally come, with Eileen Gleeson naming her squad to kickstart their Euro 2025 campaign this morning, but leaving a lot of people questioning – Who is Anna Patten? The Aston Villa defender is an outlier amongst the …

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All You Need To Know About the Ireland WNT’s UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifiers Draw

The Draw for the qualifiers for the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championships takes place on Tuesday at 12pm with Ireland set to discover their League A opponents. Ireland Head Coach Eileen Gleeson will be present at the Draw in Nyon, Switzerland where the journey to the finals tournament in 2025 will start to take shape. Having clinched promotion from League …

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PREVIEW | Ireland WNT prepare for Wales in first home game of 2024

The Ireland Women’s National Team host their first home game of 2024 when they welcome Cyrmu to Tallaght Stadium on Tuesday evening. Having drawn away to Italy in Florence last Friday, Eileen Gleeson’s team will now aim to make the most of their last preparation game before the UEFA EURO 2025 qualifiers kick off. Tickets are selling well – with …

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“We have to play like we belong in League A and the girls showed that”: Eileen Gleeson praises Irish performance in draw against Italy

Eileen Gleeson’s first game as permanent manager of the Ireland WNT may have snapped her winning streak after six straight wins in the Women’s National League, but she pronounced herself very pleased with the 0-0 draw against Italy, a team ranked ten places higher than Ireland. “That was a very positive performance. I’m really proud of the girls,” said Gleeson …

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Impressive Ireland hold Italy to 0-0 draw in International Friendly

Ireland held hosts Italy to a 0-0 draw at Viola Park in Florence on Friday in an International Friendly. It was an impressive performance for Ireland’s first game under Eileen Gleeson as permanent manager, as Italy are ranked 14th in the world — 10 places higher than Ireland. Amber Barrett and Leanne Kiernan, both subbed on at 63 mins, combined …

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Aoife Mannion : Aspiring to reignite Ireland dream and extinguish injury woes

Aoife Mannion is all too familiar with the devastating impact injury can have, but also the mental resilience it can build. In the face of yesterday’s announcement that fellow Irish WNT player Jamie Finn had suffered an ACL injury in training while they were amid preparations to take on Italy tonight, the Manchester United centre back will no doubt be …

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