Eileen Gleeson To Continue As Interim Ireland WNT Head Coach For UEFA Nations League Group Campaign

The Football Association of Ireland has confirmed that Eileen Gleeson will continue as Interim Head Coach of the Ireland Women’s National Team for the remainder of the 2023/24 UEFA Nations League group campaign. The recruitment process for a new Head Coach has reached the long list of candidates and this will move to a short list within the coming month. …

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Girls In Green Shine In Aviva Debut, Secure Victory Over Northern Ireland

Dublin, 23 September – A day etched in Irish football history as the Republic of Ireland (ROI) played their first-ever match at the iconic Aviva Stadium. The Girls in Green walked away champions after defeating Northern Ireland (NI) in their opening match of the UEFA Nations League. The match kicked off with NI showing early dominance, but it didn’t take …

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Izzy Atkinson to replace injured Ruesha Littlejohn in Ireland Nations League Squad

Izzy Atkinson will link up with the Ireland Women’s National Team squad on Wednesday ahead of their Saturday UEFA Nations League opener against Northern Ireland Saturday. The game will take place in Aviva Stadium (KO 13:00) and will be broadcast live on RTE2. West Ham ace Atkinson replaces midfielder Ruesha Littlejohn who has returned to her club with to recover …

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Interim Ireland Women’s National Team Coaching Staff Confirmed For Opening UEFA Nations League Games

An interim coaching staff has been confirmed for the Ireland Women’s National Team for their UEFA Nations League games against Northern Ireland and Hungary. Led by interim Head Coach Eileen Gleeson, the coaching team will include Colin Healy and Emma Byrne as Assistant Coaches and Richie Fitzgibbon as Goalkeeping Coach. CONFIRMED | Interim Ireland WNT coaching staff for opening UEFA …

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Vera Pauw’s Thoughts on the UEFA New Women’s Nations League Competition System

The UEFA Executive Committee recently approved a new national team competition system with Vera Pauw expressing her concerns with it, describing it as ‘detrimental’ to the game. This innovative system will lead to the UEFA Women’s EURO or the FIFA Women’s World Cup.    This follows the UEFA Women’s Football strategy: Time for action and a goal to transform the …

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