The Irish women's football team has come a long way from their struggles seven years ago to becoming a mainstream sport with significant public support and success in international competitions.
Jessie Stapleton talked about a bright future for Irish women’s football last night. But before we get there, let’s quickly reflect on their past.
There have been three straight play-offs and one successful trip to a World Cup. Katie McCabe is now a household name whereas seven years ago all references to her name came with the prefix: Gary McCabe’s sister. There is every reason why she can. Stapleton is 19, the same age as Abbie Larkin, the promising winger.That’s why Ruesha Littlejohn’s post-match remarks about Ireland needing to change our style at grassroots level need an asterisk attached. That change is already underway. More coaches have qualifications now in this country than ever before. Standards have been transformed across the last decade.
“The other thing is we were the better team on the night. So we just have to dust ourselves off and go again.”
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