Denise O’Sullivan and Louise Quinn expected to recover from injuries as squad now look to Budapest
In between the Quinn and Agg strikes, Kyra Carusa took advantage of calamitous Northern Ireland defending with a striker’s finish.
“It’s magic, it is magic,” said interim manager Eileen Gleeson. “You’re standing there and you’re like, ‘ah, what happened three weeks ago? I was just travelling along, doing my job, happy out, and now I’m standing here with Amhrán na bhFiann playing … best group of girls, best group of staff. It’s a collective, it’s not just me. Everybody on that bench — Emma Byrne, Colin Healy, Richie Fitzgibbon. Stalwarts of the game.
“This is another step along the legacy, and pushing the game forward,” said Gleeson, who is double jobbing as FAI head of women and girls’ football. “We’re seeing younger players coming through who want to be on the ball and we want to develop those players more, we want to be Irish footballers that are comfortable on the ball, physically competent and athletically smart.”
“That’s what we’re driving right through our underage clubs, pathways and how we develop those players. It’s all integrated. We’re getting a glimpse of it now, we’ll continue to build on that and keep driving forward. The legacy today is increased participation, increased visibility and that’s what we need to keep pushing forward and keep developing those players.
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