The reward for Ireland’s Nations League success last year, winning six League B games out of six, has been promotion to League A and the most difficult European Championship qualification draw as possible.
With a goal and an assist, Joy Ralph secured the Shamrock Rovers player of the match award against Treaty United on Easter Saturday in the 2-2 draw in Tallaght.
It was an 80th cap for Ruesha Littlejohn against Wales on Tuesday on a night when the 33-year-old shared the pitch with what she called the future of Irish football.
Eileen Gleeson wasn’t blaming the late injury to Niamh Fahey for her team’s flat first half performance which ultimatley left Ireland with too much to do against Cyrmu in Tallaght on Tuesday night.