Ireland pulled off a shock win in Cork The Republic of Ireland pulled off a shock win against the second-best team in the world as they beat France 3-1 on Tuesday night. Goals from Cork local Julie-Ann Russell and Anna Patten were enough to pull off a famous win at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in front of […]
1 year ago
The Girls in Green take on the Olympic champions next in their World Cup campaign. The Republic of Ireland take on Canada in the Fifa Women’s World Cup on Wednesday afternoon (1pm Irish time). Vera Pauw’s team, in their second appearance at the finals, take on the Canadians in Perth. You can follow the match live […]
2 years ago
“The one on Ruesha was probably the worst.” Denise O’Sullivan was at the centre of the now infamous friendly between Ireland and Columbia that had to be abandoned due to its physicality. In preparation for Ireland’s first ever World Cup, O’Sullivan was hit with a bad tackle in the match, and such was the atmosphere […]
2 years ago
Brought to you by William Hill. The Cork midfielder is fully fit for the opening World Cup match on Thursday. On the latest episode of House of Football, the Republic of Ireland’s record goal scorer Olivia O’Toole compared Denise O’Sullivan to Roy Keane. Ireland have had a difficult build-up to their first appearance at the […]
2 years ago
Denise O’Sullivan sustained bruising but thankfully no break to her shin-bone after a challenge she shipped during Ireland’s abandoned World Cup warm-up game vs Colombia. Ireland walked off the field immediately after the incident, citing a number of “overly physical challenges” from their Colombian opponents. Just 23 minutes of the match had been played, but […]
2 years ago
Pauw issued a stern response in the wake of Ireland’s abandoned clash against Colombia. Ireland women’s head coach Vera Pauw has voiced her disbelief over Colombia defender Daniela Caracas’ “let them eat s***” remark. Caracas made the comments following Pauw’s decision to abandon Ireland’s World Cup warm-up clash with the South Americans following a number […]
2 years ago