Both our Senior and U19 Women are set to be in action over the coming week.
Our U19 side, with Head Coach Dave Connell at the helm, take on Austria in a home double header with the first contest played this Thursday afternoon at Home Farm FC, Whitehall. Ireland took the lead on 23 minutes through an Alannah McEvoy penalty but Austria responded with two goals for victory.
The two sides met again at 3pm on Sunday afternoon at the NTC in Abbotstown, with the visitors emerging victorious by two goals to nil.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Rachael Kelly(Shelbourne), Maeve Williams(Wexford WFC)
Defenders: Leah Brady(Galway WFC), Zara Foley(Cork City WFC), Alannah Maxwell(Bohemian WFC), Roisin McGovern(DLR Waves), Alannah Mitchell(Limerick WFC), Kelsey Munroe(Galway WFC),
Midfielders: Nadine Clare(DLR Waves), Rebecca Cooke(Shelbourne WFC), Chloe Darby(Bohemian WFC), Mia Dodd(Shelbourne WFC), Sinead Donovan(Galway WFC), Niamh Reynolds(Reading WFC), Aoife Slattery(Wexford WFC), Jessica Ziu(Shelbourne WFC)
Forwards: Izzy Atkinson(Shelbourne WFC), Sophie Liston(Cork City WFC), Alannah McEvoy(Shelbourne WFC), Emily Whelan(Shelbourne WFC)
Our Senior Women will commence their EURO 2021 qualifying campaign with a home tie against Montenegro on Tuesday the 3rd September in Tallaght Stadium.
Caretaker Head Coach Tom O’Connor has selected a 20 player squad:
Goalkeepers: Marie Hourihan(SC Braga), Grace Moloney(Reading WFC)
Defenders: Diane Caldwell(SC Sand), Megan Connolly(Brighton & Hove Albion), Niamh Fahey(Liverpool), Eabha O’Mahoney(Cork City), Claire O’Riordan(MSV Duisburg), Louise Quinn(Arsenal), Harriet Scott(Birmingham City)
Midfielders: Jess Gargan(Shelbourne), Denise O’Sullivan(North Carolina Courage), Eleanor Ryan-Doyle(Peamount United), Tyler Toland(Manchester City), Claire Walsh(Peamount United)
Forwards: Amber Barrett(FC Koln), Rianna Jarrett(Wexford WFC), Katie McCabe(Arsenal(), Heather Payne(Florida State University), Stephanie Roche(CF Florentia), Chloe Singleton(Galway WFC)