Globetrotting Ireland women’s international Denise O’Sullivan has signed with Australian side Canberra United as a guest player for the 2018/19 W-League season.

One game at a time — if ever the old mantra applied, it’s to the tantalising situation the Irish women’s team find themselves in as they prepare for back-to-back World Cup qualifiers in Tallaght.

Not all of the GAA’s proudest traditions have proved robust.