After the spotlight shining on the Ireland women’s team at the start of the campaign for unusual reasons, Diane Caldwell feels it only fitting the same should apply at the business end approaches.

The saga around Athlone Town is set to continue after the Players Football Association of Ireland vowed to take the defence of their members to the Court of Arbitration for Sport should the FAI find them guilty of charges brought over the weekend.

Not even sharing a shortlist with Colombian James Rodriguez in 2015 for her Puskas Award nomination gave Stephanie Roche more pride than helping her Irish women’s team succeed in their drive for basic conditions earlier this month.

If the strength of an industry can be judged by how its most vulnerable are treated, then the League of Ireland has deep problems.