With teenage sensations Idah, Connolly and Parrott on everyone’s lips, Liam Mackey reports from behind the scenes in Abbotstown as the newest generation of Irish internationals continue with their higher education.

Gintra-Universitetas 0 Wexford Youths 1: Jess Gleeson got Wexford Youths off to a winning start in their Uefa Women’s Champions League Qualifying Round group against Gintra-Universitetas in Kleczew, Poland, yesterday.

A lot can change in the space of a year. Just ask Claire O’Riordan, who went from being a back-up striker to Wexford Youths’ top scorer and a league winner.