Tommy Martin: Ireland had enough on their plate without inspiring generations

Many were afraid that if Ireland didn't make the Euros, the girls will stop playing football and put on frilly pink dresses and moon over Timothée Chalamet. Is it a bit much?

TOUGH TO TAKE: Republic of Ireland supporters react during the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Play-off Round Two second leg match between Republic of Ireland and Wales at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Everyone processes disappointment in different ways and for one of the girls in our group at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday night, when the killer second Welsh goal went in, there was only one thing for it.

“Can I get chips?” she said.