Building a future in football, at the highest level, for Irish girls

Amid the small battles for points and qualifications, Dave Connell can still stand back and admire the big picture.

“I remember going into the AUL complex 11 years ago when I started working in the women’s game and there were wolf whistles and so forth from the lads. Now you walk into the AUL complex, there’s probably more girls playing up there than boys.”

The head of women’s underage development for the FAI will watch the seniors play Norway today energised by the lift Colin Bell’s team has given the game here.