Quinn confident Girls in Green are on verge of making history

Under new management, boasting no shortage of talent and with three points already on the board, Ireland’s senior women’s team have never been better placed to make history by qualifying for the Euro 2021 finals in England.

That’s according to the experienced Louise Quinn — but the Arsenal defender would hardly have felt confident about giving such an upbeat assessment as recently as the end of June, when the Irish camp was rocked by the announcement that manager Colin Bell was leaving to take up a position at Huddersfield Town.