Cup final hero Stephanie Roche eyes more domestic gains

Ireland's most famous home-based player hopes WNL can take another step forward

The Peamount team celebrate with the trophy after the game. Picture: ©INPHO/Tommy Dickson

It wasn’t long after her FAI Cup final heroics on Saturday that Stephanie Roche began to empty her brain on the frustrations of striving for professionalism in Ireland.

Roche is arguably the most high-profile women’s player to come from these shores and is well placed to offer a critique.