Vera Pauw: Saoirse Noonan move not good for Women's National League

“It is not a demand of mine to join a top team to get into the Ireland squad. If you look into my development heart, it is not good for the League, so it is not good as a whole for development.” 

Republic of Ireland head coach Vera Pauw. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Republic of Ireland women’s manager Vera Pauw insists she played no role in Saoirse Noonan leaving Cork City nor her decision to drop her GAA commitments for at least a year.

The dual star narrowly missed the cut to make Pauw’s final squad for the final Euro qualifier against Germany in December at a time she was preparing for national finals in both GAA and football.