How it’s going: Denise O’Sullivan and co have inspired a generation of Cork schoolgirls

We raided the Examiner and Echo picture files to see how it started and how it’s going for five senior Ireland internationals

Left: Denise O'Sullivan, Wilton United, playing against Carrigaline United at Turners Cross in the U16 Cork Schoolsgirls Cup Final, 17th May 2010. Picture. Jim Coughlan, Evening Echo Right: Denise O'Sullivan of Republic of Ireland during the Pinatar Cup Semi-Final match between Republic of Ireland and Russia at La Manga in Murcia, Spain on 19 February 2022; Photo by Manuel Queimadelos/Sportsfile

“Today, thanks to the amazing women who have come before us, who have created so much opportunity for young girls, you are the next generation and I look forward to seeing what you do.”