Niamh Fahey: This is the best Ireland squad ever

'It’s about having confidence that we’re Irish but can also play. We’re good footballers and we can do this, not harking back to the nearly moments of the past'

THUMBS UP: Ireland's Niamh Fahey. Pic: Martin Seras Lima, INPHO

Believing in achieving is the final component that Niamh Fahey feels can propel Ireland’s women to next year’s World Cup.

Liverpool’s captain has endured the anguish of qualification near-misses in the past - the Euro play-off defeat of 2008 and squandering the chance of reaching another in 2020.