Denise O'Sullivan: Envy of England joy just deepens Ireland resolve

ENVY: Denise's former Houston teammate Rachel Daly on stage during a fan celebration to commemorate England's historic UEFA Women's EURO 2022 triumph in Trafalgar Square, London. Pic: James Manning/PA Wire 

Amid all those celebratory scenes England deservedly lavished in and the moments of joy savoured by other teams, my abiding emotion of watching the Euros from afar is one of envy.

I’m a football fan – don’t get me wrong – and a spectacle of that magnitude will have far-reaching benefits for a women’s sector that was starved of profile when I began making my way up the career ladder. I was particularly delighted for Rachel Daly, who I was at Houston Dash with.