Maintaining momentum crucial for Ireland in the hunt for World Cup spot

ON THE MARCH: Players and manager Vera Pauw during a Republic of Ireland Women training session at National Training Centre in Senec, Slovakia. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Has the end of a campaign ever so felt so much like the start?

An Ireland women’s team historically smothered by jeopardy are for once free of it when they crown the eight-match World Cup series in the scenic village of Senec.