Ireland hero Amber Barrett reflects on a night of mixed emotions

Barrett, based in Germany for the last three years, was among the Donegal trio in the squad crestfallen by the events in Cresslough at the weekend when 10 people lost their lives while visiting a shop.

TRIBUTE: Amber Barret. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

A gamut of emotions ran through Amber Barrett’s frazzled mind as she reflected on firing Ireland into the World Cup.

While the focus centred on the backbone of the team that split Sweden and Finland in Group A, such as Katie McCabe, Denise O’Sullivan and Louise Quinn, it was the supersub who delivered when it mattered most against Scotland to book a direct ticket to New Zealand and Australia next year.