Big Irish welcome for Pauw's new recruits, says Ruesha Littlejohn

The Girls in Green stalwart made the switch from Scotland herself.

IN CAMP: Lucy Quinn, right, and team-mates Ruesha Littlejohn, left, and Grace Moloney arrive for a Republic of Ireland women training session at Dama de Noche Football Center in Marbella this week. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ruesha Littlejohn can empathise with the foreign legion jumping on the Irish bandwagon.

Qualification for this July’s Women’s World Cup in Australia sparked a surge in declaring by a clutch of Irish-eligible talent, with Vera Pauw responsible for assessing their readiness for that stage and more importantly the genuineness to their pleas.