'New chapter': Farrelly and Ireland looking to put distractions in rear-view

'Flying to Australia is just like starting a new chapter for us. We can leave everything behind and focus on the next few weeks,' Farrelly insisted.

FAREWELL: Republic of Ireland players, from left, Courtney Brosnan, Sinead Farrelly, Marissa Sheva and Heather Payne, with Harry Byrne, age 5 weeks, from Dublin city, at Dublin Airport ahead of the Republic of Ireland's flight to Australia. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Different continents and time-zones won’t derail the controversy following Vera Pauw around the world, as Sinead Farrelly acknowledges.

World Cup fever is finally setting in with the squad flying to Brisbane after Thursday’s final official friendly, the 3-0 defeat to France at Tallaght.