How the Connolly factory built girls football at Cork's College Corinthians

Many of the Ireland squad wore the shirts of their first grassroots club on Monday. Megan Connolly was among them, proudly wearing her Corinthians shirt

START SOMEWHERE: Grassroots is where it all started for Republic of Ireland WNT players, including Megan Connolly. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Turner’s Cross. October 11, 2022.

The television in the Connolly sitting room has been a watched pot for 90 minutes. But while picture and sound continue to come through from Hampden Park, there’s nobody really paying attention anymore.