'Be with us because in the next tournament we’ll go for medals' - Vera Pauw

This was a party to celebrate the watershed of World Cup qualification rather than the one point and one goals they accrued from the tournament.

MORE TO COME: The Republic of Ireland squad  during their homecoming event on O'Connell Street in Dublin following the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Vera Pauw danced a jig during Ireland’s homecoming as the beleaguered boss promised to deliver medals at the next tournament.

Although the ground beneath the Ireland manager is decidedly shaky amid players and FAI powerbrokers going cold on her methods, she had the estimated 8,000 crowd in O’Connell Street chanting her name.