Ireland's World Cup squad - where will they all be playing?

IRELANDS WORLD CUP SQUAD: Where are women's World Cup squad will play their club football this season. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Long-term contracts in the women’s game remain scarce, evidenced by a portion of Ireland’s squad heading to the recent World Cup with uncertainty hanging over their futures.

Four of the 23 were officially free agents but several others had unattached status, awaiting offers from their existing clubs or weighing up approaches from alternative suitors.