Gleeson: 'There is a lot of noise around the camp - lots of pressure on the performance'

Eileen Gleeson has been installed on a caretaker basis to fill the void while her boss Marc Canham headhunts a permanent appointment.

PRESSURE: Eileen Gleeson is taking charge of Ireland as interim manager with pressure mounting the side after a month of controversy. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Eileen Gleeson admits the noise around the Ireland camp has mounted the pressure on Ireland’s players for Saturday’s Nations League opener.

The FAI are estimating a 30,000 turnout for the first-ever senior international at Aviva Stadium when neighbours Northern Ireland make the short hop down the M1.