Saoirse Noonan aiming to revive Ireland career at packed Aviva

The Cork native was a peripheral figure under Vera Pauw but the springboard exists under caretaker boss Eileen Gleeson to lay claim to a starting berth in attack.

NEW DAWN: Saoirse Noonan back in the Ireland squad. Pic Credit ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Any fears of Saoirse Noonan being daunted by the occasion of a record crowd for Ireland’s women on Saturday can be allayed by her trove of GAA memories.

“I’ve heard there will be a crowd of 30,000 there,” the Corkwoman said of the Nations League opener against Northern Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.