Katie McCabe ready to round off ‘best year in green jersey’ at Windsor Park

On the lush surface of the renamed National Stadium, which is anticipated to have at least half of its 18,500 multi-coloured seats occupied, players in the calibre of Katie McCabe and Denise O’Sullivan will relish rounding off 2023 with aplomb.

Katie McCabe during a Republic of Ireland women training session at the National Football Stadium.

Almost 30 years have passed since an Ireland team contested a senior international at Windsor Park but the women’s side have already made history before tonight’s occasion wraps up the year.

A twelve-month blitz that began with building for their unprecedented World Cup appearance dipped with a fractious managerial departure and culminates with what is almost certainly a sixth straight win.