Ireland go old school against England in bid to reach new ground

Brute force and fury got Ireland farther than against France, but there is still a place for calm heads.

PUT EM UNDER PRESSURE: Republic of Ireland head coach Eileen Gleeson speaks to her players after the UEFA Women's European Championship qualifying group A match between Republic of Ireland and England at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

Memory is a slippery and devious acquaintance.

Ask it to take you back 32 years and it’s liable to lead you astray long before the journey is done, but a cursory dig through this paper's archives confirmed that some of the images retained from a dull February day at the RDS in 1992 have survived the test of time.