Landmark win in Cork a huge boost for Gleeson's Ireland

The Girls in Green stunned France at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Tuesday night. 

Republic of Ireland head coach Eileen Gleeson speaks to her players after the game with France at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

From seeking to claim a point, Ireland managed to take three and make a broader one by giving France the blues.

Women’s international football has delivered memorable occasions in recent years – clinching World Cup qualification at Hampden Park and holding Olympic silver medallists Sweden scoreless – but none this seismic on home soil.