Favourites Ireland can handle playoff pressure against Wales, insists Denise O'Sullivan

Eileen Gleeson's side take on the hosts in the first leg in Cardiff on Friday night. 

EURO VISION: Denise O'Sullivan during a Republic of Ireland women press conference at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Denise O’Sullivan insists Ireland can handle the pressure of expectation as they head into the first leg of their Women’s Euro playoff against Wales on Friday.

A place at next summer’s 16-nation showpiece in Switzerland is at stake over two legs, starting in Cardiff City’s Stadium before concluding next Tuesday at Lansdowne Road.