Ireland Women's National Football Team 2024 Players, Squad, Stadium, Kit, and much more

The Republic of Ireland women’s national football team represents the Republic of Ireland in competitions such as the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the UEFA Women’s Championship.

Here in this article, you will get to know about Ireland Women’s National Football Team 2024 Players, Squad, History, Stadium, Nickname, Kits, and more.

Ireland Women’s National Football Team Profile Summary

Nickname(s)	The Girls in Green (Irish: Na cailíní i nglas)
Association	Women’s Football Association of Ireland
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Vera Pauw
Captain	Katie McCabe
Most caps	Emma Byrne (134)
Top scorer	Olivia O’Toole (54)
Home stadium	Tallaght Stadium
FIFA code	IRL

About Ireland Women’s National Football Team

The Republic of Ireland women’s national football team represents the Republic of Ireland in competitions such as the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the UEFA Women’s Championship. The Republic of Ireland have qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. They have participated in invitational tournaments such as the Algarve Cup, the Istria Cup and the Cyprus Cup. It is organized by the Women’s Football Association of Ireland.

Ireland Women’s National Football Team History

In 1973, the Irish Women’s Football Association was established and that same year, on 13 May, the Republic of Ireland made its official international debut, with a Paula Gorham hat-trick securing a 3- 2 in a friendly away game against Wales. . They made their competitive debut on 19 September 1982 in a 1984 European Women’s Football Competition qualifier against Scotland. This time the Republic of Ireland lost 3-0. On October 2, 1982, the Republic of Ireland earned their first competitive victory when they defeated Northern Ireland 2–1 in an away game in the same competition.

During the 2000s, the Republic of Ireland enjoyed some minor successes. In 2000 they won the Celt Cup, a four-team tournament that also featured Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. In their UEFA Women’s Euro 2005 campaign they also won their second-tier group, finishing top from Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta. This would have ensured promotion to the elite group of nations that competed directly for qualification to the main tournaments, had the two-tier system not been scrapped for the upcoming qualification campaign.

This achievement was soon surpassed when Ireland won the play-off final 1-0 over Scotland in Glasgow on 11 October 2022 to qualify for the final tournament. A crucial first-half penalty save from Courtney Brosnan kept Ireland alive before Donegal native Amber Barrett scored the decisive goal, days after news broke of an explosion that killed several people in her county. She dedicated the goal to the victims and the community. While celebrating in the Hampden changing rooms, several players sang Celtic Symphony praising the Irish Republican Army, for which manager Vera Pauw and players Áine O’Gorman and Chloe Mustaki apologized; the chant was condemned by Northern Ireland politicians. The FAI is fined €20,000 for the chants