Eileen Gleeson will be delighted to have more players mixing it in the English top flight. This Sunday, Crystal Palace face Sunderland in the Women’s Championship (WSL 2) having all but clinched promotion to the Women’s Super League with a game to spare. Three Ireland internationals have helped Palace on their way, with Hayley Nolan […]

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“She’s laughing at me, and I’m being nice!” Abbie Larkin and Izzy Atkinson are not long in from the training field and have each other for back-up in our midweek chat, over Zoom. The Ireland internationals are relatively new recruits at Crystal Palace and are already eyeing a leap to the Women’s Super League. Palace […]

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“She lets us play with freedom, and we weren’t really used to that in the past.” Izzy Atkinson and Abbie Larkin, two of Ireland and Crystal Palace’s brightest prospects, are in flying club form, writes Aoife White. Intent on helping Palace to the Women’s Super League, the Irish duo are also looking forward to some […]

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“I want to be a footballer.” Bang. Simple as that. Our house’s big GAA star is now eyeing up the local soccer team. That is the power of this Ireland team, and the inspiration they are providing to so many young supporters. It had just ticked past 10 o’clock, long after the final whistle had […]

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