Eileen Gleeson

Football coach

Win over France gives Ireland edge for Euro 2025 playoffs

Victory means Eileen Gleeson’s team will be seeded in Friday’s draw, with Greece and Romania among potential opponents

Julie-Ann Russell: ‘I’ll bring Rosie to the Euros if we qualify. She’s the camp baby now’

Eileen Gleeson praises ‘magical’ performance of team after brilliant result against France

Ireland 3 France 1 as it happened: Eileen Gleeson’s team pull off upset in Euro 2025 qualifier

Ireland get their first win of their campaign at Páirc Uí Chaoimh after superb performance

Local hero Megan Connolly savours chance to take on France in Cork

Katie McCabe back as Ireland hope to finish Nations League campaign on a high in Páirc Uí Chaoimh

England 2 Ireland 1 (FT) - as it happened

Catch up on the action as Ireland scored for the first time in five games only to fall to a fifth consecutive defeat

Ireland finally score but suffer another Euro 2025 qualifying defeat to England

Julie-Ann Russell, playing for the first time since 2020 after maternity leave, comes off the bench to find the net in the dying stages

Ireland face tough task in England at end of disturbing week

Euro 2025 qualifier preview: A point against England could help Ireland secure seeding for the Euro 2025 playoffs

Eileen Gleeson challenges Ireland to ‘step up’ against England without Katie McCabe

With McCabe suspended, Denise O’Sullivan returns from injury to lead the side against England at Carrow Road

Páirc Uí Chaoimh confirmed as venue for Ireland v France Euro 2025 qualifier

Eileen Gleeson’s side will close out their qualifying campaign in Cork on July 16th

Karen Duggan: FAI’s plans not currently serving women’s game

A lot of credit is due to Eileen Gleeson and the management for being competitive against Sweden despite deficiencies below international level

Sweden 1 Ireland 0 (FT) - as it happened

Catch up on minute-by-minute commentary of the action as Ireland fall to a fourth consecutive defeat

Sweden finally find a way through Ireland’s brave resistance in Stockholm

Magdalena Eriksson’s late goal from a corner denied Eileen Gleeson’s side a first point of the campaign

Sweden v Ireland: Eileen Gleeson faces selection headache as squad struggles against top-ranked sides

Manager reporting fully fit squad available for Tuesday’s game, including Katie McCabe, who had hamstring problem in Thursday’s 3-0 defeat to Sweden

Sweden catch Ireland on the counter as they try to push forward

Missed chances in the first half leave manager Gleeson exasperated

Mary Hannigan: Ireland are competing but they’re nowhere close thus far to pointing

This was to be the game where Ireland might steal a point but Sweden’s clinical edge shows Eileen Gleeson’s side what they’re missing

Goals prove elusive for Ireland in deflating Sweden defeat

Eileen Gleeson’s selection of Amber Barrett alongside Kyra Carusa works well in the first half only for visitors to pull away in the second

Ireland vs Sweden - Euro 2025 qualifier live

Regular updates from the Aviva Stadium as Ireland look to get their qualifying campaign back on track at home to Sweden

McCabe’s presence a boost for Ireland in advance of tough Sweden test

Arsenal's Katie McCabe returns from club duties in Australia to help Republic of Ireland in the first of two back-to-back European Championship qualifiers against World Cup semi-finalists Sweden

Katie McCabe faces long-distance commute for Ireland’s double-header with Sweden

Eileen Gleeson plays down concerns about Arsenal star travelling to Australia for exhibition match

Women’s soccer round-up: Eileen Gleeson hoping Noelle Murray’s magic will rub off on Ireland squad

Republic manager was in the stands as former international (34) notched up her 100th goal for Shelbourne. Plus: record attendance for Galway win

FAI could stand for ‘Find an Interim’ as Jonathan Hill’s exit adds to Irish football farce

Shambolic search for a new Republic of Ireland manager lurches on, while instability has done little to repair reputational damage of the John Delaney years

Vera Pauw ‘destroyed’ by Diane Caldwell’s criticism and ‘disappointed’ in Eileen Gleeson

Ex-Ireland manager hits out at former colleagues after tenure in role ended following 2023 World Cup

Clinical England pick off Ireland in front of 30,000 at the Aviva

Lauren James and Alex Greenwood strike in the first half as Sara Wiegman’s England hold off a late rally to keep a clean sheet

Republic of Ireland 0 England 2 (FT) - Euro 2025 qualifier defeat as it happened

Ireland finish strong but cannot find the back of the net after a pair of first half goals for England

Ireland v England: Katie McCabe aware of opposition’s qualities ahead of historic clash

None of the Irish squad was born the last time Ireland played England

Ireland need to identify way to trouble England after limited showing in France

Eileen Gleeson has some tricky decisions to make before Tuesday’s crucial match at the Aviva Stadium

France 1 Ireland 0: Euro 2025 qualifier as it happened

Spirited display but Ireland beaten in Metz in their opening game of group

Gutsy display by Ireland but France too strong in Euro 2025 qualifier

Early goal by Katoto enough for victory in Metz, as attention turns to England game

France v Ireland: Eileen Gleeson’s women aim to shock an expecting Metz crowd

Departing French manager Hervé Renard refuses to rule out vacant Irish men's job

Ireland forced to rejig plans before facing France

Loss of Niamh Fahey is a blow but manager Eileen Gleeson has multiple choices

Ireland’s Niamh Fahey ruled out of France and England games

The 36-year-old Liverpool captain will return to her club having been assessed by the Irish medical team

France v Ireland: TV details, kick-off time, team news and more

Everything you need to know about the opening Euro 2025 qualifier in Metz

Anna Patten adds to Ireland’s armoury in advance of daunting Euro campaign

Eileen Gleeson can call up Aston Villa defender for duels with France and England

No Irish player had a more emotionally – and physically – draining weekend than Katie McCabe

Twenty-two Republic of Ireland players named for Euro qualifiers were in action for clubs this weekend

Eileen Gleeson to opt for pragmatism in formidable qualifying campaign

Republic of Ireland boss Eileen Gleeson braced for tough European qualification campaign against top class sides like France, England and Sweden

Sinead Farrelly ruled out of Ireland squad for France and England qualifiers

Aston Villa defender Anna Patten named in squad but awaiting international clearance

Euro 2025 fixture dates: Ireland to face England at the Aviva in April

Game against Sweden in May also for the Aviva, with France set for Tallaght in July

Karen Duggan: Ireland are back to being underdogs, but it’s where we want to be

Eileen Gleeson’s side will relish the challenge of facing France, England and Sweden in the Nations League despite the difficult draw

Eileen Gleeson: ‘We have drawn three of the top five teams in Europe. What more could you ask for’

Eileen Gleeson’s side will also face France and Sweden in tough qualification group for Switzerland

Eileen Gleeson disappointed by simple mistakes against Wales

Ireland deservedly beaten in Tallaght, the manager’s first loss from her first eight games

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