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Pauw hopeful O'Sullivan will make Australia showdown
Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw is hopeful Denise O'Sullivan will recover in time for Thursday's World Cup opener against Australia after the Cork midfielder suffered a shin injury in Friday night's behind-closed-doors game against Colombia.
Fowler fires Australia to Women's World Cup warm-up win over France
A Mary Fowler goal gave Australia a 1-0 win against France in front of a record crowd in Melbourne as the home side enjoyed a timely shot of confidence six days out from their Women's World Cup opener against Ireland.
O'Sullivan scare for Ireland as Colombia game abandoned
The Republic of Ireland's behind-closed-doors game against Colombia on Friday was abandoned with just 20 minutes on the clock after a bad challenge on Denise O'Sullivan led to the Girls in Green walking off the pitch.
Denise O'Sullivan confident Ireland ready to roll for opener
The World Cup is unchartered territory for an Irish women's football team. But Denise O’Sullivan wants to reassure the folks back home that Vera Pauw’s squad haven’t travelled Down Under just to take in the scenery.
Claire O'Riordan follows Barrett to Standard Liege
Republic of Ireland defender Claire O'Riordan has followed Amber Barrett to Belgian outfit Standard Liege.
Postcard from Brisbane: Time to get in the zone
Some advice: be absolutely, one thousand per cent certain you've turned the immersion off before you travel to Australia. There's nothing quite like jet lag to make you agonise over trivialities as you stare at the walls in the wee small hours.