All you need to know: Republic of Ireland v Wales

TUESDAY 27 FEBRUARY

International friendly

Republic of Ireland v Wales, Tallaght Stadium, 7.30pm

TV
Live coverage on RTÉ 2 and RTÉ Player from 7pm.

ONLINE
Live tracker on RTÉ.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. Updates and match footage on RTÉ Sport social channels.

WEATHER
Sunny spells and just isolated showers expected in Dublin. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees with moderate to fresh southwest winds, veering northwest as the rain clears.

Ireland aim to slay Dragons before turning attention to Euro qualifying

It's back to fortress Tallaght for the Irish women after Friday's creditable 0-0 friendly draw with Italy in Florence.

Captain Katie McCabe is hopeful of another sell-out crowd at Shamrock Rovers' ground, which has expanded by 25% to a 10,000 capacity this year after the opening of the new North Stand, for tonight's clash with Wales.

McCabe has fond memories of fixtures against Wales, or Cymru as they also go by these days, having scored three times in six encounters between the countries.

'I want to be selling out Tallaght, I want to be selling out the Aviva in time' - Katie McCabe and Eileen Gleeson speak ahead of tomorrow's game against Wales, their last 'preparation' game ahead of Euro 2025 qualifiers@Corktod reports from Tallaght pic.twitter.com/PoxSgFETpp

Eileen Gleeson remains unbeaten as manager after seven games but will be hopeful of extending that streak tonight against a team ranked 32nd in the world, eight places below Ireland, in what is the final warm-up game for both teams ahead of the draw for the European Championship qualifiers on 5 March.

While the Republic were cruising past Albania, Hungary and Northern Ireland in UEFA's Women's Nations League B last Autumn, the Welsh women had a tougher time