Eileen Gleeson promises Ireland will be 'ruthless' in Tallaght

Eileen Gleeson has promised her Republic of Ireland team will be "ruthless" against Georgia tomorrow night, insisting their 6-0 first-leg victory has not suppressed a collective appetite to impress on home soil.

The Girls in Green actually toiled for a good chunk of Friday's Euro 2025 play-off semi-final in Tbilisi before the floodgates opened late on.

The return game in Tallaght looks like a dead rubber, but the FAI announced on Monday morning that it has sold out, and Gleeson insisted that in itself is motivation for her players to put on a show.

"It's so exciting," said the head coach. "It’s the second leg of the semi-final of the play-off, we’re at home, it’s a sell-out. That has a huge impact on the girls and obviously we want to go out and have a good performance, score goals and really give everybody something to be excited about.

"We've said we want to be ruthless with this game. It’s not to take the foot off the gas and say, 'we’re 6-0 up’. With a strong start we’d be hoping to get some young players or less experienced players in to a nice environment where they can feel free to play then."

It is a golden opportunity to give the likes of Cork City's Eva Mangan and Ellen Molloy - shining at Sheffield United - a decent spin, while Tara O'Hanlon was in the vicinity today as she works her way back to full fitness.

A hugely promising talent, O'Hanlon hasn't featured for Manchester City since moving there from Peamount United last January. She watched the team train on Monday, but did not take part in the session.

"Tara is just in visiting, familiarisation," Gleeson said. "Obviously she's a high potential young player that we’re keeping a strong eye on. She’ll be back training with Man City so it’s just familiarisation.

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