Peamount attacker Ellen Dolan gets first Ireland call-up

Peamount United's Ellen Dolan has been handed a first Republic of Ireland senior call-up in Eileen Gleeson's final squad as interim manager.

Dolan is rewarded for a fine campaign with the Peas, who marched to the SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division title in impressive fashion.

It caps a good couple of days for attacker Dolan, who was named the SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division Player of the Month Award for October/November on Wednesday.

Her clubmate Erin McLaughlin is included again, having started against Albania last month, while Jessie Stapleton comes back into the squad after making her first start for West Ham in Wednesday night's Continental League Cup defeat to Brighton.

Ruesha Littlejohn returns after missing the last two windows with injury, but Niamh Fahey - just back from a calf injury - Amber Barrett and Leanne Kiernan are notable absentees.

Gleeson took charge of the team on a caretaker basis for the Nations League campaign after Vera Pauw's departure. The FAI are expected to name a permanent successor to Pauw before Christmas.

The Girls in Green have already wrapped up the group - and with it promotion to League A - having won their first four games.

They host the Hungarians at Tallaght Stadium on Friday week before travelling to Belfast for an international derby the following Tuesday.

That game will take place at Windsor Park, after the North played their first two Nations League clashes at the 3,300-capacity Seaview, home to Crusaders FC.

It's the first time Northern Ireland's women's team will play at Windsor Park since April 2022, when they lost 5-0 to England in a World Cup qualifier.

Ireland's last outing was a 1-0 win against Albania in October, a contest played in atrocious conditions after a