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Preview: Buoyant Ireland face off against Wales

Following their impressive goalless draw in Florence on Friday night, Ireland return to their old fiefdom in south-west Dublin for their first home game of the year, a friendly against Wales.

The Florence encounter against the Italians marked the first match of Eileen Gleeson's reign as permanent manager, the former Peamount United boss having spent the duration of the 2023 Nations League campaign insisting that she had no interest in extending her spell in the job beyond the interim.

Nonetheless, Gleeson presided over a strikingly contented camp in the autumn, the Irish players apparently liberated from the cautious instincts of Vera Pauw - Gleeson's broadly successful but highly divisive predecessor.

The fact that Ireland were operating at a level beneath their current station, reguarly pummeling over-matched League B outfits may have contributed to the feelgood vibes and perhaps given a falsely positive impression on the new regime.

The sceptics insisted that the utility and effectiveness of Gleeson's new player-friendly approach would only be properly tested against elite teams. The performance and result on Friday would surely have bolstered the narrative that the progress has been genuine.

"She absolutely deserved it," insisted Katie McCabe on Monday, of Gleeson's appointment. "And the staff as well. It's a fantastic appointment in my opinion. The FAI got it spot in terms of who should take us forward in order to qualify for the Euros.

"That's why I'm so excited because I really feel like we've got the ingredients to do something really special as a team.

"We can't forget obviously the foundations that Vera put in when she was here, Colin (Bell) put in, Sue Ronan before that. Each one of those coaches made sure they were

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