Rianna Jarrett: I'm bitterly disappointed for Leanne Leanne Kiernan

Rianna Jarrett said she's "bitterly disappointed" for Leanne Kiernan after the Liverpool striker missed out on selection for the Republic of Ireland's World Cup squad.

Vera Pauw revealed her 23-player panel [plus three reserves] on Wednesday morning.

Kiernan, Aoife Mannion and Megan Campbell have all paid the price for untimely injury problems, while Jamie Finn is only one of the back-up players.

Cavan forward Kiernan missed most of the club season with an ankle injury but had returned to fitness in the last few weeks, earning inclusion in Pauw's 31-player training camp and getting a 45-minute runout against Zambia last Thursday.

However she has not done enough to get a seat on the plane.

"I'm bitterly disappointed for Leanne," Wexford Youths attacker Jarrett told RTÉ's Morning Ireland.

"She's had a horrendous few months. She's shown great grit and determination to get back to a level where she was in contention for the squad and it was great to see her get 45 minutes the other day in Tallaght [against Zambia], so I am bitterly disappointed for her as well."

On the other high-profile names who have missed the cut, Jarrett said: "Megan Campbell and Aoife Mannion, they just had a race against time in terms of fitness.

"They will be a massive loss to the squad. Everyone's talking about Megan and her setpieces and long throws but I think she brings a lot more to the team than that. We've seen that throughout the World Cup qualification.

"In the past couple of months Aoife Mannion has brought some real confidence and calmness to the squad.

"Jamie Finn has been fantastic. She had a great season with Birmingham in the Women's Championship in England. If you look at the qualification campaign, she's very versatile.

"She started the