RTÉ Soccer Podcast: Evan Ferguson hat-trick, Ireland v France preview and Vera Pauw fallout

On this week's RTÉ Soccer Podcast, Raf Diallo is joined by former Republic of Ireland women's manager Sue Ronan, ex-League of Ireland and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Paul Corry and the42.ie journalist David Sneyd.

Ronan discusses the FAI's decision to part ways with Vera Pauw and what the now former Girls in Green manager had to say in Friday's interview with Tony O'Donoghue.

Corry and Sneyd also talk Stephen Kenny's Ireland v France and the Netherlands in their Euro 2024 qualifiers this week, Evan Ferguson's maiden Premier League hat-trick, the LOI and Champions League draw.

Timestamps for this week's episode are available in the description box under the video on YouTube.

There will also be a podcast episode on Friday, with Dutch football journalist Bart Vlietstra joining Raf to share an insight into the Boys in Green's upcoming opponents, the Netherlands, as well as Troy Parrott's new loan club Excelsior and the reaction to Pauw's situation in her homeland.

Listen to the RTÉ Soccer podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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