'It's a special one, but there's a job to be done' - Ireland star's Cork homecoming

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND international Megan Connolly is relishing this month’s Euro 2025 qualifier against France at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

While she hasn’t played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, she has been a spectator at many of her brother Luke’s Gaelic football matches there for Cork and Nemo Rangers and is a regular passer-by. “As much as it’s amazing that it’s in Cork and I’ll have a lot of family there, end of the day we’re playing France, one of the best teams in the world, and we’re going to want to get a result.”

“We’ll be firing to go,” Connolly insists. “That hunger and drive is there with everyone that we want to put on a good show, good performances, really fight for each other and get something. Available players gathered for a mini-camp at FAI HQ last week to sharpen up after a reset period, during which Connolly enjoyed a week’s holiday in Spain and spent time back home.

The Sky WNT Fund has allowed Connolly to enrol for a two-year, part-time course, which begins in September. She previously balanced her studies with football at Florida State University, completing a degree in Social Science and Biology, before going professional in England.

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