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Carla Ward delights in ‘proper Irish performance' against Poland - The Halfway Line Carla Ward has said that she was 'delighted' by a ‘proper Irish performance’ on Saturday after Ireland secured a 1-0 victory over Poland.

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 ‘𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞’ 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

🗣️ Ward was speaking after Ireland sealed back to back victories over Poland.

#COYGIG ☘️
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Kyra Carusa lauds ‘enjoyable’ strike partnership with Emily Murphy - The Halfway Line Kyra Carusa has said that playing up front with Emily Murphy has been ‘enjoyable’ and that ‘you can’t ask for more than that’.

𝐊𝐲𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐬 ‘𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞’ 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐲

🗣️Carusa was speaking after helping Ireland to back to back victories over Poland.

#COYGIG
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Denise O'Sullivan says this Ireland squad have 'something special' - The Halfway Line Denise O'Sullivan says she feels Ireland have 'something special' and that Carla Ward, the staff and the team have given her 'belief'.

𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐎’𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 ‘𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥’

🗣️O'Sullivan was speaking after her 131st cap for her country where she helped Ireland to a crucial 1-0 victory over Poland.

#COYGIG
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Player ratings as Marissa Sheva fires Ireland past Poland - The Halfway Line In front of a crowd of 18,267 at the Aviva Stadium Ireland beat Poland 1-0 thanks to a first half strike from Marissa Sheva.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚

FT 🇮🇪 Ireland 1-0 Poland 🇵🇱

#COYGIG
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Katie McCabe hails Ireland squad 'in a really good place' - The Halfway Line Katie McCabe has praised the 'development' of the Ireland WNT under Carla Ward stating that the team is 'in a really good place'.

𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 ‘𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞’ 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡

🗣️ The Ireland captain was full of praise for Ireland's 'development' as a squad under Carla Ward.

#COYGIG
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Carla Ward says 'the World Cup is a far better place' with Ireland - The Halfway Line Carla Ward has said that 'the World Cup is a far better place' when Ireland qualify but knows 'there is still work to do' for Ireland.

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 ‘𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞’ 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭

🗣️The Ireland head coach is under no illusions and says ‘there is still work to do’ to make that happen.

#COYGIG
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Katie McCabe insists Ireland 'need to be ready' for 'quality' Pajor - The Halfway Line Katie McCabe has said that she has 'a lot of respect' for Ewa Pajor and that Ireland 'need to be ready' at the AVIVA Stadium.

𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 ‘𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲’ 𝐟𝐨𝐫 ‘𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲’ 𝐏𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫

🗣️ The Ireland captain was speaking ahead of a massive game at the Aviva Stadium against Poland tomorrow afternoon.

#COYGIG
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Kyra Carusa is 'sensational' in an Ireland shirt lauds Carla Ward - The Halfway Line Carla Ward has lauded 'sensational' Kyra Carusa after she confirmed the striker was fit and available for the match against Poland tomorrow.

𝐊𝐲𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐚 𝐢𝐬 '𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥' 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝

🗣️Ward was speaking ahead of Ireland's second match this week against Poland at the AVIVA on Saturday.
#COYGIG
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Player ratings as Ireland secure priceless away win in Poland - The Halfway Line Ireland secured a massive 3-2 victory in FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying against Poland in Gdańsk on Tuesday night.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

FT: 🇵🇱 Poland 2-3 Ireland 🇮🇪

The Halfway Line reports on an epic battle in Gdańsk on Tuesday night.

#COYGIG
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Ireland vs Poland: World Cup qualifying double header preview - The Halfway Line This week Ireland and Poland will face each other home and away in crucial FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying matches.

𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

Ireland face Poland in Gdańsk tonight before the return tie in Dublin. The Halfway Line has everything you need to know pre match.
#COYGIG
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Who can qualify for the Women's World Cup in Brazil this month? - The Halfway Line The FIFA Women's World Cup is closer than you think and The Halfway Line is here to take a look at who could book their spot this month.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡? 🇧🇷

An international break packed with drama awaits with a huge amount on the line this month alone, read more below:

#WWC27
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'𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭'

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Maddison Millington-Stanbury opens up about her autism diagnosis in this meaningful exclusive interview with @roossch91.bsky.social 💭

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Sonia Bompastor says standard of refereeing is 'not good enough' - The Halfway Line Sonia Bompastor has criticised the standard of refereeing after she was sent off for protesting an egregious decision against her team.

𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 ‘𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡’

🗣️Bompastor was speaking after her Chelsea side beat Arsenal 1-0 on the night but were eliminated from the #UWCL on aggregate.

#CFCW
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Renée Slegers says Katie McCabe hair pull was not deliberate - The Halfway Line Renée Slegers said that she does not believe that Katie McCabe meant to pull Alyssa Thompson's hair in the UWCL last night.

𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞́𝐞 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞

🗣️Slegers was speaking after her Arsenal side advanced to the #UWCL semi finals despite defeat on the night to Chelsea.

#AWFC
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Player ratings as Arsenal advance despite Chelsea fightback - The Halfway Line Arenal advanced to the semi final of the UEFA Women's Champions League despite a 1-0 loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐖𝐂𝐋 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤

Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal (agg: 2-3)

#UWCL #CHEARS
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