Aoife obtained her third senior cap as a late substitute in Friday’s draw with Italy, and our no.5 may construct on these minutes when her nation hosts a Wales squad containing 5 Reds on Tuesday evening, within the second of their two February friendlies.
Mannion shall be hoping to be concerned once more, as representing Eire is one thing that fills her with satisfaction, as she lately expressed whereas sitting down with membership media for a brand-new episode of our TeamViewer Diaries sequence, which you’ll be able to watch above.
“Being concerned with Eire is likely one of the finest issues I’ve executed in my footballing profession,” she says, in her diary-room interview. “I’ve been completely blown away and shocked by the extent of assist that I’ve had from folks since I’ve been concerned.
“[On my debut] I used to be actually emotional, I didn’t suppose I used to be going to be emotional, and it was only a actually, actually wonderful day.
“My household had all flown out to come back and assist me, it felt like an actual coming of age second.
“And off the again of a little bit of a tough time with soccer and accidents, it was an actual type of: ‘Aah, okay, because of this we do that.’”
