LOUISE QUINN: "When you put on that Irish shirt, it's something different" | Building up to potentially the biggest match in the team's history | OFF THE BALL
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It was magic times, badly needed for Limerick and by that team at the time. And, you know, obviously it kicked us in then to Nottingham semi-final after that, which again was territory that that team hadn't seen for a long time.
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Welcome back to Monday nights off the ball. And after that magnificent win against the Netherlands on Friday night in Cork, the Republic of Ireland are now one win away from qualifying for next year's Women's World Cup in Brazil. We're going to have live commentary tomorrow night at Stade des Alpes in Grenoble. It's going to be Ciara Grant alongside Stephen Doyle on duty for that one for France versus the Republic of Ireland. And I'm very happy to say that Republic of Ireland centurion Louise Quinn is with us on the line. Louise, how are you keeping? Owen, I'm good. How's things? How are you? Very well. You're still on a high from Friday, I suspect. Let's just linger on this for a moment before we get too bogged down with nerves and focus on tomorrow night.
First things first, Cork is the official fortress of this Republic of Ireland team, it seems.
yeah it's incredible i have to say every time you know that i got went you know went down to play so that was against france and against slovenia and then obviously the girls know this time against the netherlands it's just Yeah, I don't know if it's in the air, if it's, you know, it's the good people last, you know, when we were there and you're just, you know, we stayed pretty much almost in the city centre and just the buzz, the people, you know, so excited to have us there, so welcoming. And just, yeah, just like a great stadium, historic, beautiful, nice and big. And yeah, there's definitely just something about Perky Queve at the moment.
Okay, so it genuinely is different. It feels different to playing games at the Aviva or at Thala.
I think so. I think even as I said, sometimes it was, you know, the build-up was still so good. As you said, like, you know, I think the girls stayed, you know, just outside the city this time. But, you know, when I was there at Genoa, you know, you were walking into town, you were getting a coffee and just, you know, you have... Yeah, we've a lot of court girls on the team as well. Denise, Megan, Saoirse, you know, yeah, Kira Caruso has, you know, a lot of her family is from there as well.
What historical achievement is the Republic of Ireland women's team aiming for?
So you just, you feel that. It's a new buzz. It's a new excitement. You know, in terms of the stadium, listen, we still, I think the girls still love Tala, absolutely love Aviva. But yeah, our record down there is just, is phenomenal really. And, you know, especially when you look at the list of teams that we've played there.
Can I ask, when you're watching the game on Friday, what do you see early in the fixture that makes you fully believe that something special might be happening here?
Yeah, you know what, there was the moment, I can't remember what minute it was, it must have been the first... two three minutes my first five minutes it was uh you know they were getting down Ireland's right side you know finding a lot of space and for me it was just that interception you know that clearance from Caitlin Hayes you know off the toe of of one of their strikers she just came across you know good good wet day for a slide tackle so she comes in clears the ball and you're just like you know, she's on it. You can see then like something like that can automatically bring energy, even though it's, you know, they're on an attack, they're coming down, but it was just the, you know, just the conviction and the quality of, you know, hey, she comes in.
If that was me, that would be like, right, I'm set up now. And, you know, the rest of your team are like backline are there, they're on it, they're ready to clear balls. And it just gives you that little bit of, yeah, I don't know, a first big moment and you've dealt with it really, really well.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:36
2
What historical achievement is the Republic of Ireland women's team aiming for?
2:36–4:27
3
How did the Republic of Ireland perform in their recent match against the Netherlands?
4:27–6:08
4
What makes Cork a special venue for the Republic of Ireland team?
6:08–12:42
5
What does Louise Quinn believe about the team's energy and buzz before the match?
12:42–28:25
6
How does Louise Quinn assess the performance of players like Abbey Larkin and Emily Murphy?
28:25–29:27
Speakers
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