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The Matildas prepare for a challenging Asian Cup quarter-final, England and the Republic of Ireland begin their World Cup qualification charges, and the new NWSL and League of Ireland seasons loom.

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Katie Malone will 'cherish' memories of Palestine match 'forever' - The Halfway Line Katie Malone spoke to The Halfway Line about her goalscoring inspiration, making her injury comeback and solidarity with Palestine.

𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 '𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡' 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 '𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫'

🗣️The Bohemians number 10 talked all things her goalscoring inspiration, her injury comeback and solidarity with Palestine.

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Eva Mangan calls for the FAI to create an Ireland Under 23s team - The Halfway Line Eva Mangan spoke to The Halfway Line about her love of football, her first international call up and the season ahead for Cork City.

𝐄𝐯𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦

🗣️Cork City captain Eva Mangan spoke exclusively to The Halfway Line recently including about the Irish development pathways.

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Carla Ward says window demonstrated 'very clear improvement' - The Halfway Line Carla Ward has lauded this international window as 'one of the most powerful windows' she's had as Ireland head coach.

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 '𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭' 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

🗣️Ward was speaking after Ireland's narrow loss to Netherlands in Utrecht.

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Amber Barrett says Ireland need to find their 'killer instinct' - The Halfway Line Amber Barrett says that Ireland need to find their 'killer instinct' and get a 'little bit of luck' to turn great performances into points.

𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 ‘𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭’

🗣️ The Strasbourg striker hailing from County Donegal was speaking after a narrow defeat in the Netherlands last night.

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Lionesses Player Ratings as Bronze shines in victory over Iceland - The Halfway Line The Lionesses produced a dominant performance to beat Iceland 2-0 in front of a sold-out City Ground on Saturday.

𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

FT: England 2-0 Iceland

Lucy Bronze got a goal and an assist against Iceland as England stay perfect in League A.

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Carla Ward says 'we have to keep building' after 'sickening' defeat - The Halfway Line Carla Ward issued a rallying cry after Ireland's 2-1 loss to Netherlands, stating Ireland 'have to keep building' despite 'sickening' defeat.

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 ‘𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠’ 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 ‘𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠’ 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭

🗣️Ward was speaking after her Ireland side fell to a valiant, if fruitless 2-1 defeat to Netherlands.

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Netherlands Player Ratings as Dutch down Ireland in Utrecht - The Halfway Line Netherlands prevailed over Ireland in Utrecht on Saturday night thanks to a double from Lineth Beerensteyn.

𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐭

FT: Netherlands 2-1 Ireland

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Netherlands 2-1 Ireland: Player ratings as Dutch bounce back - The Halfway Line A Lineth Beerensteyn double ensured the Netherlands bounced back with victory against Ireland in Utrecht on Saturday night.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

FT: Netherlands 2-1 Ireland

A Lineth Beerensteyn double secured all three points for the Dutch on the night.

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Megan Connolly praises 'very strong' Dutch side ahead of face off - The Halfway Line Megan Connolly has lauded a 'very strong' Dutch side ahead of Ireland's FIFA World Cup qualifier in Utrecht on Saturday.

𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 '𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠' 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐭

🗣️Connolly was speaking ahead of Ireland's match against Netherlands tonight.

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Arjan Veurink lauds shared 'deeper purpose' with Carla Ward - The Halfway Line Netherlands head coach Arjan Veurink has celebrated the shared 'deeper purpose' that he has with Carla Ward to contribute to the women's game.

𝐀𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 '𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞' 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞

🗣️The Netherlands head coach was speaking ahead of his side's clash with Ireland.

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Carla Ward has 'plenty of options' despite O'Sullivan setback - The Halfway Line Carla Ward has said she has 'plenty of options' despite confirming a 'big loss' that Denise O'Sullivan won't be available to face Netherlands.

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 ‘𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬’ 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐎’𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤

🗣️ Ireland head coach Carla Ward spoke to the media today ahead their clash with the Netherlands.

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Marissa Sheva says more gametime has 'given me confidence' - The Halfway Line Marissa Sheva has lauded more gametime that has 'given me confidence' to perform for Ireland and Sunderland.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 ‘𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞’

🗣️Sheva spoke to The Halfway Line ahead of Ireland's trip to Utrecht to face the Netherlands.

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Katie McCabe insists 'we can't feel sorry for ourselves' - The Halfway Line Katie McCabe says that Ireland 'can't feel sorry for ourselves' after France came back to win 2-1 in Tallaght on Tuesday night.

𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 '𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬' 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭

🗣️ Ireland captain Katie McCabe spoke to the media after France's 2-1 comeback win in Tallaght.
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Emily Murphy praises Tallaght crowd 'they were massive for us' - The Halfway Line Emily Murphy heaped praise on the Irish crowd that 'were massive for us' after Ireland battled hard but fell to a 2-1 defeat to France.

𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝 ‘𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬’

🗣️Ireland's Emily Murphy spoke to the media after her POTM performance against France last night.

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