Former Peamount United manager appointed Ireland interim head coach
FORMER Peamount United manager Eileen Gleeson has been appointed as Interim Head Coach of the Ireland’s Women’s National Team.
The Football Association of Ireland confirmed Gleeson’s appointment on Wednesday morning with her first two game charge will be in the UEFA Nations League games in September.
Currently FAI Head of Women and Girls’ Football, Eileen was previously involved with the WNT as Assistant Coach and will now lead the team on an interim basis as the recruitment process for the new Head Coach begins.
Ireland will host Northern Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, September 23 before travelling to Budapest to take on Hungary on Tuesday, September 26 in their opening League B games.
Meanwhile, it was confirmed on Tuesday night following the meeting of the FAI Board, that Ireland Women’s National Team Manager Vera Pauw will not be offered a new contract after the expiry of her current contract at the end of this month.
Appointed in September 2019, Vera led the team to their first ever major tournament – the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 – and a FIFA Women’s World Ranking of 22.
FAI CEO Jonathan Hill commented: “On behalf of the Football Association of Ireland, we would like to thank Vera for her hard work and commitment over the past four years and wish her well for the future.
In particular, I wish to acknowledge the role she played in leading Ireland to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 where our women’s team made history and inspired a nation.
“The future is bright for women and girls’ football and our focus now is building upon the work done by Vera and the historic achievements of our women’s team, which we see as a platform to support the next phase of the journey for the team, and more broadly the development of women and girls’ football in this country.”
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