When Donegal woman Amber Barrett scored the winning goal against Scotland to secure Ireland’s presence at the 2023 World Cup in Australia, interest in Irish women’s football reached new heights. While the majority of professional Irish women players are active in England, goal scorer Amber Barrett herself is part of a green nest of Irish football women which has found a home in Belgium.  Barrett was first to move to Liège and told me: “We did say from day one that the more Irish people there are in the team, the better it would be. And they have certainly taken…

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