Irish assistant coaches Colin Healy, Emma Byrne, and Rhys Carr, along with performance coach Ivi Casagrande, have been confirmed to support the Irish women's football team.
Byrne, Ireland's most-capped player, won 134 Irish caps between 1996 and 2017, as did Healy, who played 13 times for his country and resigned as head coach of Cork City last May.
Welsh native Carr is a new addition to the staff. The UEFA A Licence graduate currently works as an individual development coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers and has an MSc in sports coaching.
Both Healy and Byrne return to the coaching set-up, with Byrne specialising in goalkeeping coaching following last year's successful UEFA Nations League campaign.
𝙒𝙉𝙏 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙛 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙
Head Coach Eileen Gleeson will be supported by Assistant Coaches Colin Healy, Emma Byrne and new addition Rhys Carr, plus Performance Coach Ivi Casegrande 👊
The full support staff will begin prep for the UEFA Women’s European… pic.twitter.com/Of4X2nK8UP— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) February 12, 2024
Casagrande also returns in 2023 to continue in her role, along with performance psychologist Sarah Murray and nutritionist Dr. Brendan Egan.
After six wins out of six in the Nations League and promotion to Nations League A, the job was awarded to former interim boss Eileen Gleeson.
Healy, Byrne, Carr, and Casagrande will support Gleeson in their upcoming European Championship qualifiers with friendlies against Italy (February 23) and Wales (February 27) later this month.
