Katie McCabe on Sunday Independent/RTE investigation: ‘It was a really difficult watch. I felt a lot of different emotions’

McCabe is back in the Ireland squad for tomorrow’s final Euro 2025 qualifier against France at Páirc Uí Chaoimh having served a one-match ban for the defeat to England last Friday.

While she did not dismiss speculation about a potential move from Arsenal to Lyon, McCabe also spoke at length about the revelations from the investigation by the Sunday Independent’s Mark Tighe and RTE’s Marie Crowe.

“It was a really difficult watch,” she said at a press conference ahead of Ireland’s final Euro 2025 qualifier against France. “I felt a lot of different emotions. I really felt for the players coming out and sharing their story.

“To have the courage to do that after so long, 20-25 years I think it was, the courage they’ve shown to come out and speak about those things that should never, ever have happened while those women were playing football, and doing so to ensure it never happens again.

“I’m lucky to be part of a team and all through my playing career, that’s never…