Republic of Ireland went down to a 4-0 defeat by a clinical Slovenia side in their second Uefa Nations League game. The hosts led 3-0 at the break thanks to ruthless finishing as they cut through the Irish defence and capitalised on their chances.

By Owen Cowzer IRELAND suffered one of their most embarrassing defeats ever in the women’s game when they were mauled 4-0 by Slovenia in Koper.  It was the Girls in Green’s heaviest defeat

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Text commentary as Republic of Ireland travel to face Slovenia followed by live stream coverage of Northern Ireland's encounter with Bosnia-Herzegovina at Inver Park.

Simon Easterby has had a decidedly happier start to his interim spell as Ireland’s head coach, and while Saturday’s win in Cardiff “lacked the bells and whistles of previous accomplishments”, Gordon D’Arcy suggests that victories of that sort “are the ones that provide the most satisfaction” for players.

Text commentary as Republic of Ireland travel to face Slovenia followed by live stream coverage of Northern Ireland's encounter with Bosnia-Herzegovina at Inver Park.

Ireland were muddled. They invited the Slovenians to tear through a one-woman midfield where Ruesha Littlejohn was overrun as Denise O’Sullivan and McCabe were reduced to the role of spectators for the three first-half goals.