Republic of Ireland: Uefa to investigate women's players over pro-IRA chant

The footage was filmed successful the dressing country astatine Hampden Park arsenic the Republic celebrated qualifying for the World Cup

Uefa has opened an probe into "potential inappropriate behaviour" by Republic of Ireland women's players aft a video of them singing a pro-IRA chant emerged pursuing their World Cup play-off triumph implicit Scotland.

On Wednesday, Republic manager Vera Pauw said the squad apologised "from the bottommost of our hearts" for the video.

It emerged connected societal media aft their 1-0 triumph astatine Hampden Park which saw them scope the World Cup for the archetypal time.

The footage showed squad members chanting the pro-IRA slogan successful the stadium's dressing country aft Amber Barrett's extremity had earned the broadside a spot astatine adjacent year's finals successful Australia and New Zealand.

Pauw insisted that the merchandise of the footage connected societal media by 1 of the squad was not the halfway issue, adding the subordinate "was devastated and crying successful her room".

"I don't privation to fell down that due to the fact that it she hadn't enactment it connected societal media and I had been notified astir it and the significance, past I would person addressed it immediately.

"I've besides told her that putting it connected societal media is not the biggest thing.

"The biggest happening is that it has happened. It doesn't substance if you are successful backstage country oregon a dressing country oregon if you are outside."