On the domestic front, Eleanor Ryan Doyle has been enjoying the thrill of contesting the top end of the goalscorers' chart with Peamount United team-mate Áine O'Gorman in the Women's National League.
But on Wednesday night, the attacking midfielder will experience Champions League football for the very first time.
Peamount kick off their continental campaign with a one-legged tie away at last season's quarter-finalists Glasgow City, a tough assignment but one Ryan Doyle - who is busy working and studying for a Masters away from football - is relishing.
"It's very exciting for myself and also the team. This is my first Champions League game and it's just exciting, the run up to it," she says.
"We didn't even expect to be playing Champions League with everything going on. So I think we're even lucky enough to get one match."
We have to remember how good we are
With Glasgow's pedigree and the fact that the Scots are top seeds in the qualifying section, Ryan Doyle is in no doubt that Peamount will face a huge obstacle if they are to win.
"It's massive. I think we've had the hardest game of the whole group and I think the players they have and the internationals... but we've internationals on our team. Everyone's played underage for Ireland and I think it's important for us to keep our head up and know we have great players as well as them," she says.
"We kind of have to remember that and remember how good we are."
While Peamount would appear to have an advantage in terms of match sharpness given that the Dubliners started their delayed league season back in the summer and Glasgow are only two games into their Scottish campaign, Ryan Doyle feels the fact that their opponents were still in last season's Champions League until August mitigates that somewhat.
"I think they've been playing and training since July. Glasgow were in the Champions League previously in August, competing in the quarter-finals, so I think they will be fit and match sharp as well as us," she explains.
"They've an edge in their league because the [other] teams have been playing for four weeks where they have been playing since July. So they will be fit as well as us and I think it will be matching up between the two teams."
Glasgow have another advantage in the sense that they are a full-time outfit and Ryan Doyle does not expect Peamount or other WNL teams to become professional in the near future.
"I don't think we're at the stage at the moment where we can go professional. I don't think there is enough money pumped into the women's section yet, but I think it's getting much better over the last few years," she says.
"It would be great, in my football career in Ireland, that we can be professional and we can compete against all these teams across Europe.
I couldn't care less if I win the Golden Boot or not. I just want to win the league and compete in Champions League and progress
"At the moment I don't think it's going to happen professionally, but I'd like to see it in my football career."
In the short term, it's been a good season so far for the striker who has found the net 10 times in the league to sit just one behind Peamount colleague O'Gorman, with that friendly rivalry keeping both players on their toes over these crucial weeks on domestic and European duty.
"It's been competitive between me and her," she laughs.
"I think the goals just come and I think it's a bit of a laugh between us two. But with myself, to be honest, I couldn't care less if I win the Golden Boot or not. I just want to win the league and compete in Champions League and progress."
