Courtney Brosnan says the Republic of Ireland have had no time to dwell on Vera Pauw's departure with the focus swiftly switching to a first ever UEFA Nations League campaign.
Pauw departed at the end of last month when the FAI opted not to renew her contract. The Dutch coach had spent almost four years at the helm, leading the country to their first World Cup.
However her reign ended in a messy fallout, with Diane Caldwell delivering a scathing assessment of Pauw's tenure last week when she said Ireland had achieved good results "in spite" of the manager's abilities.
With negativity hanging over the squad like a dark cloud, last Saturday's 3-0 defeat of Northern Ireland in front of almost 36,000 fans at the Aviva Stadium drew a line in the sand.
A new campaign, a new era and a fresh opportunity for Ireland to scale new heights.
With Eileen Gleeson taking the reins on an interim basis, Ireland are now aiming to make it two Nations League wins from two when they face Hungary in Budapest on Tuesday evening [live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 6pm].
"In football, things move really quickly," goalkeeper Brosnan told RTÉ Sport ahead of Tuesday's clash with Hungary in Budapest.
"We had the World Cup and then everything went on with Vera leaving and then we're straight into the Nations League.
"For us, the focus has just been on the Nations League and trying to get these results because we don't want to underestimate these teams, we want to put in good perfomances.
"Sometimes you've got to keep your head down and try to do your talking on the pitch."
Ireland are heavily fancied to overcome the Hungarians, ranked 42nd in the world. The last time the teams met was in the Cyprus Cup back in 2017, when they drew 0-0.
If the Girls in Green do notch three points, they will head for October's double-header against Albania - the groups' bottom seeds - in really good shape.
After the joyous scenes at the Aviva, there may be a clamour in some quarters for the team to play more games at the Lansdowne Road venue, but Brosnan talked up the connection they have with Tallaght Stadium.
They're in no rush to leave their spiritual home just yet.
"We were all ecstatic with the result and the performance we put in against Northern Ireland on Saturday," she said.
"It was so special for us to be able to play at the Aviva but we love playing at Tallaght. We know the bond we've created with the fans there and how hard it can be for teams to come there and play against us and have that crowd there, compact, supporting us.
"It's a great step forward to play at the Aviva but it's also nice to save it for the bigger occasions and play games like we did against Northern Ireland. It makes it more special for the team.
"Obviously we take those positives and we keep building for Tuesday and try to put in the same performance."
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