The dust had barely settled on the Republic of Ireland's historic 3-0 defeat of Northern Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday before the players were on the move.
After doing the rounds in the media mixed zone down in the bowels of the stadium, interim boss Eileen Gleeson and her squad boarded the bus to begin the journey to Budapest.
It had been quite a day.
The Girls in Green started their UEFA Nations League campaign with a relatively comfortable win over the North, as Lucy Quinn, Kyra Carusa and Lily Agg chipped in with the goals that delighted a colourful and noisy attendance of 35,944.
It was the first time the Ireland women's football team played at the Aviva. It will not be the last.
A joyous lap of honour after the full-time whistle was a sweet and deserved moment.
Only the most churlish would begrudge the players that walk to the four corners of Lansdowne Road, craning their necks to take in the sea of green as they picked out friends and family.
Six years ago the Ireland women's team threatened strike action as they pleaded for the most basic improvements in standard.
They've since lifted the bar to an unprecedented height, and the evidence was all around them on the post-match stroll. It was in the dugout too, with one of the leaders of that rebellion - Emma Byrne - part of Gleeson's back-room team.
Bringing her into the camp was a shrewd move by Gleeson; Byrne is revered by the players, many of whom grew up in awe of a player capped 134 times for her country.
She's helped to bring a sense of levity to the environment after a period of heavy going.
The air is finally beginning to clear after Vera Pauw's painful and protracted exit. And while the FAI continue their search for a permanent successor, Ireland can get on with playing some football.
Make no mistake, the next few months represent a golden opportunity for this team to achieve six wins on the bounce and gain promotion to the top tier of the Nations League.
Ireland were housed in League B, the second tier of the competition, based on their UEFA ranking of 17th after the last World Cup qualification campaign.
If the Girls in Green had been ranked a single position higher, they'd have been in League A.
It means they're the highest seeded team in League B, and that suddenly makes them quite a big fish in a smaller pond. It also makes victories a bit easier to come by.
On paper Hungary represent the stiffest test they'll face in the group.
Ranked 42nd in the world [Ireland are 24th], Hungary finished behind Spain, Scotland and Ukraine in World Cup qualifying.
Ireland slayed the Scots 1-0 in last year's play-offs, while Spain went on to win the tournament, and though qualification was ultimately beyond the Hungarians, they did manage to beat Ukraine 4-2 in Budapest. Ukraine, lest we forget, pipped Ireland to a play-off place for the 2021 Euros after beating them 1-0 back in October 2020.
Then again, it's always dangerous to gauge an opponent through form lines alone.
Yes, Hungary have clocked up four wins this year, beating Israel [twice], Greece and Bosnia, but all of those countries are ranked outside the world's top 60.
Finland - who Ireland beat home and away en-route to Australia - hammered them 8-0 last February, while a 1-1 draw with the lowest ranked team in the group, Albania, last Friday was hardly the start their German boss Margret Kratz would have wanted.
They'll be desperate to give a good account of themselves this evening, though the 5,000-capacity Hidegkuti Nandor Stadion won't exactly be a cauldron. The attractive multi-purpose may only be about a quarter full, so the visitors will have to work a bit harder to gee themselves up themselves in what's going to be a pretty sterile atmosphere compared to last Saturday.
Gleeson has a healthy panel to choose from. Denise O'Sullivan and Louise Quinn picked up bangs in Dublin but they're both fine to start again. The key pair will start but we could see rotation elsewhere.
The boss has hinted at making a few changes, with the likes of Agg, Abbie Larkin and Amber Barrett all in line to get a spin from the start after coming off the bench against the North.
"You have to manage the players and factor in the opposition," Gleeson said on Monday.
"That's all part of the decision-making process. We were happy with Saturday - some really good performances - and you want continuity as well.
"There's different opposition, so you have to blend all those factors together and get the squad you think is better for the opposition as well."
Ireland bounced out of the Aviva in great form at the weekend. Tonight is all about keeping the good vibes coming.
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