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Emma Byrne is Ireland’s most decorated football player ever.

Her 17-year stint as a professional footballer with Arsenal Ladies netted her 11 Premier League titles, ten FA Cups, five League cups and a Uefa Women’s Cup. In comparison to Byrne’s 27-trophy haul, Roy Keane, Ronnie Whelan and Denis Irwin have each won 19 major titles, making them jointly Ireland’s most successful male footballers.

The Kildare native has represented Ireland 127 times. Only Shay ...