Former Ireland internationals David O’Leary and Yvonne Tracy will be inducted into the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) Hall of Fame as part of the 36th FAI International Awards.

O’Leary will be presented with his award as part of a ceremony at the UEFA Nations League game between Ireland and Kosovo in Aviva Stadium on Tuesday, November 17th, while Tracy will be honoured at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Play-Off between Ireland and Poland in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, December 5th.

O’Leary made his debut for the Ireland Men’s National Team in a 1-1 draw with England on September 8th, 1976 and went on to earn 68 caps, with his last appearance coming in a 2-1 victory over Cymru on February 17th, 1993.

The Dubliner scored in his only goal in a 5-0 win over Türkiye on October 17th, 1990, but he will always be remembered for converting the all-important penalty in a shoot-out triumph over Romania that sent Ireland into the Quarter-Finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Limerick native Tracy played 78 times for the Ireland Women’s National Team over a 14-year period with her final competitive appearance coming in the 3-0 win away to Slovenia on October 30th, 2013.

Tracy was named Senior Women’s Player of the Year at the FAI International Awards in 2002 and started both legs of the UEFA Women’s European Championship Qualifying Play-Off against Iceland in 2008.

Tracy becomes the eighth former WNT player to be inducted into the FAI Hall of Fame since 2018, following on from Emma Byrne, Anne O’Brien, Paula Gorham, Linda Gorman, Sue Hayden, Nora McHugh and Olivia O’Toole.