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If the Women's Scottish Cup final on Sunday is to be her last game for Celtic, Saoirse Noonan wants to exit with even more "good memories" of Hampden Park.
Amid speculation it could be her final outing for Grant Scott's side, the 26-year-old Republic of Ireland striker says she will "reassess for next season" after this campaign's finale against rivals Rangers.
"I'm living in the moment," she tells BBC Scotland. "I want to win the Scottish Cup. I want to leave this year with a trophy."
Noonan, who has 12 caps for her country, recalls: "I think the first time I went to Hampden was 2023 with the Irish national team, when we qualified for the World Cup, so I have good memories there.
"I definitely took those into the game [Scottish Cup semi-final] against Glasgow City."
Noonan joined Celtic from Durham in 2024, having eschewed a career in her other sporting love, Gaelic football.
"I played for my county, Cork, all the way up from 14s, 16s, 18s, and then senior," she explains. "I only gave that up maybe six years ago now.
"For three years, I juggled semi-professional soccer with football. I loved it, but I chose to go on the route to be a professional footballer and leave home.
"Gaelic football hasn't got there quite yet. I'm really privileged I get to come in here as my job every day and be a full-time athlete and I think that's just what I wanted to do with my life and I'm lucky I get to do it."
After an early-round demolition of Dunfermline, during which Noonan scored four goals, Celtic faced tight games against fellow top-flight title challengers Hibernian, Hearts and then City, with their quarter-final and semi both going to extra time.
"We definitely deserve to be here," Noonan says. "We've definitely had the harder path and I think we'll use that going into the final."
She hopes Celtic can atone for a disappointing fifth-place finish in the SWPL, 14 points adrift of champions Hearts, when they face a Rangers side who have beaten them four times already this season - including a League Cup semi-final penalty shootout.
"I think cup games are very different," Noonan stresses. "Anything can happen, it's 90 minutes of football, it's going to be a different environment for everyone, it's a big occasion."
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Amid speculation it could be her final outing for Grant Scott's side, the 26-year-old Republic of Ireland striker says she will "reassess for next season" after this campaign's finale against rivals Rangers.
"I'm living in the moment," she tells BBC Scotland. "I want to win the Scottish Cup. I want to leave this year with a trophy."
Noonan, who has 12 caps for her country, recalls: "I think the first time I went to Hampden was 2023 with the Irish national team, when we qualified for the World Cup, so I have good memories there.
"I definitely took those into the game [Scottish Cup semi-final] against Glasgow City."
Noonan joined Celtic from Durham in 2024, having eschewed a career in her other sporting love, Gaelic football.
"I played for my county, Cork, all the way up from 14s, 16s, 18s, and then senior," she explains. "I only gave that up maybe six years ago now.
"For three years, I juggled semi-professional soccer with football. I loved it, but I chose to go on the route to be a professional footballer and leave home.
"Gaelic football hasn't got there quite yet. I'm really privileged I get to come in here as my job every day and be a full-time athlete and I think that's just what I wanted to do with my life and I'm lucky I get to do it."
After an early-round demolition of Dunfermline, during which Noonan scored four goals, Celtic faced tight games against fellow top-flight title challengers Hibernian, Hearts and then City, with their quarter-final and semi both going to extra time.
"We definitely deserve to be here," Noonan says. "We've definitely had the harder path and I think we'll use that going into the final."
She hopes Celtic can atone for a disappointing fifth-place finish in the SWPL, 14 points adrift of champions Hearts, when they face a Rangers side who have beaten them four times already this season - including a League Cup semi-final penalty shootout.
"I think cup games are very different," Noonan stresses. "Anything can happen, it's 90 minutes of football, it's going to be a different environment for everyone, it's a big occasion."
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