It’s not so much that she has lived up to the exalted expectations of a 13-year-old so improbably recruited to the senior international side.
Sometimes, she has to play it down.
Once touted for Ireland’s World Cup squad and a move to Manchester United, she missed out on both but maintained her progress nonetheless.
She secured a move to West Ham United and, although in a second loan spell at Sunderland currently, for her it is all about time on the grass.
Earlier this year, Ireland boss Eileen Gleeson touted the 19-year-old as potentially the core centre-back at next summer’s Euro 2025.
Akin to her languid elegance, dovetailing with fierce determination, on the field, she is stoic off it.
“It just depends on your form and your performances,” says the Dubliner, one of the Irish players who managed to land safely at Ireland HQ to link up with the international squad after Storm Ashley disrupted the squad’s travel plans.
“I don’t think any of the younger players would be in the squad if Eileen didn’t see a future for them.
“It is just football, you can be in and out of the squad, but at the end of the day, it is about how you are doing.
“You have conversations with Eileen about the long-term, because football is crazy, at the end of the day. But no, it is just focusing on the now and our challenges ahead.
“Obviously, I want to be on the plane if we get to the Euros. That’s a dream of mine, but it is down to the coach.
“It depends on form, depends on injury, depends on new players coming into the set-up, so I don’t think anybody can guarantee themselves a spot on the plane or even a place in the starting eleven.”
Her role as a defensive sitter, or centre-back, will arguably be redundant against the pitiful Georgians in the forthcoming play-off semi-finals but she remains sanguine.
“I play centre-back week in and week out, so I am more familiar with that, but I love midfield, as well.
“Different formations, different game-plans, I will slot in whenever I need. I would play in goal if I have to. Just want to be on the plane.
“Most professional players are flexible, depending on what the coach wants. I think even at club level, we vary formations and positions.
“Myself, I will play anywhere the coach wants me – and I think everyone in camp is the same.”