Gary Cronin has left his role as assistant coach with the Republic Ireland women's team, less than seven months after being appointed.
The former Longford Town and Bray Wanderers manager got the job towards the end of January after Alan Mahon's departure in December.
It was Cronin's first significant coaching role in the women's game, with boss Carla Ward saying at the time of his arrival: "There were a lot of excellent candidates who we spoke with to fill the position of assistant coach but Gary stood out because of his attention to detail, the positive aura that he emits and his ability to get the most out of players."
In February, Ward said there had been over 200 applicants for the position, revealing: "There was probably 20 Ireland-based. It didn't come into it where anyone was from. The fact that he was so strong in all of the elements - and like I said it was quite thorough, probably the most thorough process I've ever done."
He was involved for all six World Cup qualifiers, with the Girls in Green recording back-to-back victories over Poland as well as a brilliant victory against the Netherlands in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
They next face Kazakhstan in Round 1 of the World Cup play-offs in October, with the process to appoint a new No 2 already under way.
"It was an honour to represent my country and work with such a talented and committed group of players and staff," said Cronin.
"As I move on to new opportunities, I’d like to wish the Ireland Women’s national team the very best of luck in the upcoming qualifying play-offs – hopefully they can go on to clinch qualification to another World Cup."
Ward is currently supported by Amber Whiteley, goalkeeper coach Emma Byrne and Jasmine Mander, who previously served a one-year FIFA ban for her role in Canada's drone-spying scandal at the Paris Olympics. Mander linked up with the side in February as a performance analyst.
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Source: RTE
