Ward’s assistant will be former Republic of Ireland men’s international Alan Mahon, who was assistant manager at Manchester City for 10 years.
In addition, Emma Byrne will remain at goalkeeping coach after undertaking the role as part of Gleeson’s management team.
FAI chief football officer Marc Canham said Ward would bring the “passion, commitment and skillset that we set out to find in the recruitment process”.
“Carla’s experience as a coach, aligned with her ability to bring the best out in those around her, marked her out as our number one candidate and we are confident that she will be a brilliant appointment.”
FAI chief executive David Courell added that Ward “possesses the perfect blend of expertise and experience to deliver on our ambition to qualify for major tournaments”.
The Republic of Ireland reached their first major women’s finals when qualifying for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand before missing out on Euro 2025.
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