'He's the heartbeat of our team' - O'Mahony leads Ireland over the line amid retirement talk

Ciarán Kennedy Reports from Aviva Stadium 1.15pm: PETER O’MAHONY’S NAME ripples through the carriage as The 42′s train rumbles towards Pearse Street station. Throughout the morning rumours the Cork man will wear the Ireland jersey for the final time today have been gaining traction. With a Six Nations title on the line, what it way it would be to go out. The script writes itself. A home game on St Patrick’s weekend, bowing out as Ireland captain with another medal in the pocket.

3.30pm: There’s almost an hour gone in Cardiff, where Italy are 18-0 up on Wales in the early game. The media room in the bowels of the Aviva Stadium is busier than usual, with the pre-game food already dangerously low a good hour and a half before kick-off. Anyone we talk to fancies an Ireland win, with perhaps an extra degree of caution given last weekend’s loss in Twickenham. We grab a plateful of grub and pick up a programme. O’Mahony’s face is plastered on the cover.

Advertisement Ireland captain Peter O'Mahony during the anthems. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO 5.48pm: The teams run out for the second half. Scotland have 40 minutes to turn a one-point deficit into a famous win and their first victory in Dublin since 2010. Ireland have 40 minutes to ensure a championship which promised so much doesn’t disintegrate on home soil. A wristband lands on our desk. If Ireland go on to win, the plan is to bring a handful of media pitchside for post-match interviews immediately after the trophy lift.

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