Players and management from the Irish Rugby team outside Stormont with First Minister Peter Robinson, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Carái Ní Chuilín MLA, Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure. Morgan Treacy / INPHO
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THE IRISH RUGBY team visited the Northern Ireland parliament buildings at Stormont, Belfast, this afternoon and took the Six Nations trophy along for the ride.
12 players from the squad that captured the 2014 Six Nations were on hand to meet First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. With Ireland coach Joe Schmidt, forwards coach John Plumtree and team manager Mick Kearney also present, it was a formidable XV.
Team captain Paul O’Connell closely guarded the trophy while Brian O’Driscoll and Fergus McFadden were showing no ill effects of weekend knocks against Ulster. The northern province was represented, this afternoon, by Iain Henderson, Rory Best, Luke Marshall, Dan Tuohy, Chris Henry and Six Nations player of the tournament Andrew Trimble.
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Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson, Ireland captain Paul O'Connell and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness climb the steps to Stormont. Morgan Treacy / INPHO
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'I'll let you hold it for 10 more seconds' Morgan Treacy / INPHO
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Paul O'Connell swung by Stormont with the Six Nations trophy today
THE IRISH RUGBY team visited the Northern Ireland parliament buildings at Stormont, Belfast, this afternoon and took the Six Nations trophy along for the ride.
12 players from the squad that captured the 2014 Six Nations were on hand to meet First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. With Ireland coach Joe Schmidt, forwards coach John Plumtree and team manager Mick Kearney also present, it was a formidable XV.
Team captain Paul O’Connell closely guarded the trophy while Brian O’Driscoll and Fergus McFadden were showing no ill effects of weekend knocks against Ulster. The northern province was represented, this afternoon, by Iain Henderson, Rory Best, Luke Marshall, Dan Tuohy, Chris Henry and Six Nations player of the tournament Andrew Trimble.
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