Weather gods may be looking kindly on Ireland's quest for glory

I couldn’t help but think how, with the vast majority of the country covered in a thick blanket of snow over the entire weekend, that perhaps Ireland’s Six Nations title aspirations are written in the stars, writes Donal Lenihan.

National television and radio referenced the fact that the last time the country was forced to close down to the extent witnessed last Thursday and Friday was in January 1982.

Back then the impact of a countrywide blizzard that, by all accounts was the worst since 1963, had personal ramifications for me and fellow Cork man Moss Finn.