Donal Lenihan: Ireland have rediscovered their identity - but the bar has been reset

The challenge now is for Ireland to maintain that high level of performance over the next eight days

UNITED: The squad pose for a team photo. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Twickenham reset

It was a giddy and exuberant Irish squad that presented itself to the public when Andy Farrell’s men held an open session in front of 5,000 Irish fans at the Aviva Stadium last week.