Irish take a vow of tweet tweet silence

DECLAN KIDNEY’S squad have taken a vow of silence for a 48-hour period around tomorrow’s game against Wales.

The decision comes after some players were subjected to a stream of negative — and sometimes poisonous — comments from some of their online ‘followers’ on the back of the nervy win over Scotland two weekends ago.

Jamie Heaslip and Cian Healy were prompted to reply to the criticisms heaped on them and the team in general shortly after the victory in Murrayfield. “If u got something bad to say, go somewhere else or unfollow,” said Heaslip on his account and later the same evening, “Really don’t have time for it. results matter, always said that. Laters.”