Tadhg Beirne: Ireland need to deal with 'pressures' of Cardiff occasion 

Many of the likely Ireland players set to be on duty this weekend will not have experienced the red-hot atmosphere of facing a Wales team roared on by 80,000 supporters, particularly if the stadium roof is closed.

HANDLING THE OCCASION: Tadhg Beirne. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Forewarned is forearmed. 

Tadhg Beirne wants Ireland’s younger players to prepare for the assault on the senses awaiting them at a sold-out Principality Stadium when they face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.