Paul O'Connell knows Ireland will feel the loss of departing trio

'There will be days when we struggle and we won’t know why'

Ireland's Conor Murray and Peter O'Mahony celebrate after win over Wales. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

We thought the terms of engagement had been set in stone when Ireland and France concluded their pieces of respective business in Cardiff and Rome last weekend. That their Six Nations showdown in Dublin next Saturday week had assembled the ingredients required.

Turns out there was more.