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In pictures: Declan Kidney's tenure as Ireland coach
We’ll always have Cardiff.
Irish rugby in 2012: All you need to know in 8 videos
Featuring flying fullbacks, a hell of a test in Bordeaux and some wonder scores by a lad called Gilroy.
Summer Tour Diary: Five month break for the Irish rugby team but who will be back?
Ireland will be boosted by the return of the likes of Tommy Bowe and Paul O’Connell but others look to have played their last Test match.
Opinion: Predictions and brave words fall by the wayside after merciless mauling
The Grand Slam team of 2009 are well and truly a distant memory after Ireland’s record defeat.
'I've been asked to coach Ireland, I will continue to coach them' - Kidney
The embattled coach bristled at the suggestion he may step down after today’s 60 – 0 defeat.
Opinion: New Zealand 'hammering' enough to end Kidney reign
Humiliating defeat marks the end of a long, hard season. It’s time to start anew.
Blackout: O'Driscoll 'embarrassed' by record defeat
The Ireland captain cut a disconsolate and beaten man in his final post-match interview in New Zealand.