Three of Ireland's most capped players, centurions Peter O'Mahony, Cian Healy and Conor Murray, will retire from international rugby at the end of the Six Nations championship, the decorated trio announced on Thursday.

Three of Irish Rugby's most-decorated players have announced that they are retiring after the Guinness Men's Six Nations concludes next month.

Cian Healy, Ireland’s most-capped rugby player, is one of three stalwarts to announce their retirement from international duty after the Six Nations.

The revered trio are set to don the Irish jersey for one last hurrah on Saturday, 15 March, against Italy in Rome in what could be a Six Nations and Grand Slam decider

Peter O’Mahony, Cian Healy and Conor Murray have announced they will retire from international rugby following this year’s Six Nations.

Three “legends” of Irish rugby, record caps holder Cian Healy, last year’s Six Nations title-winning skipper Peter O’Mahony and fellow Test centurion Conor Murray will retire from international rugby at the end of the Six Nations,

Paul O'Connell says Ireland will not need to use the emotion of upcoming retirements as motivation when they face Six Nations title rivals France.

He came in from the pitch at Aviva Stadium, where Ireland were taking part in an open training session, and had a moment to flick through some of them before being shuttled down a tunnel for media duty.