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Published 10:27 24 Feb 2016 GMT
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"Sure everything is on TV these days."The temptation may be there but Ireland are un-clenching their fists, sighing and relenting. Leaving it to the men in charge. Simon Easterby took up the theme at Tuesday's print media press briefing. He told reporters:
"We can't do too much about what happens off the ball, that's up to the officials to make sure they pick up... Johnny plays hard and that's the way he will continue to play the game," said Easterby.
"Whatever happens off the ball clearly is sometimes outside of our control."As for stalking around Twickers with a sack of metaphorical doorknobs, Easterby said:
"Gone are the days where you can go and give someone a crack for doing something to one of our players.
"What we need to make sure happens is that those things that do happen off the ball get picked up and are correctly penalised."
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