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Aoife Dalton got them off the mark, while Amee-Leigh Costigan also went over as McGann bagged a brace before the break. Advertisement Out-half Dannah O’Brien was flawless from the tie in the first period, slotting all four of her kicks. Linda Djougang, Dorothy Wall, and Brittany Hogan all crossed over in the second half as McGann completed her hat-trick with the clock in the red to bring Ireland’s final try-tally to eight. O’Brien finished her afternoon with just one missed conversion from eight attempts, slotting some particularly tricky kicks in a brilliant afternoon of kicking efficiency. After losing out to Italy in the last two Six Nations championships, Ireland avenged for those defeats and complimented their brave and encouraging display against France last week to finally get their championship moving. 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