Ireland made an ideal start to their World Cup with a big win over Jamaica.
Two midlands men are leading Ireland at the Rugby League World Cup in England this year.
The team's manager Ged Corcoran grew up in Birr as a child and believes his team's national pride is helping his side
Tullamore's Bernard Westman is Ireland's Under 19 Head Coach and part of the World Cup backroom team.
Ireland were impressive 48-2 winners over Jamaica in their first game, they take on Lebanon in the next round which is expected to be a significantly bigger challenge.
The squad is made up of Super League and NRL players with Irish heritage.
Both sat down with Midlands 103 Sports Editor David Hollywood to talk about the World Cup and building a group sense of Identity.
Ireland boss Corcoran starts the discussion talking about that identity:
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