Ireland have demolished Italy by 46 points to 7 in their Six Nations tie this afternoon at the Aviva Stadium.

Brian O'Driscoll put in a Man-of-the-Match performance in his last home game in an Irish jersey, being heavily involved in three of Ireland's seven tries, before being subbed off in the second half.

The Ireland and Leinster centre has also become the world's most capped player, with 140.

Jonathan Sexton scored a brace of tries, with Andrew Trimble, Cian Healy, Sean Cronin, Fergus McFadden and Jack McGrath also going over.

The win keeps Ireland on course to win the Six Nations Championship.

Ireland stay top of the table with a healthy points difference over the other sides, ahead of their trip to France next weekend.

France, meanwhile, needed a late penalty to beat Scotland 19-17 at Murrayfield yesterday, to keep alive their Championship hopes.

Murray Kinsella, rugby journalist with The Score.ie was at the stadium, he says it's been a bitter sweet afternoon for fans:

The man himself spoke to the press straight after the match:

Coach Joe Schmidt was as impressed as anyone at the Aviva by BOD's man of the match performance.