Ireland captain Johnny Sexton looks set to miss the rest of this season after suffering a groin injury.
Steve Hansen believes that Ireland will face "a lot of pressure" in France later this year when they attempt to put a poor World Cup record behind them.
Ireland reignited the St Patrick's weekend celebrations by clinching Grand Slam success in Dublin for the first time with a battling 29-16 bonus-point victory over 14-man England.
Johnny Sexton says it "would be the stuff of dreams" to captain Ireland to Grand Slam glory.
Ireland kept themselves on course for a first Grand Slam since 2018 as they ended Scotland's Triple Crown dream with an impressive second-half performance in Sunday's Guinness Six Nations showdown at BT Murrayfield.
Andy Farrell is confident Grand Slam-chasing Ireland can deal with the emotion of the Six Nations battle against Scotland on Sunday.