Is Ireland in a Mental State for Tests?

The sense all week is that the team just seem to be in a really good place and are just mentally in the in the right headspace going into what Peter O'Mannie even described as the biggest test game of his career. Farrell gave glimpses into mentality actually he was quite forthright and talking about how he wants Ireland to be in this game He said that desperation is an illness he doesn't want Ireland just grappling around he wants some calm and clear headed.