England return to form as Ireland pay for individual errors
England ended Ireland's Grand Slam hopes in brutal fashion as they rediscovered some of their World Cup form to reignite their own title hopes.
First-halftriesfromGeorge Ford and Elliot Daly after Irish defensive errors plus two conversions and a penalty from Owen Farrell gave England a commanding 17-0 lead.
Ireland struck back with a try from Robbie Henshaw, but with Johnny Sexton uncharacteristically wayward off the tee,theyneverseriouslythreatened a comeback.
Luke Cowan-Dickie drove over for England's third midway through the second half, withreplacementAndrewPorter's late try no sort of consolation for Ireland.
With Wales at home in a fortnight before a trip to Italy, Eddie Jones' men will believe they can finish the championship in style, although they may need Ireland to do them a favourandbeatFranceinDublin next month.
For the men in green and their head coach Andy Farrell it was a chastening afternoon, alltheoptimismcreatedbythe wins over Scotland and Wales leaching away in a display that was ponderous until the game was gone.
Englandbeganatareallick, Manu Tuilagi punching holes through the middle and going close down the left before Andrew Conway hauled him down.
Andtherewardcamewhen Ben Youngs stuck a grubber kick through, Sexton dithered and juggled in his own in-goal area and Ford seized on the loose ball to touch down.
Sexton then mis-kicked horribly with a straightforward penalty from 30 metres out and England set up camp again in the Ireland half.
Jonathan Joseph danced throughinmidfieldafteramishit clearing kick from Conor Murray as Maro Itoje and CJ Stander scrapped in the 22, and England's forwards hammered away at the Ireland line.
With a penalty coming, the meninwhiteshapedtogowide, only for Ford to pop through another kick - and this time it was Jacob Stockdale who dallied, Daly diving onto the ball as Irish hands went to heads.
The scoreboard reflected thegulfbetweenthetwosides, England dynamic with ball in handandferociousindefence, Irelandlabouredanderror-ridden.
AndSexton'smiserablehalf wascompoundedwhenhewas penalised for slowing the ball up, Farrell stroking over his kick to give England their biggesthalf-timeleadoverIreland in 18 years.