Inside Brian O'Driscoll and Amy Huberman's life as Ireland's golden ...

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BRIAN O'DRISCOLL and Amy Huberman have reigned supreme as Ireland's golden couple ever since their wedding in 2010.

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Along the way they've welcomed three precious children into the world - Sadie, 11, Billy, 10 and Ted, 3.

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With eldest child Sadie after Brian's final Ireland cap in 2014Credit: PA:Press Association

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Attending Wimbledon in 2018 where they got to enjoy the action on Centre Court from the Royal BoxCredit: Getty

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They were married at St Joseph’s Church in Aughavas, Co Leitrim on July 2, 2010Credit: PA:Press Association

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As well as various high-profile rugby players, Amy's acting pals such as Chris O'Dowd were among the 250-strong guestlistCredit: Kenneth O'Halloran - The Sun Dublin

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The reception was held in the historic beauty of Lough Rynn Castle Hotel in MohillCredit: Handout

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Johnny Sexton and other half Laura Priestly on their big dayCredit: Kenneth O'Halloran - The Sun Dublin

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Their nuptials drew huge media interest at the timeCredit: Kenneth O'Halloran - The Sun Dublin

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Earlier this year they enjoyed a trip to Bruges away from the kidsCredit: @amy_huberman

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Their youngest, Ted, was born in January 2021Credit: @amy_huberman

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Suited and booted for the World Rugby Awards which were held in Paris a few weeks after the conclusion of the World CupCredit: @amy_huberman

They typically keep their kids out of the limelight as much as possible.

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But on occasion, they've given insights into how they juggle their parenting responsibilities with their work schedules which often require them to leave the country.

For instance, Brian goes between Ireland and England throughout the Six Nations between February and March to serve as a pundit for ITV.

In January, Amy told RSVP Live: "He mostly does his shows from ITV in England, so he’s usually there.

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"Rugby goes on all the time, I think there’s only a month off during the summer, so you just get used to it.

"He’s away for a lot of the weekend, but he’s here during the week."

But he was at least back home and able to treat her for her 45th birthday in late March with a romantic dinner in a posh restaurant - complete with a bottle of bubbly.

Meanwhile Amy's acting career means she has to base herself in the UK for prolonged stretches of filming.

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In addition that, she's also quite the accomplished author.

Having previously published books in 2009 and 2012, 2022 saw her release her first children's novel 'The Day I Got Trapped In My Brain'.

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Tragically, she's also been burdened with having to cope with the loss of a parent after her dad Harold died from Parkinson's Disease in May 2022.

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Six months after he passed she spoke publicly for the first time about how keenly she still felt his loss every day.

On what would have been his 85th birthday, she wrote: “My wonderful, wonderful dad.

“Kind and generous, clever and curious, brave and bold, creative and talented, ambitious and tenacious, dapper and unique, a gentleman through and through, adventurous and free spirited, welcoming to everyone, encouraging and inspiring, always looking forward with positivity.

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“And ever, ever so witty.

“He took the big commitments in life seriously but always managed to find the fun in the small things of the everyday.

“In the face of doubt or adversity, he would always try, he would always go for it.

"Thank you for all the love Dad, for all the inspiration, for all the laughter.”

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