Six penalties from New Zealand fly-half Damian McKenzie lifted the All Blacks to their first win on Irish soil since 2016, according to the BBC.
McKenzie kicked three penalties to give New Zealand a 9-6 half-time lead, although they lost Jordie Barrett to a yellow card for a high tackle on Garry Ringrose.
With a numerical advantage, Ireland started the second half in style with Josh van der Flier scoring a much-needed try for the hosts.
But Ireland’s discipline cost them as McKenzie nailed three more penalties before Will Jordan’s try – his 37th in 39 Tests – killed the home side’s hopes of exacting revenge for last year’s World Cup quarter-final loss.
While New Zealand head to France having added an Irish scalp to Saturday’s win over England, the Six Nations champions must regroup before welcoming Argentina to Dublin next week.
“We’re disappointed. It’s easily summed up by the mood of the dressing room,” said Ireland head coach Andy Farrell.
“It’s pretty sombre. The lads are gutted and we’re all gutted. I thought we’d prepped well, trained well and we were excited about the game. We didn’t manage to put our game out on the field.
“Obviously the opposition have a big say in that. The energy and accuracy wasn’t there for needing to win a big Test match like that.”
