Widnes prop Eamon O'Carroll has signed a two-year contract extension, the Super League club announced on Thursday.
O'Carroll signed for Widnes in 2012 after spells with Hull FC and Wigan. The 28 year-old, whose new contract will keep him at the Vikings until 2018, has since gone on to make 61 appearances for the club.
"It's an honour to sign for a club that has the belief and desire that Widnes does," O'Carroll said in a statement released on the club's website.
"The decision was easy for me as I love coming to work every day with my best mates.
"We have real aspirations for this year and the upcoming years and I look forward to working hard to achieve those goals."
The Ireland international has played in all of the Vikings' Super League games so far this season and head coach Denis Betts says he is pleased to secure the future of his first choice prop.
"Eamon is a valuable member of the group and an outstanding front-rower," he said.
"O'Carroll being in the team makes us a stronger outfit and to have him sign for another two years is an important acquisition for the club.
"Eamon is a genuine family man, loyal, committed and hardworking and has so much more to give to the game after having a tough run with injuries over the years.
"With Eamon fit he is sure to make many more appearances this season and in the future."