THE statistician who compiles player data for Easter Sunday’s match programme at Thomond Park won’t have any quirky job specs to attach to the players.

MULTI-MILLIONAIRE farmer and alleged IRA chief Tom ‘Slab’ Murphy’s era as an untouchable may be set to crumble.

The IRA leadership may be preparing rank and file members for a significant gesture which could allow the British government to restore devolution in Northern Ireland.