The winner of the controversial multi-billion euro Project Eagle Nama deal paid two firms heavily involved in a previous bid stg£15m for help "accessing" Finance Minister Michael Noonan and "the Northern Ireland executive".

‘FOOL me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me,” the saying goes.

There have been renewed calls for a full inquiry into Nama’s northern property portfolio sale and fresh claims that some €45m was paid out in ‘fixer’ fees in relation to the deal.

Never let it be said that the French don’t do hyperbole. Above the match analysis and the regulation quotes, the rugby newspaper Midi-Olympique has chosen to headline Clermont’s trip to Thomond Park: "Aux Portes de l’Enfer", At the Gates of Hell.