The Central Bank has contacted the providers of investment products to Asset Management Trust (AMT) to check the balances of clients’ investments following the highly unusual move by the regulator to freeze the accounts of a firm that is not authorised to handle client money.

Brendan Maher will miss Tipperary’s meeting with Cork but he will be back for the rest of the championship.

BRENDAN MAHER will miss Tipperary’s meeting with Cork but he will be back for the rest of the championship.

Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan has urged his players to “throw down a marker for the World Cup” when they tackle Tonga tomorrow.

The last thing Reggie Corrigan minded about when he was named skipper of Ireland for Saturday’s Test against Tonga was the fact he had lost a bet to an old friend back home that would leave a severe dent in his pocket.