TD claims banks used banking corporation money to improve their balance sheets

Three surviving ministers who served under former taoiseach present

He is globalist, anti-abortion and fired a class missile with his anti-welfare fraud campaign

Independent TD reacts sharply to Howlin demand that new Taoiseach end contact with him

Minimal Cabinet reshuffle expected from Leo Varadkar as he prepares to take new role

New Fine Gael leader declines to comment on rival’s request not to penalise opponents

Round of meetings also leads to Fianna Fáil confirmation that it will facilitate Varadkar’s election as taoiseach

Post of tánaiste and minister for foreign affairs possible options, says source

Government had declined to reveal price for six-acre site due to ‘market sensitivities’

Minister says deal with Department of Education conducted transparently

Administration defeated over move to regionalise Citizens Information outlets

Simon Coveney says figures show a decrease in homelessness ‘for first time in a long time’

Independent TD says the facility should not be affected by expansion at Templemore

Government needs to backtrack rapidly and make it clear it is happy to work with Republican

Michael Lowry calls on Government to remedy ‘derisory’ pay for new gardaí

Independent TD must pay his own costs for hearings over 1995 mobile licence

High Court found Lowry’s judicial review case was ‘built on a foundation of sand’

Judges says TD’s ingenious arguments ‘devoid of substance and built on foundation of sand’

Independent TD appealing against judge’s refusal to make order sought against tribunal

Two-minute video from Lucinda Creighton’s party to stir up negative-campaigning debate

High Court found Tipperary TD engaged ‘a litany of falsification and deception’

Former Fine Gael minister engaged in a ‘litany of falsification and deception’, rules judge

Independent Tipperary TD says no pre-election arrangement in place with any party

Claim coalition has raided mental health budgets to top up shortfalls elsewhere

Taoiseach says plan is built on more jobs, public service investment and making work pay

Taoiseach says ‘date of election is immaterial’ but choice people face is crucial

DPP is opposing Lowry legal challenge aimed at halting his trial over alleged tax offences

TD claims transfer of trial to Dublin breaches his rights and amounts to punishment for being popular with voters in Tipperary

As Jeremy Masding’s handwitten note-to-self makes the front page, here are a few other senior figures who wish they’d kept their notes to themselves

SF deputy found to have abused Dáil privilege in linking politicians to offshore accounts

Counsel says media reports on note to Enda Kenny is one reason trial should be stopped

Independent TD responds to reappointment controversy

Hearing later on whether TD liable to pay €1.74 million to accountancy firm

After two winners on opening day Mullins now favourite for trainers’ title

Case to be heard in Dublin in April

Persona consortium lost out to O’Brien’s Esat Digifone for State’s second mobile phone licence

TD told by commission it is discontinuing investigation

TD claims search by tax officials unnecessary and an outrageous invasion of his privacy

Former minister yet to comment on investigation into tax affairs

Gardaí to engage with key witness