“Illegitiminon carborundum”: The Taoiseach had just been asked by Galway Independent TD Noel Grealish if he had any advice for his successor in the job, and he jokingly offered the dog-Latin phrase which roughly translates as “Don’t let the bastards grind you down”, writes Lise Hand.

On Thursday afternoon, I tuned in to Leaders Questions as Deputy Thomas Pringle was putting a question to Joan Burton.