The former leader of the Green party John Gormley says it is his firm belief that some bankers hid the fact they were insolvent from the Government in the run-up to the bank guarantee.

The Banking Inquiry has been advised not to hear evidence from the former Anglo boss David Drumm by video-link; a brawl at a Mass in Meath had to be halted by the priest; and Donal Óg Cusack had some home truths for the Cork GAA community. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

Bertie Ahern has defended his record as Taoiseach at the Banking Inquiry; See the moment a helicopter crashes into a Longford pub; and a US judge has allowed the release of dashcam videos showing police killing an unarmed man in a suburb of LA, after he took off his hat. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

Brian Cowen has effectively denied "overruling" his minister for finance, Brian Lenihan, on the night of the guarantee.

Ireland’s former banking regulator has said that the country's financial regulatory system had "failed" in the crisis which brought the country to the brink of bankruptcy.

The former governor of the Central Bank says the ECB warned Ireland not to allow Anglo Irish Bank to collapse like Lehman Brothers.

A former advisor to Brian Lenihan has claimed the property market had crashed nearly a year before anyone realised.

The head of the Banking Inquiry Ciaran Lynch says he does not anticipate any resistance to compellability orders sent to more than a dozen senior witnesses.

We really need to get a bit of clarity around the ECB and its role and responsibilities prior to 2008.

Ireland's financial collapse was the fault of bankers, the IMF, the EU, regulators, politicians and auditors, according to the man who is now in charge of the Eurozone's bailout fund.

The causes of Ireland's banking crisis will be examined later today by the Banking Inquiry.

The former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank said the bank and the Cowen Government should have realised the extent of the problems facing the lender before the Guarantee.

The nation's crippling bank bailout has cost taxpayers an estimated €40 billion to date, the Governor of the Central Bank revealed.

The Banking Inquiry will continue its first public hearings this morning.

The Oireachtas Banking Inquiry are holding their second public meetings today. Follow live coverage below. Former Canadian Deputy Minister Rob Wright is currently speaking about his 2012 report into the Department of Finance.

The first expert witness at the Banking Inquiry has said the Government took the “safe decision” to bail out Ireland’s banks.

The Oireachtas Banking Inquiry are holding their first public meetings today as part of the inquiry context phase are meeting with Finnish academic and finance expert Peter Nyberg.

The Independent TD who resigned from the Banking Inquiry says he would be open to returning - if the two newly-added Government Senators resign.

The Taoiseach said moves to give the Government a majority on the Banking Inquiry reflect "the will of the people".

The Public Expenditure Minister says the Banking Inquiry is now "imminent".