There was a far greater turnout by voters registered to vote at Mountjoy prison in the recent European and local elections than in some of the surrounding areas outside the prison in Dublin.

Developers lobbied ministers to get approval for high-rise buildings in Dublin city, including attempts to overcome “red tape” in obtaining planning with authorities.

Sinn Féin is a party unfit for government and Fine Gael will not be going into power with it, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe’s newly appointed special adviser has been described as “slime” by a constituency rival in a bitter online spat.

Outgoing Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said he regrets the fact that people were killed by the IRA during the Troubles but does not care how history judges him.

Ireland is on course to become the first country in Europe to cancel the passports of convicted paedophiles in a bid to prevent them travelling overseas to offend again.

The Taoiseach has likened Sinn Féin deputy leader, Mary Lou McDonald, to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen during heated exchanges in the Dáil.

Sinn Féin has said that the Government is failing to acknowledge the scale of the homeless and housing emergency.

There will be nothing very revolutionary about the makeup of the new cabinet, writes Elaine Loughlin.

Cuts to existing services will have to be made by ministers if they want to pay for new spending plans next year, they have been warned, writes Daniel McConnell of the Irish Examiner.

Fine Gael will not change its leader in 2017, says Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe, who feels Enda Kenny is too busy to stand down as Taoiseach.

Independent TD Maureen O’Sullivan said she was not endorsing “the use of physical force” when she wrote to the Courts Service asking that the period of time a dissident republican was spending on remand be cut.

Gerry Adams has decided when he will step down as Sinn Féin leader and his departure will be part of the plan being developed by the party.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams says he intends to lead his party into the next general election.

Crime-hit communities in inner-city Dublin are set to benefit from development in the nearby Docklands and related economic activity, Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.

Out-of-control rents are now averaging almost €18,000 a year in Dublin and must be stopped by introducing rent certainty, the Government has been told.

Enda Kenny’s new Cabinet has received mixed reaction with praise after he appointed more women to government, but also questions about the role he gave certain ministers.

Dublin Central TD Maureen O’Sullivan will compete for the role of ceann comhairle when the new Dáil votes on the position during a secret ballot tomorrow.

Senior Fine Gael ministers have suggested that talks on forming a government will begin in earnest with Fianna Fáil after tomorrow’s vote on nominating a taoiseach.

Sinn Féin TDs and senators yesterday voiced their support for leader Gerry Adams over his continued backing for convicted tax evader Tom ‘Slab’ Murphy.

The chief executive of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) strongly rejected suggestions that he “went looking for the head” of the former president of Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT).

A leading Labour backbencher has warned Tánaiste Joan Burton the party must not be “stampeded” into a pre-election voting pact with Fine Gael and that grassroots members need to be given their say on the deal.

Tánaiste Joan Burton is set to consider proposals to give struggling first-time buyers a hand buying their home with State-funded grants.

Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald has aimed a pointed slap in the direction of Labour, saying that, despite her party’s high position in the latest polls, it will not enter government like the current coalition member "at any price".

The Dáil has been adjourned until 2pm on Tuesday after Sinn Féin TD Mary Lou McDonald refused to leave the chamber.

The Dáil was rocked with accusations that Garda incompetence may have led to a murder and violent assaults being carried out.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny yesterday rejected opposition claims that Justice Minister Alan Shatter deliberately tried to undermine the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), adding Mr Shatter would have no difficulty answering questions when he appears before the Oireachtas Oversight Committee later today.

Gerry Adams is facing pressure to own up about his links with the IRA and to make a public declaration about his involvement with the paramilitary organisation.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been accused of encouraging young people to emigrate following budget measures which will see dole cut for those under 26 years of age.

Former minister Lucinda Creighton is entitled to a €46,000 severance pay package on top of her TD salary after resigning over the Government’s abortion legislation.

Incoming European Affairs Minister Paschal Donohoe has pledged to use his new role to try and facilitate Ireland’s exit from the bailout programme.

The country’s newest junior minister believes President Michael D Higgins should refer the contentious abortion legislation to the Supreme Court.

The Croke Park Agreement is back in the spotlight with a Fine Gael TD calling for its replacement.

Winners:

Voters stayed at home in large numbers despite Ireland’s future role in Europe being at stake in the fiscal treaty referendum.

The Defence Forces have confirmed that a suspicious device found at the constituency office of Sinn Féin TD Mary Lou McDonald earlier today was a hoax.

The 'No' side in the EU Treaty referendum is accusing the Finance Minister Michael Noonan of threatening the electorate with scare tactics about December's Budget.

TDs and senators disclosed €378,920 worth of political donations last year, with the majority of that going to the two Oireachtas members who ran in the presidential election.