“As a democracy approaching its centenary, we should not be seduced by the piffling savings projected by bureaucratic bean-counters.” So writes Cllr Joe Conway (Letters, Aug 27) as an argument to retain the Seanad.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny was heckled by protesters when he arrived in Killarney, Co Kerry, for the presentation of a humanitarian award on Saturday night.

Embattled TD Mick Wallace faces further scrutiny of his finances after being forced out of the Independents’ Technical Group over his failure to declare €1.4m owed in Vat.