Embattled TD Luke Ming Flanagan has admitted that four penalty points were wiped or kept from his driving record by gardaí due to his position as an elected representative.

Independent TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan has said he will reveal how gardaí contacted him to cancel penalty points for allegedly driving while using a mobile phone.

Roscommon TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan, a colleague of under-fire deputy Mick Wallace in the Dáil Technical Group, has admitted being "hypocritical" over the Wexford TD's tax affairs.

Pressure is mounting on Independent TD Mick Wallace to apologise to a Fine Gael Deputy after he was heard calling her "Miss Piggy".

Environment Minister Phil Hogan said today that he believes Roscommon TD Denis Naughten will eventually rejoin the party's ranks, after he was recently expelled from the parliamentary party.

Denis Naughten has been booted out of Fine Gael after voting against the coalition last night.

FÁS has a massive €267 million hole in its pension fund which will now have to be paid for by the taxpayer under rules introduced last year to guarantee semi-state pension pots.

AT a casual glance, it appeared to be the usual list from the revenue commissioners, naming and shaming the publicans, parish priests and assorted others who are conscientious objectors to paying their tax.

HEALTH MINISTER Mícheál Martin is facing increasing opposition from TDs within his own party over plans to ban smoking in pubs.