"A lot of schools aren't aware that EU funding for this scheme is in place."

As the now-failed British prime ministerial candidate Michael Gove knows only too well, when it comes to politics, whoever wields the dagger seldom wears the crown.

Acting Tánaiste Joan Burton has warned the Panama papers scandal is “a wake-up call” for Ireland, adding companies here must be forced to pay minimum tax rates in order to prevent the crisis from re-occurring.

Get a taste of some of the interesting and quirky happenings in Europe from our Europe correspondent, Ann Cahill.