Tributes are being paid to former Fianna Fail Minister and MEP Noel Davern and ex-TD and Senator Denis Foley who have died.

Relatives were last night trying to comfort Kathleen Chada, the devastated mother of Eoghan, 10, and Ruairi, 5, whose bodies were discovered just hours after gardaí issued a major alert in a bid to establish their whereabouts.

MICK WALLACE was going to tell us today how it was going to be, but the Ceann Comhairle had other ideas.

For now, at least, Mick Wallace says he will not resign from the Dáil.

THE La Cala Resort in Mijas, Málaga has been voted the best golf resort in southern Spanish region of Andalucía by a panel of industry experts.

To what extent have the Mahon revelations damaged Bertie Ahern’s standing as leader, asks Political Editor Harry McGee.

EFFORTS to root out corruption in politics are being undermined by weaknesses in legislation, according to a new report.

EVIDENCE given to the Moriarty Tribunal by former TD Denis Foley was branded “incredible” by the inquiry’s findings.

IF ever an Irish citizen could justly quote the lofty sentiments of Shakespeare’s Othello and say “I have done the State some service”, it was James Gogarty.

WHEN Denis Foley’s name appeared in Revenue’s list of settlements made by tax defaulters there was an air of inevitability to it; almost weariness.

ADDING to the tarnished image of politics, former Fianna Fáil TD Denis Foley has emerged as one of the largest individual tax defaulters on the latest list published by the Revenue Commissioners.

FORMER Fianna Fáil TD Denis Foley was among 182 tax dodgers named and shamed yesterday.

Former Fianna Fáil TD Denis Foley has paid more than half a million euro to the Revenue Commissioners after underdeclaring income tax, it was revealed today.

FIANNA FÁIL came to power in 1997 promising zero tolerance on crime — but this week we have been witnessing a policy of extreme tolerance in relation to the Lorcan Allen affair and the smoking ban.

Can FF continue to ride out corruption allegations? asks Political Editor Harry McGee

FIANNA FÁIL TD Michael Collins could be jailed for six months and or fined over 3,500 after his tax affairs were yesterday referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

STARTLING disclosures by the Revenue Commissioners that offshore schemes could yield more than €1bn in unpaid tax have focused the spotlight on Ireland’s pervasive culture of tax evasion.

DESPITE being described by Charlie Haughey as the most devious, the most ruthless and the most cunning of them all, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is proving to be one of the most inept political leaders this country has seen.

APART from having significant funds siphoned off in illegal bank accounts, disgraced Limerick TD Michael Collins and former Kerry North TD Denis Foley had another thing in common - silence.

A €3 MILLION business park developed by the IDA has been lying idle for the last six months because of a failure to attract investors.

PEOPLE in the north Kerry seaside village of Ballyheigue yesterday called for the removal of up to 15 caravans from a public car park close to the beach.

INFURIATED parents and students last night accused Education Minister Noel Dempsey of double standards as he attempts to close their 150 year-old secondary school.

JACK STRAW, the British Foreign Secretary, complained this week that the British invest too much faith in selecting judicial figures to chair inquiries.

TO say the Taoiseach revealed little that was substantially new about the Ray Burke affair when he addressed the Dáil yesterday would be an understatement.

A long-awaited report into the biggest financial and political scandal to hit Ireland was published today, exposing the names of 200 clients who held accounts with a ‘‘sham’’ bank.

A court in the Cayman Islands is expected to rule later today on whether the names and details of Irish Ansbacher account holders should be released to High Court inspectors.