“Illegitiminon carborundum”: The Taoiseach had just been asked by Galway Independent TD Noel Grealish if he had any advice for his successor in the job, and he jokingly offered the dog-Latin phrase which roughly translates as “Don’t let the bastards grind you down”, writes Lise Hand.

A FRENCH maths teacher who doused herself in petrol and set herself on fire in front of terrified pupils died of her injuries yesterday.