The ‘godfather’ of Fine Gael, who steered the country out of the bailout, Finance Minister, Michael Noonan, has fulfilled his final acts as the man in charge of the State’s purse strings, writes Political Correspondent Juno McEnroe.

Michael Noonan’s tenure as Finance Minister and Enda Kenny’s tenure as Taoiseach are both about to end over the coming days, writes Jim Power.