The so-called ‘Trinity Treaty’ and its eight pages, which will be the glue that keeps this minority Fine Gael government from falling apart at the seams, was debated at party meetings last night.

Angry TDs have claimed the spirit of reform is already being ignored before a single change is even implemented.

Enda Kenny has said he cannot play God when it comes to the weather, as his Government was criticised in the Dáil for not acting quickly enough to address flooding.