A little less serious conversation as Micheál is left all shook up by Mary Lou at last Leaders' Qs

It was as if Elvis had left the building. But the Dáil is reminded that Micheál Martin will soon be staging a comeback as Tánaiste

Mary Lou McDonald bade a fond farewell to Micheál Martin who is stepping down as Taoiseach, prompting him to speculate if the Sinn Féin leader's well wishes were going to lead to 'an Elvis moment'. File picture: Getty Images

While a sing-song almost broke out in the Dáil chamber, opposition leaders instead found themselves belting out the same old tunes.

“Here we are. This is it, our last exchange,” Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald told Micheál Martin as he took his last Leader’s Questions as Taoiseach.