Micheál and Mary Lou are never going to be best buddies – but even by their fractious standards, the Sinn Féin leader surpassed herself

Paul Murphy questions ‘elusive’ pro-coursing report, held forth by Government yet ‘shyer than the hare itself’

There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess

Big Jim O’Callaghan hears voices, Zelenskiy’s joke opens the Euro Lingo Bingo, laptop Lawless comes down on data centres

At the opening ceremony for Ireland’s EU presidency at Dublin Castle, Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivered a well-timed dig

Dáil proceedings have summer holiday feel as Micheál Martin gets set to lean on his three pillars of EU council presidency

Becoming President was good news for Catherine Connolly, but becoming a grandmother for the first time is just as good

Dáil sketch: Taoiseach longs for a swim after stream of water-related questions

Leaders’ Questions dominated by ordeal of women abused as children by principal and predator Leo Hickey

Taoiseach’s cranky inner teacher comes out as he sees TDs not paying attention in class

Dispiriting familiarity to parade of TDs coming out to say they would vote against Bill allowing women make their own choice

‘Breach’ deliveries of bonuses also occurring at other hospitals, Social Democrats TD reveals

Michael McDowell, Rossa Fanning and Helen McEntee also had birthdays recently, though Helen tried to keep mum about it

Not one Coalition deputy - apart from a brace of junior ministers whipped in on both days to flag the Government’s opposition to the boycott proposals - showed up to speak

Spare a thought for the mayor of Austin, Texas, who watched as the discussion moved on to sewerage concerns in Foynes