The Farrelly Commission report made no findings that Grace had experienced sexual or emotional abuse.

The Fianna Fáil candidate secured 96 votes in a secret ballot of TDs, ahead of Sinn Féin’s Aengus O Snodaigh on 66.

Verona Murphy has been elected as the new Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil, the Wexford TD is the first ever woman to hold the office

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

The Office for Public Works has also come under recent scrutiny for spending €336,000 on a glass-covered bike shelter

Office of Public Works officials appeared before the Oireachtas Finance Committee to answer questions about the high costs of the shelter.