Varadkar had a habit of putting his foot in his mouth as taoiseach, and with politics now behind him, he has the freedom to say what he wants

Ivan Yates told the Oireachtas media committee on Wednesday that he ‘deliberately’ did not tell Matt Cooper about the coaching.

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

Ivan Yates is to leave the hugely popular political podcast he co-hosts with Matt Cooper, Path to Power

Despite Taoiseach Simon Harris insisting the Government will serve its full term to March 2025, November remains the most likely time for the next general election, according to former minister for agriculture Ivan Yates