WATCH: TD Michael Ring has a spectacular go at Fianna Fáil in the Dáil
After a three-hour debate last night, the government won a motion of confidence in itself - but it was a certain Fine Gael TD from Mayo who came out of the 'ring' fighting on behalf of his party.
Enda Kenny's rival constituent took the opportunity to lash out at Fianna Fáil's Micheál Martin and Niall Collins, when the latter called for transcripts of evidence to the Fennelly Commission - which investigated the taping of non-999 calls to Garda stations - be made public.
Sports minister Ring took to his feet and loudly claimed that all the Opposition party ever did when they were in power was "stand over every scandal and ask for another report."
But he didn't stop there...
Jim McGuinness on Celtic, being inspired by Pep and Mourinho and worries over current gap in Gaelic football
Former Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has spoken of his worry about the gap that is growing between the top counties in Gaelic football and the rest.
The 2012 All-Ireland winner joined us on Off The Ball tonight to talk about a range of topics but shares his concerns about the current status quo.
What's the point of building an expensive and disruptive metro link to Dublin Airport?
So, Metro North is on its way back - well, well, well.
That said, I’m not surprised that the plan for the DART underground linking Dublin’s Docklands to Heuston Station has been shelved.
It’s the right rail infrastructure to build for the long term, not only for the Greater Dublin area, but for the whole country, providing as it would a seamless mainline rail connection from Belfast to Cork and all connected rail destinations south and west, and incorporating Dublin Airport.
The right long term decision, but it seems we don’t have the money required and I wouldn’t be holding my breath for a revised more cost-effective version, despite Minister Donohoe’s bona fides on the issue.
So what about the Metro?
Why Irish clubs don't want their games on TV
Earlier this month, it emerged that Shamrock Rovers had written to RTE asking that their matches no longer be shown on live TV - a stance supported by Dundalk FC.
Understandably, the clubs' concerns are related to finances and lost revenue and The Irish Independent football writer and Off The Ball contributor Dan McDonnell explained the situation.
Dublin Web Summit to move to Lisbon in 2016
The Dublin Web Summit is to move to the Portuguese city of Lisbon from 2016. It will be held at the MEO Arena and FIL Feira Internacional de Lisboa.
The summit is to leave the Irish capital after five years.
Some 30,000 attendees are expected to attend this year’s summit in Dublin in November.
"We estimate that more than 50,000 attendees will come to our events over a 12-month period - more than have come to Web Summit in its history prior to 2015", CEO Paddy Cosgrave says.
