We have confirmation that Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey has officially withdrawn her case against the Dean hotel in Dublin in relation to her now infamous fall off a swing. And the aftermath of that incident will now be the subject of an internal Fine Gael party review by a senior council.

So Maria Bailey’s fate remains in limbo for now.

One of Ivan's guests today, John McGuirk, the political commentator, tweeted this about the whole situation: “I am no fan of Maria Bailey, but I'm much less of a fan of our emerging national tendency to pick someone and spend a week destroying them, mainly for sport. She cocked up. Vote her out if you want, but this circus is absurd.”

John spoke to Ivan to further outline his views.