A spokesman for the Taoiseach has "completely rejected" allegations that Enda Kenny misled the Dail over his contact with Anglo Irish Bank.

The Sunday Independent's published details of email which showed the then-leader of the opposition contacted a senior Anglo official in 2008 - before the bank was nationalised - to brief them on government policy.

Before now, Enda Kenny had only revealed one meeting with Anglo in 2008.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin says the Taoiseach's criticism of the Cowen Government's links to Anglo now seem hypocritical.