The Dáil Bar: A drugs loophole had the country on a high, but it was a low week for Sinn Féin

Newstalk.com’s Political Correspondent Páraic Gallagher’s bar-stool take on the happenings this week in Irish politics

Parade in Atlanta passes off without incident despite calls for protests at presence of Taoiseach

Thousands of people turned out in Atlanta today to see the Taoiseach lead the annual parade for St Patrick's Day.

Local media had reported that demonstrations were planned, in opposition to Enda Kenny's stance on water charges.

But there were no protests at the parade, which is one of the longest-running parades in the United States.

Graham Dwyer: Profile of an alleged killer

File photo of Graham Dwyer outside Dun Laoghaire District Court | Image: Niall Carson / PA WIRE

Francesca Comyn takes an in-depth look at the past week in the Graham Dwyer trial

Where is Putin? - Speculation continues over the Russian leader's whereabouts

From love children to a coup, there have been plenty of wild rumours about the president's possible situation and location

Jeremy Clarkson hints at BBC exit in newspaper article

Writing in his column for the Sun newspaper he appeared to refer to himself as a "dinosaur", explaining that "the day must come when you have to wave goodbye to the big monsters".

He wrote: "Nature made a mistake when it invented the dinosaur. It was too big, too violent ... All the dinosaurs died and now, years later, no-one mourns their passing."