THE DÁIL sat late into the night to consider dramatic emergency legislation which would liquidate the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation – the former Anglo Irish Bank.

The legislation, the ‘IBRC Resolution Bill 2013′, was passed by the Dáil shortly before 3am by 113 votes to 35.

The commentary below recounts proceedings from the Dáil, as they happened, between 10:30pm and about 3am when the Bill was finally passed.