Ireland’s official diplomatic representative in Panama is among more than 20 defendants accused of money laundering in one of the most significant trials in the country’s history.

The Department of Enterprise took part in a "closed door" and “strictly confidential” meeting with a lobby group representing arms manufacturers like Lockheed Martin, Saab and KNDS.

Independent senator Rónán Mullen emailed a voter last month with a list of their relatives and asked to be told “that you have registered them” on the new Seanad electoral register.

A business partner of Jeffrey Epstein – who once asked the paedophile “will you have a baby with me?” – financed two Dublin housing developments and an Irish tech company. One of the housing developments charges students more than €1,600 a month for a studio flat.

FedEx has deleted invoices from Jeffrey Epstein’s shipping account showing it was used long after his death.