Miriam Lord: Leo’s practised reply proves less than perfectTaoiseach’s ardfheis quip provokes a precisely-aimed zinger from Dara CallearyThu Nov 16 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: You can bank on Michael Lowry for a laughTipperary TD’s concern about what banks are doing with SBCI money rings hollowWed Nov 15 2017 - 01:00
When Stephen Donnelly met Boris Johnson and other storiesMiriam Lord’s week: The Brexit saga rumbles on, but what could Theresa be trying to tell the DUP?Sat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00
Damp-squib dance as Leo doesn’t trip the light fantasticTaoiseach’s debut address lacks spark but earnestly distributes content to faithfulFri Nov 10 2017 - 22:18
Miriam Lord: Thin-skinned Taoiseach lays it on a bit too thickDáil sketch: What rude word did Micheál Martin utter to get Leo in such a lather?Thu Nov 09 2017 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Rolling moan gathers no RossMinister for Transport nowhere to be seen in Dáil despite 24-hour rail strikeTue Nov 07 2017 - 21:49
Miriam Lord’s Week: High-Vis Varadkar drives FG rebrandingTaoiseach turns himself into shovel-ready project as he makes big announcementsSat Oct 28 2017 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: Banks will hardly fear Paschal’s Hulk impressionDonohoe assures Dáil he will take ‘activist actions’ – in about six months’ timeThu Oct 26 2017 - 06:00
Halloween horror as banks play wicked game of ‘Trick or Track’It’s Swindlers’ List, and we’ve been Taken. Time for Liam Neeson’s particular set of skills?Tue Oct 24 2017 - 21:53
Miriam Lord’s week: FG on back foot over World Cup playoff clashParty seeks way to avoid Varadkar ardfheis address clashing with Ireland v DenmarkSat Oct 21 2017 - 03:15
Miriam Lord: Gerry’s €30 vino brings an instant hangoverSF chief fluffs lines on pensions and you could see he felt he had been treated very ChablisWed Oct 18 2017 - 21:30
Miriam Lord: Leo gets to grips with post truthTaoiseach cites French voting patterns as a reason to keep post offices from closingWed Oct 18 2017 - 01:02
Miriam Lord: FF ardfheis is a nightmare on Merrion RoadMicheál Martin heads decisively in wobbly straight line with a leftish limp at the eventMon Oct 16 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Leo outflanks FF with diversionary move in CorkCabinet parks tanks on Micheál Martin’s lawn as party ardfheis opens in DublinSat Oct 14 2017 - 05:00
No rest for Paschal Donohoe as he does the budget media whirlMiriam Lord: Micheál Martin’s ‘fake outrage’ gets a bad review from drama critic VaradkarThu Oct 12 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Budget 2018, with Paschal Done-with-No-Hue-and-Very-Little-CryThe only surprise? That people were surprised there was no surpriseWed Oct 11 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: ‘Leo is like Hyacinth Bucket on speed these days’Taoiseach feeds the faithful, Dáil bingo on the way and Clare Daly keeps it realSat Oct 07 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Gerry and Leo’s vomcom makes for tough viewingThe pair tickled each other’s bellies in the Dáil, leaving hacks green about the gillsThu Oct 05 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s week: Rash response as Mary Lou gets under Leo’s skinTaoiseach’s ill-considered barbs in Dáil insufficient evidence for finding of sexismSat Sept 30 2017 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: Choirboy Varadkar hits sour notes in Dáil rowMary Lou McDonald thrown out of Dáil as Taoiseach avoids bank questionsThu Sept 28 2017 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: Fossil fuel gets whole new meaning as Senators meetNational Museum’s ceramics room perfect place for members to let off unscented gasWed Sept 27 2017 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Michael D’s bashfulness will plough onIndependents want a race, but Uachtaráin na hÉireann is leaving us all in limboSat Sept 23 2017 - 01:00
The Ploughing: no country for a young Dublin TaoiseachThe flesh-pressing is a work in progress for Varadkar – but he is trying very hardFri Sept 22 2017 - 01:00
Scarlet robes and Opposition on red alert as Dáil returnsMiriam Lord: It wasn’t long before Leo was banging the drum for people in the middleWed Sept 20 2017 - 22:11
Miriam Lord: Dublin and Mayo leave us all in bitsAll-Ireland final proved an incredible sporting occasion – one it’ll take a while to get overMon Sept 18 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Bertie asks what one tree can do for yewThe former taoiseach dispensed with wisdom at the Kennedy Summer SchoolSat Sept 09 2017 - 04:00
Miriam Lord: Gasps as Adams goes for Sinn Féin presidencySense of relief at the news was such that everyone almost kept a straight faceWed Sept 06 2017 - 01:00
Colour and clamour, cheers and tears on a great day in CrokerMiriam Lord: The two sets of fans well-versed in disappointment got along famouslyMon Sept 04 2017 - 01:00
No time for blaa-blaa as Waterford holds breath for finalMiriam Lord: Déise gripped by All-Ireland fever as supporters hope to end 58-year waitSat Sept 02 2017 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: The boss Ross gathers moss with albatrossBoredom prompts Winston Churchtown to compose doggerel about Fianna Fáil counterpartSat Aug 19 2017 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: Dr Biffo gets it off his chest at veterans’ reunionDublin Castle gathering of Fianna Fáil from different era hears defiant Brian CowenWed Jul 26 2017 - 22:11
Miriam Lord’s Awards: Winners of this year’s political gongsDáil movers, shakers, losers and inbetweeners: A selection from the corridors of powerSat Jul 22 2017 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Disciplinarian Varadkar puts Ministers on dutyGalvanising presence: Taoiseach rallies the troops for Leaders’ QuestionsSat Jul 15 2017 - 09:40
Miriam Lord: Paul Murphy wraps himself in Jobstown martyrdomSolidarity TD calls for inquiry into Garda evidence as Taoiseach denounces ‘thuggery’Wed Jul 12 2017 - 21:57
Lots of huff and puff, but the House still blows down on FridayMiriam Lord: Despite the hissy fits, TDs unite in the name of the summer recessTue Jul 11 2017 - 22:03
Miriam Lord: Juncker’s MEP outburst disrupts bloc partyMeanwhile, Leo proves to be the perfect host as Fine Gael looks forward to summer nightsFri Jul 07 2017 - 21:17
Miriam Lord: Ryan trashes Dáil to make point and Pat can’t copeAs Green Party leader produces rubbish from a bag, Gallagher is beside himselfWed Jul 05 2017 - 21:49
Bromance blossoms as Fanboy Slim meets Justin BiebeauLeo Varadkar and Justin Trudeau could be mistaken for a 1990s boy band reunionTue Jul 04 2017 - 21:23
Miriam Lord: Donnelly pushed out in FF fight to stay in frameFrankie goes to Hollywood while Oireachtas’ golfers made to feel special in KillarneySat Jul 01 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Mary Lou fires opening salvo in latest round of ‘Utility Wars’‘Taoiseach, I want to raise with you the latest debacle over bin charges...’ Gulp.Wed Jun 28 2017 - 21:47
Miriam Lord: Winston Churchtown missing in actionShane Ross not present for Leaders’ Questions as Varadkar and Martin manoeuvreWed Jun 28 2017 - 05:30
Leo heads off FF ambush with pre-emptive dash to the ÁrasOnce Máire Whelan’s appointment was rubberstamped, Micheál was shooting blanksSat Jun 24 2017 - 06:00
It’s back down the hill for the Grand Old Duke of CorkDáil Sketch: The FF-ers rattled their swords, but their leader was forced to retreat – for nowThu Jun 22 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Irony-free Nóirín engulfs PAC in verbal dust screenIt’s hard work listening to O’Sullivan as she relays her grand plan to re-energise the forceTue Jun 20 2017 - 21:39
Miriam Lord: ‘It was entirely legal’ echoes through Leinster HouseMáire Whelan controversy is like Enda stashing a dead fish behind the radiatorSat Jun 17 2017 - 01:00
Leo’s big day: just like his First Holy Communion, says his mammyThe new Taoiseach looked a bit overawed, but at least this time he didn’t fall over and get his lovely white John Travolta trousers dirtyWed Jun 14 2017 - 22:19
Enda Kenny, the nice guy who didn’t finish lastMiriam Lord: Would he well up? He didn’t, on this day every prime minister dreadsWed Jun 14 2017 - 01:00
Meet the Varadkars: ‘Handsome, beautiful 38-year-old doctor becomes PM of Ireland’Miriam Lord pays a house call to Miriam and Ashok, the parents of our next taoiseachSat Jun 10 2017 - 01:00
Cabinet whip-round marks Enda and Noonan’s retirementTaoiseach gets emotional at Farmleigh dinner suggested by Varadkar and DonohoeSat Jun 10 2017 - 01:00
Taoiseach-in-waiting meets man waiting to be taoiseachLatest round of negotiations shouldn’t be too taxing for newly installed FG chiefThu Jun 08 2017 - 01:00
