No discord as Good News Brothers deliver Coalition's progress reportSKETCH: WITH MUFFLERS on their trumpets, they blew a soft tune in a carefully stage-managed performance on the steps of Government…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Could it be happy ever after for the promiscuous notes?SKETCH: IT’S SPRINGTIME, and they played a saucy little game of nudge and wink financial footsie in the Dáil.Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Elephants in room trample wild fantasies of rebuildingSKETCH: Micheál Martin did his best to ignore it but the two faces of Fianna Fáil were on full display hereMon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
It's a date: 'Calender Girls' star in Dáil for Leaders' QuestionsENGLISH ACTOR Lynda Bellingham, veteran of stage and screen, was in Leinster House on Thursday as a guest of Minister for Children…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Any chance of a bit of quiet, Peter? Don't bank on itPETER MATHEWS likes to talkSat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Decision to go west pays off for Taoiseach's petFINE GAEL TD for Dublin Mid-West Derek Keating was the only deputy from outside Mayo who attended last week’s first anniversary…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
When Tony met Charlie: 30th anniversary of Gregory's famous dealHARD TO believe, but it’s 30 years since the late Tony Gregory and his fellow community activists signed the famous “Gregory …Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
FF faithful all agog for the drama of Dev ÓgFIANNA FÁIL returned last night to the RDS after their boom-time years in the flock-walled confines of the Citywest Hotel on …Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Cannon fires salvo at JedwardMINISTER OF State at the Department of Education Ciaran Cannon was heavy of heart after The Late Late Show’s Eurosong programme…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Waste of time trying to talk rubbish with Enda as NY flight awaitsDÁIL SKETCH : In New York, the Taoiseach is a very popular man – and nobody annoys him about septic tanks and waste disposal…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Busy Enda should create a job for Taoiseach stunt doubleDÁIL SKETCH: IN SINN Féin, it’s all about killing them with kindness these days.Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Finance Bill reveals a keen eye for bread in Merrion StreetSKETCH: GREAT NEWS at long last for a much overlooked section of Irish society.Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Bog-standard debate as TDs get down and dirty over tanksDÁIL SKETCH: AT LEAST the Dáil is agreed on one thing: in this day and age, we must all practice safe sewerage.Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Day of optimism and celebration for new citizens jolts hearts of native cynics“A RARE day you will remember and you will cherishFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Many hugs emerge to banish awful images of nudey swimming TDsSKETCH: TREADING WATER on a cold afternoon in Leinster House, trying to keep up with the difficult concept of structural deficit…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Touchy-thumpy Taoiseach too cosy with Sarkozy for prim AdamsSKETCH: THAT GERRY Adams is easily sickened.Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
'Promiscuous' notes cause anger and envy in Middle IrelandMARY FROM Clontarf is on the Liveline. Mary, you’re very upsetSat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
'Feck off' poster has Green councillor all fuelled upGREEN PARTY councillor for Clare Brian Meaney is a sensitive soulSat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Bacik stays coolIT’S BAD enough that Alan Shatter is disrespecting the lawyers (they don’t appear to like the Minister for Justice very much, …Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Senator out in cold after speech on rural schools“AS A Fine Gael Senator and former education spokeswoman, I have a request for Minister for Education Ruairí QuinnSat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Megaphone diplomacy as septic tank protest flushes out divisions“I’M ON the mobile!”Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
'Mr Milligram' can turn the scales - just look at IndaPOLITICS IS a hard road.Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Oireachtas alumni enjoy knees-upON TUESDAY night, the Trinity Alumni of the Oireachtas gathered in the finest address in Dublin – No 1, Grafton Street – for …Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Our own Aurora Boringawlus eclipsed by septic tank flare-upSKETCH: A FEW dancing lights in the night sky and it’s a big deal in Donegal.Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Promiscuous notes getting to Gerry as Finian revs upDÁIL SKETCH: THE WAGES of sin may be debt but it seems the road to our financial salvation is paved with promiscuous notes.Wed Jan 25 2012 - 00:00
Slash and Tax get their groove on - yes, the boys are back in townThe IMF man was a disappointment. Not particularly for anything he said, but because he wasn’t AJ ChopraFri Jan 20 2012 - 00:00
Opposition fails to get a rise out of the Taoiseach - unlike his special advisersDÁIL SKETCH: IT’S THE latest new dance – and it’s all the rage in Cabinet.Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
2012: What's in storeTHE NEW political season got off to a slow start this weekSat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Old look for new year as Enda slips on Bertie's anorakDAIL SKETCH: ENDA BUSTLED up to the Merrion Street gates for the first day back, full of beans meanz business.Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Minister a sport for letting Dub lead launchTHERE WAS a massive turnout on Tuesday night in the National Museum for the launch of Jimmy Deenihan’s autobiography, My Sporting…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Suitable response to a job vacancyLABOUR’S PARLIAMENTARY party meeting was drawing to a close last Wednesday evening when Cork South-West TD Michael McCarthy cleared…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Nought but good cheer from GerryAs they like to say in Leinster House, it’s all about “the optics”Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Awards with trimmings aplenty as parties pay their own festive wayNO TAXPAYERS were harmed in the making of this year’s Christmas parties, we have been assured.Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Some essentials for the SeanadSENATOR JILLIAN van Turnhout served her last day as chief executive of the Children’s Rights Alliance last TuesdaySat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
We only swing when we're winningTHE CAPTAINCY of the Oireachtas golf society is a much sought-after position among those politicians of the Pringle jumper disposition…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
No time like the present as 'Wind-Up Mattie' toys with the Ceann Comhairle and brings a little cheer to TDsTHERE’S A must-have new toy on the political market this festive season.Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Joe promises uproar over tax - and he's bin there, done thatDÁIL SKETCH: A VERY unsettling picture appeared a number of years ago in the newspapersThu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Noonan gets to be the bride after 30 years a bridesmaidBUDGET SKETCH: NO BIG surprises — except a personal one for the Minister for Finance.Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Drama fans tune in for Howlin and gnashing of teethThere’s more horror in store today in the shape of ‘The Shining – Heeeere’s Baldy’Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
At least he did us the courtesy of a State address. And his pink tie was lovelyThis was Enda’s big moment, his chance to nail itMon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Voices raised at festive ArmageddonCHRISTMAS WAS cancelled in Leinster House last year.Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Never mind the ECB, sparky Lucinda acts as Enda's firewallSKETCH: ENDA’S BACKSTOP may be to the firewall, but he battles on against the creeping contagion – and by his side is the Admirable…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Enda intent on keeping us sweet but Coalition's fudge is hard to swallowSKETCH: A RETURN to plain speaking.Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
'Elf esteem' of Gilmore's little helpers takes a hammeringDÁIL SKETCH: “I BEG your pardon,” sniffs Enda.Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Ministers ready for life in the fast lane as Enda insists on taking high roadDÁIL SKETCH: What good is dredging up the past, asks the Taoiseach, when We Are Where We AreWed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Englebert returns with spring in his goose stepMerkel’s blue-eyed boy teamed up with Gunter Gilmore and Bernhardt HowlinFri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Taking the pledge can lead to a political hangoverDÁIL SKETCH : Fee issue sees Coalition patience tested as they get a harsh lesson on the perils of promisesThu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
High drama in Dáilton Abbey as respect urged for FG bluebloodsONE SIMPLY can’t get good staff in Leinster House these days.Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Chaos in chamber as everyone wants to know - 'where's Willie?'“WHERE’S Willie?” That’s what everyone wanted to know in Leinster House yesterday.Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
Cross-party singing group bridges troubled waters to help suicide charityFine Gael’s Peter Mathews seemed the best candidate for the mantle of BonoMon Nov 14 2011 - 00:00
