Miriam Lord: Taoiseach sounds like an Ikea ad as he announces Grand ReopeningMicheál served up a nourishing number soup and we lapped it up with palpable reliefSat May 29 2021 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Emergency powers rolled over despite vaccine being rolled outGood faith turns to buyer’s remorse as TDs see no unwinding of draconian Covid curbsWed May 26 2021 - 22:11
Miriam Lord: A nation waits anxiously for Leaving Cert and digital green certEveryone poised to jet away for the Med just as soon as that vital paperwork comes throughTue May 25 2021 - 22:26
Miriam Lord: Calls for repatriation of the Dáil as cost of daily sittings mountFed-up politicians want out of Convention Centre and back to Leinster HouseSat May 22 2021 - 01:43
Miriam Lord: McGrath warns about appalling vista facing nationIt’s like ‘Germany in 1933’ all over again but Mattie’s not falling for the ‘scamdemic’Wed May 19 2021 - 22:10
Miriam Lord: From Iarnród Enda to Sewer Rod EndaMicheál Martin’s predecessor made an unexpected appearance at leaders’ questions on TuesdayTue May 18 2021 - 22:24
Miriam Lord: Shock as Minister for Housing fails to dig himself into a holeDarragh O’Brien huffed and puffed and finally got a shovelful of dirt – disappointingSat May 15 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach says he’s ‘shovel-ready’ but Mary Lou gets the digs inMary Lou McDonald heaps scorn on stated promise to tackle the housing crisisWed May 12 2021 - 22:45
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach’s toes uncomfortably close to flames as he rejects talk of water chargesMary Lou McDonald is mining a rich seam of public discontent and she knows itTue May 11 2021 - 22:33
Miriam Lord: Dublin Bay South gears up for the battle of the barristersSenior counsel Jim O’Callaghan has his work cut out to get an FF candidate over the lineSat May 08 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Government in a flap about the cuckoo in the property nestA nasty ‘variant’ of Greed-09 has swooped through an entire housing estate in KildareWed May 05 2021 - 22:36
Miriam Lord: Hope springs maternal as Helen McEntee’s good news is deliveredCongratulations pour in for Minister as knives come out in Dublin Bay SouthSat May 01 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: A spring in Micheál’s step as he brings good news for summerThe Taoiseach was happy to do the heavy lifting: lifting restrictions, lifting our spiritsThu Apr 29 2021 - 22:43
Miriam Lord: Damp squibs in the Dáil while sparks fly in Stormont and WestminsterKillarney fire could not compete with Boris’s decor meltdown and the Apotheosis of PootsWed Apr 28 2021 - 23:03
Miriam Lord: Here’s a tip, Senator – learn where the mute button isMartin Conway of FG was overheard doing some side business during a virtual meetingSat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: At last, an end is in sight – the Seanad byelections have passedIt was hard to contain the excitement at the election of two Senators, but we managedWed Apr 21 2021 - 22:17
Are ye right there, Enda, are ye right? Do you think you have the Áras in your sights?Miriam Lord: the former taoiseach is networking away on abandoned old railway linesSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:06
Miriam Lord: Paschal gets on his high horse as RTÉ says the FG trigger wordMinister needed a protective layer of cotton wool after getting a kicking over kids’ shoesSat Apr 03 2021 - 04:04
Miriam Lord: Mary Lou ‘Brollied’ as phantom microphone muffler strikesIt’s a plucky individual who mutes the Sinn Féin leader when she’s holding forthWed Mar 31 2021 - 22:34
Miriam Lord: Everything said by the Taoiseach carried a health warningMicheál holds out a whiff of a carrot and a smaller stick with a promise of better days to comeTue Mar 30 2021 - 22:52
Miriam Lord’s week: Jimmy Deenihan’s reputation reaches Uganda‘Jimmy’s Borehole’ might not sound very charitable, but that’s exactly what it isSat Mar 27 2021 - 03:00
Miriam Lord: Power couples locked in a battle for control of the ecosphereGreen soap forgotten as spirit of Cromwell evoked in DáilWed Mar 24 2021 - 21:59
Miriam Lord’s Week: A win for the invisible women of Leinster HouseThe lack of recognition for the cleaners of this (very big) building is about to be rectifiedSat Mar 13 2021 - 03:16
Miriam Lord: Séamus the Dog beats Mary Lou to the hard questionsPuppet pooch might have had more luck grilling Taoiseach about Gravy StockbrokersWed Mar 10 2021 - 21:52
Miriam Lord: Central Bank recommends a shot of vitamin D for the Davy gangFor Derville Rowland, the silver bullet is a shaft of sunlight through the company walletTue Mar 09 2021 - 22:45
Miriam Lord: FF good-news merchants jump the gun in rush to start the partyElsewhere Sinn Féin reminded us that if you have to curse, you should curse in IrishSat Mar 06 2021 - 01:43
Miriam Lord: The Bisto Kids get a taste of their own Davy gravyOpposition pours on the scorn and gives FF a good roasting over its Celtic Tiger pastWed Mar 03 2021 - 22:34
Miriam Lord’s Week: Limerick TD unites his FG colleagues against himMinister of State Patrick O’Donovan handed black card for unsporting behaviourSat Feb 27 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Martin gambles on vaccine cavalry in face of Opposition gloom‘The variants are on tour,’ intones Alan Kelly as Government rolls diceWed Feb 24 2021 - 21:54
Miriam Lord: Micheál promises a new dawn but keeps us in the twilight zoneTaoiseach’s big speech told us nothing we didn’t know and nothing we wanted to hearTue Feb 23 2021 - 22:37
Miriam Lord: Donnelly’s silence makes the sniggers contagiousTwee pancake videos on social media mean Minister for Health was not only one to fall flatSat Feb 20 2021 - 04:47
Miriam Lord: The Pearse Doherty insurance helpline is now openWhen it comes to striking fear into insurance firms, the Sinn Féin TD is the new Joe DuffyWed Feb 17 2021 - 22:03
Miriam Lord: Ryan’s U-turn on Limerick road fails to keep Keating on boardMinister for Beer Gardens mortifies former hacks amid leaks of ridiculous proportionsSat Feb 13 2021 - 01:30
Miriam Lord: Working-class hero shouts down the Culchie WhisperersLabour TD reminds Rural Independents they don’t have a monopoly on country mattersWed Feb 10 2021 - 22:30
Miriam Lord: Zooming in and out of reality at the Public Accounts CommitteeThe sitting is a bit like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? when they phone a friendTue Feb 09 2021 - 21:41
Miriam Lord: Seanad byelection talk puts Covid in the ha’penny placeNever mind the vaccine rollout – all we want to know is when will the election take placeSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:23
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach’s quarantine pledge stalls at the bedroom doorWhen will mandatory quarantine be implemented? Depends on which Minister answersWed Feb 03 2021 - 22:19
Miriam Lord: TDs led up the garden path by politics in the Covid eraThis week veered from green fingers in Kildare to Tubthumping in the SeanadSat Jan 30 2021 - 03:14
Miriam Lord: Well-mannered Taoiseach displays patience of proverbial saintMicheál Martin has feathers ruffled by Pringle over his missing zero Covid strategyWed Jan 27 2021 - 21:33
Miriam Lord: Opposition casts Government as Duds’ Army after new Covid battle planCaptain Micheál Mainwaring’s new motto is ‘hold firm and stick to the basics’Tue Jan 26 2021 - 22:37
Miriam Lord: Healy-Rae scooting around and giving the Honda 50 a run for its moneyMeanwhile, Bulgarians put on a show for new Irish Ambassador in SofiaSat Jan 23 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Back to school for foot-in-mouth specialist Josepha MadiganNo lessons learned as Madigan keeps digging through the medium of riddlesWed Jan 20 2021 - 21:49
Miriam Lord: Seanad sits in Dáil chamber but still has that vacant lookNews of Seanad’s return has heartsick country reaching for the tonicTue Jan 19 2021 - 22:35
Miriam Lord: Why did the secretary general cross the road? Because he’s worth itForget the Fitbit – this short stroll is bringing one public servant a very healthy salary boostSat Jan 16 2021 - 02:10
Miriam Lord: Government’s big gesture left in tatters by calm, articulate angerCatherine Connolly’s compelling, clear-eyed speech stood out over all the apologiesWed Jan 13 2021 - 22:40
Miriam Lord: We've put 2020 behind us, now we can look forward to year aheadIn May Labour Party leader Alan Kelly explodes during Leaders’ Questions. ‘It’s what he would have wanted,’ says a constituency colleagueSat Jan 02 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Political Awards 2020: the winners and losersMicheál Martin’s prediction about an ‘interesting’ year came true, and then someWed Dec 23 2020 - 11:57
Miriam Lord: No room at the Leinster House inn for former TDs and senatorsChristmas visits off the menu as Oireachtas restaurant only open to serving membersSat Dec 19 2020 - 03:04
Miriam Lord: No room at the Leinster House inn for former TDs and senatorsChristmas visits off the menu as Oireachtas restaurant only open to serving membersSat Dec 19 2020 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: TDs weren’t banking on Taoiseach’s parting Yuletide giftTalk about spoiling the Opposition with presents of denials about bank bailoutWed Dec 16 2020 - 21:51
