Miriam Lord: A fitting farewell to Dickie Rock as ‘king of Cabra’ gets full house for his final gig
Funeral of star of the showband era took place in Cabra, where he sang in the choir as a boy before becoming one of Ireland’s most beloved entertainers
Fianna Fáil seeks royal treatment as Simon and Micheál see the crown jewels
Miriam Lord: Scotland shows off its crown jewels to an Irish contingency, putting haggis, rather than government formation, on the menu
Gift-wrapped Simon Harris switches on Dáil Christmas tree lights in glow of peace and harmony
Festive cheer illuminates Government Buildings as ‘all speechified out’ Taoiseach makes brief address
For much of the time in the RDS, one of the big questions was: what the hell is going on?
Gerry Hutch barrelled up to the RDS, causing a media scrum; he may have lost the election but he knew he was in charge at the count
From handbags at dawn to the Kanturk Disaster: the campaign’s highs, lows, and outright clangers
Miriam Lord: From the grand entrance of a baby girl for Holly Cairns to slagging off teachers and annoying the RSA, the 2024 campaign had its share of highlights
Mary Lou gives a lesson in cavassing in Carlow
Sinn Féin leader’s ‘chatty’ campaign trail style a world away from Dáil barbs
Miriam Lord’s debate rankings: Did Harris get a shot at redemption? Did Martin or McDonald land a knockout blow?
General election: Harris needed shot at redemption while other two just needed to get themselves noticed in RTÉ debate which covered a crowded list of topics
The tears came from an unexpected quarter. Conor McGregor, holding his mother’s hand, gulping for air and crying
Over the two week hearing the events of that day in December 2018 were laid bare in the most raw and humiliating detail for Nikita Hand
Usual hams hogging most of the limelight: Miriam Lord’s election debate leaders’ ratings
Debate meandered for over two hours with the Simon and Micheál tag-team combining to stick it to the Shinners and anyone else who threatened to wreck their brotherly buzz
‘I mean, the cheek of him!’: Miriam Lord boards Blueshirt One with Simon Harris
Paschal tells the faithful ‘our economy is currently in a great place’
Joy is a word Conor McGregor returns to again and again. Nikita Hand paints a much darker picture
Mixed martial arts fighter fondly remembers bedroom encounter on second day in the witness box
Conor McGregor stuns High Court onlookers with evidence about night of alleged sexual assault
Mixed martial arts fighter begins evidence with graphic account of events on night Nikita Hand alleges she was sexually assaulted by McGregor and another man
Green Party prepared to grit teeth and re-enter coalition with new-found foes
Election 2024: Serving with tormentors; buses for bingo and pints; political deal-breakers and ... baby on the way
Fine Gael breaks unspoken ‘don’t frighten the horses’ campaign rule
It was like a Mills and Boon break-up as political singletons Simon Harris and Micheál Martin and others battled it out for the public’s affection
RIP FF-FG-Green Coalition, 2020-2024 - Miriam Lord’s look back at the Government
Three taoisigh, five budgets and a global pandemic: in unprecedented times it was a government like no other