The Monk does a bunk as true-blue Daniel Ennis elevated to the Dáil
Byelection marked a tough day for the big parties, and particularly Fine Gael rugby fan Neale Richmond, with Leinster also trounced
Danny Healy-Rae looks very well for a man who saw Dev stand up to Churchill
The Kerry TD, who has always voted against legislation to outlaw bloodsports, is very fond of the Irish hare too
Raidió Teilifís Entertainment draws another big crowd for its latest Kildare Street outing
Bakhurst and Lynch had much to do during their Oireachtas appearance but got little chance to say anything
RTÉ plunged into crisis again – it’s like the world cliff diving championships in Montrose
If crisis were a sea, the national broadcaster would never be out of it
ABBA the star of the show at Fianna Fáil’s ardfheis – Anyone But Bertie Ahern
CMAT sends a pointed message home to former taoiseach at New York gig
Bertie Ahern’s shocking doorstep detonation was no accident. It was a precision exercise
Taoiseach paid no heed to suggestions doorstep encounter was an act of political distraction
Mary Lou McDonald arrived with intel to stop the Minister in her tut-tutting tracks
When the outrage around paramedics’ pay had been exhausted, the Sinn Féin leader relayed ‘shock’ from a meeting in Clare
Bertie Ahern tells canvasser he once voted Aontú as he ‘didn’t fancy’ the Fianna Fáil candidate
Fianna Fáil’s James O’Connor goes nuclear on publicising Killeagh – the bypass, not the song
Micheál Martin channels Jack Nicholson as he and Mary Lou trade agricultural insults
Micheál channels Jack Nicholson as he and Mary Lou trade agricultural insults over help to ease rising bills
Martin Fraser bags Ambassador of the Year award, making him the diplomats’ diplomat
Outgoing Ambassador to the UK receives gong just before taking up new post as Ireland’s Ambassador to the UN
Mary Lou McDonald channels Father Ted with new naughty word in Dáil
Mary-Lou McDonald brings a new naughty word into the chamber, possibly inspired by Father Ted
Mary Lou pushed the Taoiseach for a Shinner mini-budget. He told her where to go
‘It’s as if it doesn’t exist in your world,’ said Micheál Martin after McDonald failed to mention the reason for the fuel crisis
Miriam Lord: Mary Lou is comfortable talking about rebellion, but is she facing one?
Sinn Féin leader didn’t look under pressure at ardfheis – an event typically attended by those who toe the party line
Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin’s ard fheis to see Kneecap workshop - and what’s with new Dáil seating plan?
A three-hour short programme sharpened Shinner appetites for Saturday’s packed agenda
Gloves off as Dáil deputies square up for a slot on Katie Taylor’s Croke Park barney
Richard O’Donoghue challenges Taoiseach to a bout of street debate, while Roderic O’Gorman stings like a bee







