Miriam’s Lord’s week: Fianna Fáil election fiasco report bundles Jim Gavin under the busMicheál Martin and his team ease back on the contrition and their inept handling of the presidential election campaignSat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
Miriam Lord’s week: Labour still first among equals as SocDems are outvotedGovernment sides with Labour in row over Leaders’ Questions pecking orderSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
Dáil deputies make their love for dogs (and cats) known in emotional animal welfare debateEthel Gannon, Coco Gould and Padmé Murphy just three of the pets namechecked as TDs backed case for stronger protectionsThu Dec 11 2025 - 06:00
Storm Bram failed to dampen spirits on the one day all TDs are afforded a smileYoung campaigner Cara Darmody was the star of the hour as tree-lighting ceremony was moved insideWed Dec 10 2025 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: What possessed Micheál Martin to post bonkers bus snap that made him look like a soap opera villain?The Taoiseach grins in the driver’s seat while Sensible Simon steers the economySat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Will Government’s 30-pint infrastructure plan bring festive cheer to all? Parties made a big Christmas show of launching the initiative, complete with flashy flyers and silly videos Thu Dec 04 2025 - 06:00
Red-carpet treatment as packed Dáil chamber gathers to hear ZelenskiyUnlikely wartime leader must be so weary of having to travel the world, pleading for solidarity with his invaded homelandWed Dec 03 2025 - 06:00
Don’t think twice, it’s all right to get a selfie in Leinster HouseMix-ups over photos and Bob Dylan, memories of a cow called Thatcher, and Mr Angry meets his matchSat Nov 29 2025 - 06:00
The Fourteen Steps of Mount Merrion a must-see for international students of profligacy‘I don’t believe €750,000 is right, proper or appropriate for 14 steps,’ Taoiseach concedes on his return from the world stage Thu Nov 27 2025 - 06:00
Mystery of the missing Micheál leaves Opposition leaders stuck with understudyMinisters of a more fragile disposition than Darragh O’Brien might have been crushed by the receptionWed Nov 26 2025 - 06:00
Hardly a dry seat in the house as Paschal Donohoe makes his exitOutgoing minister for finance effusive in his praise for party leader and ministerial successor Simon Harris at Fine Gael gatheringSat Nov 22 2025 - 06:00
Bualadh bos for Liz Truss as Coalition use ‘the lettuce’ to stave off Sinn Féin attackTaoiseach and Tánaiste relish the chance to remind Mary Lou McDonald of her one-time alignment with the former Tory PMThu Nov 20 2025 - 06:00
Well wishes from all sides see Paschal Donohoe off from his time in the DáilThe now former minister bowed out ahead of taking on his new job at the World Bank in his usual fuss-free styleWed Nov 19 2025 - 06:00
‘An ambassador tried to leave’: Miriam Lord on how inauguration event left noses out of jointThe venue was too small, there was not enough food and an ambassador tried to leaveSat Nov 15 2025 - 06:00
After their grand day out at Dublin Castle, TDs were rolling in the aisles in DáilVerona Murphy hatched a comedy line, but deputy Michael Collins was counting his chickens alreadyThu Nov 13 2025 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Connolly’s inauguration was a bit like a big Irish wedding, solemn and joyous Simon Harris walked Catherine C up the aisle in Dublin Castle before giving her away to the people of IrelandTue Nov 11 2025 - 22:03
President-elect drops back in on former Dáil colleagues as she finalises Áras prepDifficult decisions over inauguration guest list, with 13 siblings, politicians and volunteers looking for a placeSat Nov 08 2025 - 06:00
Cancer services saved Richard Boyd Barrett’s life. Now, he wants to give backWarm welcome all round from political rivals as People Before Profit stalwart returns to DáilThu Nov 06 2025 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Jack Chambers endures silent tsunami of schadenfreude in the DáilWith the Taoiseach abroad, Chambers and the Yates connection take centre stage at Leinster HouseTue Nov 04 2025 - 21:52
Halfway through the account of DJ Carey’s career as a swindler, the atmosphere changedFormer Kilkenny hurler sits motionless in the dock as stories of his cold exploitation unfoldFri Oct 31 2025 - 21:59
Catherine Connolly rises serenely as brutal presidential election has uplifting endMicheál Martin and Simon Harris tried to put brave faces on their parties’ sorry performances, while the parties of the united left sought to outdo each other in claiming creditSun Oct 26 2025 - 09:29
Miriam Lord’s campaign awards: the real winners (and losers) of the presidential electionFrom Jim Gavin’s white chinos to Maria Steen’s handbag to Catherine Connolly’s snappy slogan, the votes are inSat Oct 25 2025 - 06:00
Expensive-looking typo appears outside Government departmentPresidential election polling day is just around the corner, so political minds are elsewhereThu Oct 23 2025 - 06:00
Thanks be to Jaaysus: final debate wraps up a God-awful presidential election Lagging in the polls, Heather Humphreys needed a knockout blow - it was quickly apparent it was not coming Wed Oct 22 2025 - 09:49
Miriam Lord’s Week: Micheál’s damage limitation might be too little too late after allO’Donovan tells lovely wee stories, insomnia inspires McCullagh and Sinn Féin slip up on no-showsSat Oct 18 2025 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Presidential election proving to be a piece of cake for Catherine ConnollyThough her campaign is buoyant, one spirited elderly voter remains unconvincedWed Oct 15 2025 - 21:46
Winter may be coming, but Opposition not short of fuel to roast the TaoiseachMicheál Martin feeling the chill in the Dáil chamber over heating costs and housing Wed Oct 15 2025 - 06:00
A week of so many leaks Fianna Fáil ought to call in the specialist plumbersThe party might be in crisis, but at least it has a solid sense of humourSat Oct 11 2025 - 06:00
From Belfast to Dublin via the Reichstag, Heather puts in the mileage for Áras bidPresidential candidate’s fire brigade visit would have been even more valuable two days earlierThu Oct 09 2025 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Everyone is knocking great enjoyment out of the Fianna Fáil drama which overshadowed budget dayOpposition and everyone else are knocking great enjoyment out of the presidential drama, tooWed Oct 08 2025 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: It was Fianna Fáil’s DUBU Day: Disastrous, Unbelievable, Bizarre, UnprecedentedJim Gavin posters will be down off lamp-posts quicker than the unauthorised tricolours above themTue Oct 07 2025 - 06:00
Budget battle truce declared as Paschal’s kid lines out for Na FiannaOscar Donohoe is part of Glasnevin club playing Dublin senior football semi-final against Kilmacud Crokes on SundaySat Oct 04 2025 - 06:00
Big Jim moves to dispel any notion that colleagues are at budget loggerheadsThe run up to the budget this year has been unusually quiet. Except within the merciless confines of the Mixed Ministerial Arts octagon in Government BuildingsThu Oct 02 2025 - 06:00
Martin, resplendent in his single transferable suit, was not ready for Bike Shed Part IIThis was one anniversary Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald wasn’t going to miss Wed Oct 01 2025 - 06:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: McDowell turns a page as Steen seethesSenator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame gameSat Sept 27 2025 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Handbag at the Dáil for Maria Steen as her Áras run comes to an endCatherine Connolly continues her duties as a TD while Heather Humphreys hits the campaign trail ladderThu Sept 25 2025 - 06:00
Maria Steen, opponent of marriage equality and abortion, championed as a symbol of choiceIndependent Ireland took irony to new level in statement of support for presidential hopefulWed Sept 24 2025 - 06:00
Jim Gavin comes with his own presidential parachute and ticks all the boxesFianna Fáil faithful are praying the leadership doesn’t make a mess of its amusing plan to win the presidential election though superior tacticsMon Sept 01 2025 - 06:00
Dublin Smackdown: How WWE suplexed thousands of eager Irish kids and even more grown menFor almost three hours, a who’s who of wrestling superstars enthralled capacity crowd at 3Arena Sun Aug 24 2025 - 16:48
People discarded jackets in the heat, but Princess Anne was clad in scarf and glovesBritish media outlets described the visit as possibly Michael D’s last engagement with a ‘senior royal’Wed Aug 06 2025 - 21:23
Deaths in Co Fermanagh: ‘The only comfort we have is that Vanessa, James and Sara are together and finally safe’Funeral Mass for Vanessa Whyte and her two teenage children takes place in Co ClareSat Aug 02 2025 - 21:52
Miriam Lord’s Dáil end-of-term awards: from cute hoors to rookie errors and good operatorsBig Jim is best in class, although sluggish start means new intake of TDs are yet to get much of a look-in - and as for Tipperary’s kingmaker...Sat Jul 26 2025 - 06:00
Eager Ministers line up for their spending money as Coalition announces National Development PlanThe rejigged NDP is ‘unprecedented in scale and scope’, said the Tánaiste. It’s also a bit light on detailWed Jul 23 2025 - 06:00
Miriam’s Lord’s Week: The gang’s (almost) all here for the Healy-Rae hooleyJunior Minister Michael hosted a lunch in Leinster House to thank his general election team, but TD brother Danny didn’t attendSat Jul 19 2025 - 06:00
Catherine Connolly’s Áras campaign begins with a very ‘soft launch’ Independent TD got a cheer from the Gaza protesters corralled beyond Buswell’s HotelThu Jul 17 2025 - 06:00
Minister for Health makes emergency intervention after Taoiseach’s joke ripples through the HouseDanny Healy-Rae makes impassioned plea on behalf of Killorglin publicans ahead of Puck FairWed Jul 16 2025 - 06:00
‘Disco pants’ Niall Quinn could be just the Áras ticket for Fianna FáilAt the Irish embassy bash in London, guests were focused on the all-consuming question of who will enter the race for the Áras Sat Jul 12 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach turned tables on the Opposition when they least expected it with moment of clarityProposed increase in personal injury awards has been divisive, yet Micheál Martin took probing question in his strideThu Jul 10 2025 - 06:00
Mary Lou seemed to have an extra pep to her step. Was that a Statement Jacket?Micheál Martin performed a masterclass in sidestepping questions about rising costsWed Jul 09 2025 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Guests sang Donald Trump’s signature tune at the US ambassador’s bash until embarrassment got the better of them Michael Flatley toots a flute for Irish-US relations; Micheál Martin gets plonked in front of a harp in Japan Sat Jul 05 2025 - 06:00
