A lion in business and politics, a pussycat at homeAchievements, not least his role in the peace process, a fine legacy for such a short spell at the topFri Aug 22 2014 - 01:00
Callely was a man blinded by his dazzling self-beliefFrom the moment he landed in Leinster House as a backbench TD, he adopted the swagger of successTue Jul 29 2014 - 01:00
And the end-of-term awards for political prowess go to . . .We can’t let our representatives go on a very long summer break without acknowledging their outstanding contributionSat Jul 26 2014 - 08:16
MacGill's Big Thinkers keep asking the same questionMiriam Lord: In terms of news interest Burton was relegated to second by Frank FlanneryTue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Would Enda break the law? You bet!As Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty helpfully pointed out, a law passed in 1931 makes it illegal to advertise the odds of any football match in the StateSat Jul 19 2014 - 09:23
Summer break-up of Dáil for the birdsSeanad told Dublin seagulls have lost the run of themselves completelyFri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00
Irish lessons not learned yet as FG women seetheMiriam Lord: Enda Kenny skips off to Brussels after saying he has every confidence in Joe McHugh’s language skillsThu Jul 17 2014 - 01:01
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach now faces wrath of the Angry BirdsKenny overlooked his female TDs’ claims for junior ministriesWed Jul 16 2014 - 01:00
Enda, Joan and the new Cabinet are politely asked to move a little to the leftThe long-awaited reshuffle brings just the barest structural alterationsSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:01
Country may be on the rocks but Garth can help us to keep on rockin’A real crisis has finally hit: how to get a country star on to centre stageFri Jul 11 2014 - 01:00
Enda and Joan shuffle with cards close to chests but can they let Garth play?What would Bertie Ahern do?Thu Jul 10 2014 - 01:00
Gilmore has no regrets as Quinn gives lesson in leavingPleas about ‘Garret’ resound as Cabinet meeting gets emotionalWed Jul 09 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Enda Kenny gives Lucinda Creighton thumbs upSF parties on at the Áras; but Mick Wallace seems to have sambaed out of townSat Jul 05 2014 - 11:07
The weight of expectation on the new leader is great, partly because she did so much to generate itThese are the moments in the tough world of politics when public and private collideSat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00
Petulant Pat going down with all guns blazingRabbitte was raging against the dying of the ministerial lightFri Jul 04 2014 - 09:01
A political wake on the plinth for departing Ruairí Quinn‘I’m immensely grateful for the career that I’ve had and the opportunities I’ve been given’Wed Jul 02 2014 - 22:42
Dail Sketch: Joan Burton is just waiting on the new keysAnything could happen before FridayWed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Áras garden party on moral high groundMichael D Higgins wants his term to be a Presidency of ideas – recognising new paradigms of thought and actionSat Jun 28 2014 - 01:00
Go on Cowen, spill the beans about what happened at the bank guarantee meetingThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Dáil Sketch: Not a shred of truth in Brian Crowley shift from ALDIChief whip Seán Ó Fearghaíl said the party was “reeling” and “bewildered” by Crowley’s actions, which suggests the Soldiers of Destiny ought to get out moreWed Jun 25 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s WeekThe running costs of tribunals, Kenny’s studs-up approach on Colllins and Finian McGrath is faster than Luis SuarezSat Jun 21 2014 - 07:25
Full marks for Enda and his brass neckAfter spending a year and a half defending scheme which was scrapped this week, descriptions of what Kenny’s Government was going to do now don’t inspire confidenceThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:05
The question that should have been asked at the Labour husting was: Why are we all here?Oh dear God, but the Labour husting was boring, with everyone trying to find different ways of saying the same thingMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Clare Daly wastes no time to become ruler of Ming’s empireDaly and ex-Socialist Party colleague Joe Higgins probably relieved they don’t share corridor any moreSat Jun 14 2014 - 08:24
Enda’s attempt to repair friendship goes for a BurtonIn the last couple of weeks, the Taoiseach hasn’t been his chipper selfSat Jun 14 2014 - 08:14
Einstein’s words fail to square with reality for EndaIn his handling of the banking inquiry the Taoiseach doesn’t seem to have learned from the pastSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
Seanad sketch: Match-fixing scandal ruins the ‘Beautiful Game’Fine Gael and Labour leaders show they are quite prepared to win ugly if need beFri Jun 13 2014 - 13:00
Enda and Micheál clash over banking inquiry committeeDáil Sketch: Was the Taoiseach trying to dictate an Oireachtas inquiry’s terms of reference?Thu Jun 12 2014 - 01:01
‘This is about the kind of country Ireland was where women were the focus of shame’Mother and baby homes issue cast a shadow over Dáil proceedingsWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Smiling Michael Noonan given the delicate treatmentThe Opposition was subdued on the medical card fiasco after news of the Minister for Finance’s cancerThu Jun 05 2014 - 01:06
Opportunity knocks but not on doorstepsAlex White attempts to bridge troubled watersFri May 30 2014 - 22:04
It’s all to play for as virtuous reality is the name of the Labour gameJoan says the people have reached their limits, but has she too?Thu May 29 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Gilmore departs after a very civilised coupTo his credit, Gilmore realised it was time to go before they forced himTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin’s capital coup leaves parties reelingMiddle class vote swings to the Shinners, while Ming high-ponytails it to Brussels and once withered Greens begin to sprout againMon May 26 2014 - 01:00
Shatter milks the moment, looking like 'Secret Millionaire’Miriam Lord: Former minister gives preening display for media on Leinster House plinthFri May 23 2014 - 01:00
The Sinn Féin candidate who is making a name for herselfLynn Boylan is a mystery candidate, but has rocketed to the top of the pollsThu May 22 2014 - 15:08
Endangered species Mary Fitzpatrick meets voters with long memoriesHow Fianna Fáil navigates ‘the grey area of the overlap’Wed May 21 2014 - 00:57
‘Shovel-ready’ Emer pauses Eurospeak to take a dig at poll frontrunner Sinn FéinLabour’s Euro hopeful is fighting hard in face of possible party meltdownTue May 20 2014 - 01:00
Enda won’t let political issues ruin snap-happy dayThe Taoiseach is strong on high-fiving kids and posing for photos and . . . well, that’s it reallyMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
Ghosts of squabbles past haunt GilmoreEamon Gilmore has woman trouble from present and former candidatesFri May 16 2014 - 01:00
Why won’t Enda tell Paddy what happened on Callinan Night?It’s 35 years or so since a commissioner quit. Enda knows why but he won’t tell, writes Miriam Lord.Thu May 15 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Hanafin spat helps liven up dull campaignVeteran cut adrift as Fianna Fáil backs first-timer Kate Feeney in BlackrockWed May 14 2014 - 01:05
Some things better left unsaid as Mullen pitches to wider audienceRónán Mullen pledges to take on Brussels for ailing rural communitiesSat May 10 2014 - 01:00
Breaking up is so very hard to doEnda made a quick settlement: Frances got Justice; Charlie got the childrenFri May 09 2014 - 01:00
Minister for self-defence stayed true to form to the endSketch: Alan Shatter managed to issue a resignation letter that was long on self-justification and absent of contritionThu May 08 2014 - 01:01
Say hello to the Greens. They want to get back in the gameSketch: The Green Party got stuck into Labour over what was and wasn’t in the troika dealWed May 07 2014 - 01:02
Miriam Lord’s week: Elections have seen more launches than a space programmeThe most eye-catching pledge so far: Labour’s plan for a dog-poo DNA bankSat May 03 2014 - 12:00
Hopeful Micheál Martin denies he is on the ropesFianna Fáil is speaking with one voice as party leader launches manifesto for European electionsThu May 01 2014 - 01:00
No meeting of the waters between leadersTaoiseach and Tánaiste dance around water charges issue in election pushWed Apr 30 2014 - 01:00
