Miriam Lord: Marriage referendum really is all about the childrenReluctant gay icon Enda Kenny deploys the ‘what did you do in the war, daddy?’ tacticThu May 21 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Fields of magic on trip to the BurrenThe nature-loving royal visitor was in a very special place, and he knew itWed May 20 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: It took real guts for Ursula Halligan to say publicly she is gayShe was prepared to live with her secret – then the marriage referendum came alongSat May 16 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Temperature is self-raising in heated rowAfter much roaring, Seán Barrett abandoned the chair and decided to suspend the HouseThu May 14 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: TDs’ pension questions raise a lotto laughs for HowlinThere’s nothing quite like them for boiling the bloodWed May 13 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: ‘No’ campaign looks to high horse as it recruits ShergarPoster of the Week was in Naas: ‘Shergar Wasn’t Bred By 2 Stallions. Vote No’Sat May 09 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Mattie’s on the dossier, but he’s no Yes manMattie McGrath has been muttering darkly for some time over the campaign for the marriage equality referendumThu May 07 2015 - 01:00
Remembering the children of the 1916 RisingService honours the 40 previously forgotten children killed in the RisingWed May 06 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: FF byelection effort faces rise of Mé FéinJohn McGuinness flies to Canaries for holiday as Carlow-Kilkenny campaign beginsSat May 02 2015 - 11:38
Miriam Lord: Spring release greeted with derisionThe Opposition clearly don’t realise that this week is dedicated to Selfserv, not SiteservThu Apr 30 2015 - 01:01
Shock and bewilderment as Karen Buckley laid to restMiriam Lord: A community came together with great dignity to mourn in great sadnessWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Martin entices middle back to FF sandwichGolden oldies and optimistic youth pack hall but middle cohort not much in evidenceMon Apr 27 2015 - 08:52
Miriam Lord: Party time for older Soldiers of DestinyMicheál Martin absent as Mary Coughlan celebrates 50th with former colleaguesSat Apr 25 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Nama men give masterclass in infuriating understatementAccount of bank guarantee night makes episode seem even more incredibleThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Rats, fish and yet Enda can’t smell a thing‘The Taoiseach sniffed the air. Nothing. He would have to go off and get a bit more detail.’Wed Apr 22 2015 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Joan and Mary Lou not feeling the loveWeekly bouts between McDonald and Burton will go down in history of the 31st DáilFri Apr 17 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Warm-up routine ensures no pulled musclesA dull day in the Dáil – but it’s tough to get into the swing of things after so much time offThu Apr 16 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Yes Equality seeks to start national conversation‘I’m Voting Yes – Ask Me Why’ initiative runs risk of speaking to the convertedFri Apr 10 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: 1916 celebrations a masterpiece of solemn dignityHowever next year’s centenary is likely to be the bunfight to end all bunfightsMon Apr 06 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Jack O’Connor wins gong for Steely Dan tributeSiptu leader makes heavy weather of exit from Vincent Browne television programmeSat Apr 04 2015 - 11:21
Miriam Lord: Enda Kenny and the watery tale of man with two pints in his handMicheál Martin has finally decided to put manners on some senior party figuresThu Apr 02 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach takes shine off TD’s baublesAbsence of all-party agreement a deterrent to setting up national awards scheme – KennyWed Apr 01 2015 - 11:47
Miriam Lord: Run on Leinster House stationery as Kenny shifts election lineTDs and Senators load car boots as Taoiseach drops usual mention of election ‘next year’Sat Mar 28 2015 - 08:28
Miriam Lord: Adams delighted as he ventures into ‘Endaland’Taoiseach reminds Sinn Féin leader of his early support for contentious water chargesThu Mar 26 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Enda plays modest role amid flood of outrageTaoiseach says he supports his Minister’s proposals for water charges, calling them a ‘modest contribution’Wed Mar 25 2015 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Renua Ireland? It was hard to get past the nameAt launch of new party, leader Lucinda Creighton vows to ‘govern in sunshine’Sat Mar 14 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin plays victim as McGahon row rages onAdams hurt at notion his party alone is taking the rap for turning blind eye to abuseThu Mar 12 2015 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: Coalition celebrates fourth anniversary all aloneWhat should have been a good week for Adams post-ardfheis got off to a bumpy startWed Mar 11 2015 - 05:00
Dáil Sketch: Joan Burton declines to show her vicious streakTánaiste takes barbs in her stride as Ruth Coppinger goes on the attackFri Mar 06 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Adams annoyed at Dáil decibel levelsDeputies shouting and roaring, punctuated by the Ceann Comhairle’s ineffectual yelps – poor Gerry Adams can hardly hear himself glareThu Mar 05 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Feelgood engine revs up on Merrion SquareAs the Coalition moves into the final phase of its term, positive announcements are beginning to rollWed Mar 04 2015 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Joan Burton tries not to raise her voiceTánaiste had clearly been voice-trained to within an inch of her bubbly personalityMon Mar 02 2015 - 01:01
Miriam Lord’s Week: Labour’s turn to batten down the hatchesPortrait painter makes exhibition of eminent headsSat Feb 28 2015 - 05:45
Miriam Lord: Opposition in rude health over Leo Varadkar’s smirkMicheál Martin criticises Varadkar over his response to delayed discharges crisisThu Feb 26 2015 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: It’s a close shave, but Michael Healy-Rae is no Gerry AdamsTaoiseach snows SF leader under blizzard of detail on Expressway route changesWed Feb 25 2015 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Enda fans simmer and swoon for ‘party icon’Kenny gives polished performance as bouquets and brickbats fly at Fine Gael conferenceMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15
Miriam Lord: Elusive Enda Kenny transports Gerry Adams to an angry placeAdams raises issue of salary increases for ministerial advisers with TaoiseachThu Feb 19 2015 - 08:41
A nation once again, but Gerry Adams is not happyRichard Boyd Barrett says Sinn Féin has helped bring about unity by austerityWed Feb 18 2015 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Gab McFadden tries to rescue Irish from SFWillie Walsh maintains holding pattern over ShannonSat Feb 14 2015 - 12:06
Miriam Lord: Shatter can’t keep eyes away from his former officeFormer minister has much to say about current affairs in Department of JusticeThu Feb 12 2015 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: Enda says it’s all down to the ConstitutionKenny invokes wisdom of Attorney General to shoot-down Clare Daly’s BillWed Feb 11 2015 - 05:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Ó Caoláin keeps to the left of Fine GaelHumphreys gave schoolchildren day off while Varadkar gave tips on keeping pounds offSat Feb 07 2015 - 09:25
Miriam Lord: Gerry Adams smells a rat in the chamberThere’s an outbreak of twitching noses in the Dáil, and a few noses out of joint. Will there be a commission of inquiry into the source of the pong?Thu Feb 05 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Alan Shatter’s protests fuel residual rancourAlan is causing ructions - thanks to him, the Ceann Comhairle nearly lost his job this weekWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Taoiseach butters up the farmersSimon Coveney arrived late for the Irish Farmers’ Association meeting, but Enda did milk it a bitSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
Shatter strikes again and Enda’s good day is overThe nation stopped in its tracks and turned up the radioThu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: promise of reform stays locked in CabinetIt seems Kenny and Gilmore and their ministers stuck a paragraph into their programme for government to stop themselves spilling the beansWed Jan 28 2015 - 05:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Let them eat nothing but foie grasLabour get lesson in teamwork from Brian CodySat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
