Demob happy Cowen? Don't be a fool . . .DÁIL SKETCH: FOR A man about to escape answering questions in the Dáil for the next three months, Brian Cowen was in foul humour…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Shaky foundations exposed in Biffo's Nama dramaDÁIL SKETCH: AND FIRST, some good news. We hear Mattie McGrath is a little hoarse. (Or hoss, as he might put it himselfWed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Not quite Disney, but Baldy and the Beast stir hopes of fairytale endingBALDY AND the Beast. Not quite the stuff of Disney, but with Michael Noonan and James Reilly playing the principal roles on Enda…Fri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
Green pups take being anti-litter to a whole new levelDÁIL SKETCH: John Gormley is holding Biffo’s rural carnivores to ransom at the blunt end of a lettuceThu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Mattie going over the edge not enough for stag party in DáilDÁIL SKETCH: LIKE A team of police negotiators, the Government’s men and women tried to talk Mattie downWed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
Is this just fantasy? Cowen rhapsody a true high note for Anglo-Irish dreamDÁIL SKETCH: Eamon and Enda wax lyrical about property tax but Queen routine consumes TaoiseachThu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Biffona Biffona not quite out of denial stageDÁIL SKETCH: “THIS IS dead money, in a dead bank, in a black holeWed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Cappuccino generation falls to those who eat dinner at middayAn Oxbridge education counted for nothing as Richard Bruton’s hopes ended amid visceral roars of ‘Up Mayo!’Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Seasoned observers less swayed by victory flares from rebel campDÁIL SKETCH: WILL AMBITIOUS inexperience triumph today? Or will the old dog for the hard road come out ahead? Nobody knows, …Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Never again will we have to listen to politicians blaming LehmanAND AFTER all that, our shiny high-end international designer recession (hand-stitched by shysters in Manhattan) turns out to…Thu Jun 10 2010 - 01:00
Big Ian's visit takes place on day of historic disharmonyDÁIL SKETCH: AMID SCENES of unfettered roaring, history was made in Leinster House yesterday.Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Ivor fails to put Cork in the D4 meejaDÁIL SKETCH: YET ANOTHER example of the Dublin 4 media trying to hound a decent man from the country out of a job.Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Rocky road ahead for Ivor the Driver while Cowen has his eye on IsraelDÁIL SKETCH: A TOUCH of west Cork came to Leinster House yesterdayWed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
At least they're cutting Kildare Street emissionsDÁIL SKETCH: A LAZY hazy afternoon chewing the cud in the Dáil chamber.Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Miriam Lord's WeekSparkling news for Creighton; Gilmore puts on the glitz; Feargal Quinn may be a Super Mayor; FG tries to zap FF rivals and Conor…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
As asses roar it's business as usual in the chamberDÁIL SKETCH: WHEN IS an ass not an ass? When he’s Bernard Durkan, Fine Gael TD and windbag in chief of the 30th Dáil.Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
It's the era of Dave - and Inda's come up smelling of ToryDÁIL SKETCH: SHINY DAVE was hardly in the door of 10 Downing Street before Inda began playing footsie with him.Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Two years is a long time in the spirit-sapping era of BiffoDÁIL SKETCH: IT CAN’T beThu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Corporate headhunters set to pick off brightest and bestDAIL SKETCH: WHAT A day it was around Leinster HouseThu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Fate of Leinster House pensioners now a humanitarian issueDÁIL SKETCH: SCIENTISTS WERE baffled. A dusty buzzing cloud suddenly appeared above Drumcondra yesterday afternoonWed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Miriam Lord's WeekMissing the Labour conference; (A)viva Messi; taking office; first for Google; birthday boys; Flanagan’s fashion; Fingers…Sat Apr 24 2010 - 01:00
Brand Higgins fails to draw the crowds despite rousing cry of vindicationVINDICATION WAS sweet for Comrade Joe. Not, it goes without saying, that he was taking any pleasure in it.Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Big Bad John shows no mercy as he parades trophy Minister MaryA BLUES guitar with bad attitude starts to twang. The audience hollers in anticipationMon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
The hills are alive with the sound of scandalised BlueshirtsDÁIL SKETCH: HOW DO you solve a problem like young Leo? Stop him from being loud and calm him down? How do you find a word that…Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Big Bad John shows no mercy as he parades trophy Minister MaryA BLUES guitar with bad attitude starts to twang. The audience hollers in anticipationWed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Kid gloves come off as gardaí give Seánie a lengthy grillingAfter detention of former Anglo chief, more executives may be arrestedSat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
TDs scan heavy schedule of Harney GlobetrottersDÁIL SKETCH: THE Harney Globetrotters (motto: Martyrs to the Air Miles) are on tour again.Thu Mar 11 2010 - 00:00
Wince factor as Leo tackles Mary on 'cringe factor'DÁIL SKETCH: BELOW-THE-belt behaviour or a legitimate challenge from Leo Varadkar? Fine Gael’s political pup is rapidly maturing…Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
It's Kildare Street bubble time again as Greens go into conclaveDÁIL SKETCH: NOW THAT we can look forward to working well into our 90s – it’s only a matter of time now – Mary Harney provided…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Years at the raffles and all Bertie has to show is a measly 10 grandDÁIL SKETCH: Some might begrudge the former taoiseach his win in a football club lottery – but given the scale of his losses…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Heavy Gang tickled by organic olive branchDÁIL SKETCH: TYPECASTING IS a terrible thing. Trevor transgresses and we bow our heads in sorrowThu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Epitome of a professional hit - ruthless, clinical, cleanSKETCH: THIS WAS a professional hit – ruthless, clinical, cleanWed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Hysteria in the House over 'Willie stay or Willie go?'DÁIL SKETCH: Consensus, civility and a commitment to carbon credits will get a junior coalition partner only so farFri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Greens finally wear out the 'we're suffering inner turmoil' actDAIL SKETCH: WHAT A lovely little cameo at the top of the stepsThu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
FF stands by fiery Willie over his 'mistake'DÁIL SKETCH: A FLOCK. A raft. A paddling. A team. A flush. All collective nouns for groups of ducks.Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Planet Dáil in turmoil as Fine Gael's shooting star turns out to be an alienGeorge Lee was never a typical TD, which is why he got elected in the first place and why his early departure is not such a huge…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Jekyll and Hyde nature of FF inadvertently let out of the bag?DÁIL SKETCH: “DUNG CATCHERSThu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Spain's loss as Cowen tied down in DáilDAIL SKETCH: HIS TIE may have been the colour of Spanish marmalade, but there was to be no lunch in Madrid for BiffoWed Feb 03 2010 - 00:00
Cabinet briefs and the lack of support for those in need of head shopsDÁIL SKETCH: THE DAY got off to an unsettling start for many of us.Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Cabinet briefs and the lack of support for those in need of head shopsDÁIL SKETCH: THE DAY got off to an unsettling start for many of us.Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Not a snigger to be heard as Coughlan plays it drearyDÁIL SKETCH: Safety in dullness for a Tánaiste who hasn’t covered herself in glory as Taoiseach’s stand-inWed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Not a snigger to be heard as Coughlan plays it drearyDÁIL SKETCH: Safety in dullness for a Tánaiste who hasn’t covered herself in glory as Taoiseach’s stand-inWed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Search for a wise man will be conducted outside the HouseDAIL SKETCH: AT LEAST this Government is beginning to recognise its limitations.Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Search for a wise man will be conducted outside the HouseDAIL SKETCH: AT LEAST this Government is beginning to recognise its limitations.Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Stable doors shut for Biffo's 'timely' inquiryDÁIL SKETCH: AS LEADER of the Government’s elite Rapid Response Snore, Brian Cowen moved with his trademark lightning sluggishness…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Stable doors shut for Biffo's 'timely' inquiryDÁIL SKETCH: AS LEADER of the Government’s elite Rapid Response Snore, Brian Cowen moved with his trademark lightning sluggishness…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Omigod - sales fever reaches even higher pitchJOHN AND Edward Grimes looked out, on the feast of Stephen.Mon Dec 28 2009 - 00:00
Fear not flood victims - the Dáil is to take statements!DÁIL SKETCH: There was a flood of joy in sodden homes as the good news from Dublin bobbed upWed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Nostalgia for past protest campaigns vanishes as mood gets very seriousDURING THE boom, it was not unknown for old socialists to wax nostalgic into their pints and long for the good old days of fiery…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Can it really be all over for the Sages of Shanahan's, Taoiseach?DÁIL SKETCH : Despite what Cowen says, it’s hard to close all loopholes against our business dynamosWed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
