Not a wet eye as Pat questions our happiness"Thanks for logging on," says a concerned looking Pat Rabbitte to visitors to the Labour Party websiteWed Feb 14 2007 - 00:00
Bread, roses and personal guarantees for changeHappiness is a flower in every buttonhole and a bun in every oven. Vote Labour. Goodnight.Mon Feb 12 2007 - 00:00
Tabloids let the Cat out of the bag on BertieDáil Sketch: Another morning in Drumcondra, and Bertie's fork is poised above the modest kipper on his breakfast plateThu Feb 08 2007 - 00:00
Bertie's stand-up routine has Pat in stitchesDáil Sketch: You know the way when somebody asks you a serious question, and you're supposed to know the answer but you don'…Wed Feb 07 2007 - 00:00
There's nothing worse than a reformed RottweilerTwo new poster campaigns, one policy launch, a Minister flashing his billions.Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
All to play for as Kindergarten Pat gets his big election promise in firstEven though it was a Sunday afternoon, the promise that Pat Rabbitte would be introducing the first of five new Labour planks…Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
Bertie's tunnel joy rapidly goes down the tubesAt long last, good news on the traffic frontThu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
No pain, more gain: Biffo's Subliminal SplurgeEstimates sketch: They just couldn't resist a spot of pre-election cleveralityFri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
Bono's prodigal trousers ad Stetson will return homeLet the nation rejoice: Bono's trousers have finally achieved closure.Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Boundless gloom as Kenny goads Ahern but spectre of absent Ó Cuív lightens moodDáil Sketch: Misery knew no bounds in Leinster House yesterdayWed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Ahern happy to announce seafront project but not to humour RocheNo ribbon. No plaque. No speech. No talk.Mon Nov 13 2006 - 00:00
Taoiseach adds page 3 glamour to launch of 'Who's Who in Ireland'The urge to look was so great that some people couldn't even wait until they got outsideSat Nov 04 2006 - 00:00
McDowell's wink and a nod leave Fine Gael in a tizzyDáil Sketch: Minister of State Noel Treacy goes on the radio, huffing and puffing and pretending he knows more about the workings…Fri Nov 03 2006 - 00:00
Pedigree chumps appear barking when up on hind legsDáil Sketch: The latest opinion poll results should have made him a happy man, but it was a grumpy Bertie who endured Leaders…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Dirty politics and fat cats finally brought to bookBertie's perfect bedside book has just been publishedWed Oct 25 2006 - 01:00
Getting to the bottom of Lola's plonk with a ferocious thirstLola opened the plonk in court on Wednesday, and it was allowed to breathe for a full 24 hours before Bono's lawyer could contain…Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Less a Stetson, more a state of mindThe Battle of Little Big Trousers rages onThu Oct 19 2006 - 01:00
Taoiseach's persuasion still leaves PDs piquedSullen and silent, the piqued PDs mustered in a tight little group, separated from their Government partners by a sea of empty…Fri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
Blessed Ivor of Precious Emulsion takes sheen off Bertie's answersDail Sketch: The Callely canonisation process continuesThu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Packed house looking for blood but Bertie just survivesDáil sketch: "Bless me Michael, for I haven't sinnedWed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
McDowell pricks up his ears and finds his teeth'Of course it wasn't a fee." Even Bertie wouldn't have the brass neck to tell that to the DáilFri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Deputies take to tip-toes in fear of more explosivesDail sketch: The Protocol on Explosive Remnants was up for mention in the Dáil yesterday. Wartime stuff, apparentlyThu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
In soft, sighing, plaintive tones, he made his pitchThe green-keeping staff at the K Club have been lavished with praise for their magnificent presentation of the course at last…Wed Sept 27 2006 - 01:00
Bertie ignores elephant in room as vultures stalk him in the zoo Miriam LordBertie may have been going ape behind the scenes, but at least there was good news on the elephant front.Tue Sept 26 2006 - 01:00
Suspense and drama - but Mary goes placidly amid noise and haste'And now, a brief pause for reflection. It will be mercifully short. Nominations for the PD leadership close on MondayFri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
Mary sits back to enjoy the showKeep your powder dry, choose your moment, and when the bombshell drops, stand back and enjoy the fireworks.Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
Another chapter in the Taoiseach's litany of openingsWhen it comes to open government, Bertie Ahern delivers. He'll open anythingTue Jul 11 2006 - 01:00
Ghosts from past mark end of an eraBertie Ahern stepped up to the microphone. He lifted his head, as if about to speak, but no words came. An Taoiseach pausedSat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
