Miriam Lord: A spring in Micheál’s step as he brings good news for summerThe Taoiseach was happy to do the heavy lifting: lifting restrictions, lifting our spiritsThu Apr 29 2021 - 22:43
Miriam Lord: Damp squibs in the Dáil while sparks fly in Stormont and WestminsterKillarney fire could not compete with Boris’s decor meltdown and the Apotheosis of PootsWed Apr 28 2021 - 23:03
Miriam Lord: Here’s a tip, Senator – learn where the mute button isMartin Conway of FG was overheard doing some side business during a virtual meetingSat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: At last, an end is in sight – the Seanad byelections have passedIt was hard to contain the excitement at the election of two Senators, but we managedWed Apr 21 2021 - 22:17
Are ye right there, Enda, are ye right? Do you think you have the Áras in your sights?Miriam Lord: the former taoiseach is networking away on abandoned old railway linesSat Apr 17 2021 - 01:06
Miriam Lord: Paschal gets on his high horse as RTÉ says the FG trigger wordMinister needed a protective layer of cotton wool after getting a kicking over kids’ shoesSat Apr 03 2021 - 04:04
Miriam Lord: Mary Lou ‘Brollied’ as phantom microphone muffler strikesIt’s a plucky individual who mutes the Sinn Féin leader when she’s holding forthWed Mar 31 2021 - 22:34
Miriam Lord: Everything said by the Taoiseach carried a health warningMicheál holds out a whiff of a carrot and a smaller stick with a promise of better days to comeTue Mar 30 2021 - 22:52
Miriam Lord’s week: Jimmy Deenihan’s reputation reaches Uganda‘Jimmy’s Borehole’ might not sound very charitable, but that’s exactly what it isSat Mar 27 2021 - 03:00
Miriam Lord: Power couples locked in a battle for control of the ecosphereGreen soap forgotten as spirit of Cromwell evoked in DáilWed Mar 24 2021 - 21:59
Miriam Lord’s Week: A win for the invisible women of Leinster HouseThe lack of recognition for the cleaners of this (very big) building is about to be rectifiedSat Mar 13 2021 - 03:16
Miriam Lord: Séamus the Dog beats Mary Lou to the hard questionsPuppet pooch might have had more luck grilling Taoiseach about Gravy StockbrokersWed Mar 10 2021 - 21:52
Miriam Lord: Central Bank recommends a shot of vitamin D for the Davy gangFor Derville Rowland, the silver bullet is a shaft of sunlight through the company walletTue Mar 09 2021 - 22:45
Miriam Lord: FF good-news merchants jump the gun in rush to start the partyElsewhere Sinn Féin reminded us that if you have to curse, you should curse in IrishSat Mar 06 2021 - 01:43
Miriam Lord: The Bisto Kids get a taste of their own Davy gravyOpposition pours on the scorn and gives FF a good roasting over its Celtic Tiger pastWed Mar 03 2021 - 22:34
Miriam Lord’s Week: Limerick TD unites his FG colleagues against himMinister of State Patrick O’Donovan handed black card for unsporting behaviourSat Feb 27 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Martin gambles on vaccine cavalry in face of Opposition gloom‘The variants are on tour,’ intones Alan Kelly as Government rolls diceWed Feb 24 2021 - 21:54
Miriam Lord: Micheál promises a new dawn but keeps us in the twilight zoneTaoiseach’s big speech told us nothing we didn’t know and nothing we wanted to hearTue Feb 23 2021 - 22:37
Miriam Lord: Donnelly’s silence makes the sniggers contagiousTwee pancake videos on social media mean Minister for Health was not only one to fall flatSat Feb 20 2021 - 04:47
Miriam Lord: The Pearse Doherty insurance helpline is now openWhen it comes to striking fear into insurance firms, the Sinn Féin TD is the new Joe DuffyWed Feb 17 2021 - 22:03
Miriam Lord: Ryan’s U-turn on Limerick road fails to keep Keating on boardMinister for Beer Gardens mortifies former hacks amid leaks of ridiculous proportionsSat Feb 13 2021 - 01:30
Miriam Lord: Working-class hero shouts down the Culchie WhisperersLabour TD reminds Rural Independents they don’t have a monopoly on country mattersWed Feb 10 2021 - 22:30
Miriam Lord: Zooming in and out of reality at the Public Accounts CommitteeThe sitting is a bit like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? when they phone a friendTue Feb 09 2021 - 21:41
Miriam Lord: Seanad byelection talk puts Covid in the ha’penny placeNever mind the vaccine rollout – all we want to know is when will the election take placeSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:23
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach’s quarantine pledge stalls at the bedroom doorWhen will mandatory quarantine be implemented? Depends on which Minister answersWed Feb 03 2021 - 22:19
Miriam Lord: TDs led up the garden path by politics in the Covid eraThis week veered from green fingers in Kildare to Tubthumping in the SeanadSat Jan 30 2021 - 03:14
Miriam Lord: Well-mannered Taoiseach displays patience of proverbial saintMicheál Martin has feathers ruffled by Pringle over his missing zero Covid strategyWed Jan 27 2021 - 21:33
Miriam Lord: Opposition casts Government as Duds’ Army after new Covid battle planCaptain Micheál Mainwaring’s new motto is ‘hold firm and stick to the basics’Tue Jan 26 2021 - 22:37
Miriam Lord: Healy-Rae scooting around and giving the Honda 50 a run for its moneyMeanwhile, Bulgarians put on a show for new Irish Ambassador in SofiaSat Jan 23 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Back to school for foot-in-mouth specialist Josepha MadiganNo lessons learned as Madigan keeps digging through the medium of riddlesWed Jan 20 2021 - 21:49
Miriam Lord: Seanad sits in Dáil chamber but still has that vacant lookNews of Seanad’s return has heartsick country reaching for the tonicTue Jan 19 2021 - 22:35
Miriam Lord: Why did the secretary general cross the road? Because he’s worth itForget the Fitbit – this short stroll is bringing one public servant a very healthy salary boostSat Jan 16 2021 - 02:10
Miriam Lord: Government’s big gesture left in tatters by calm, articulate angerCatherine Connolly’s compelling, clear-eyed speech stood out over all the apologiesWed Jan 13 2021 - 22:40
Miriam Lord: We've put 2020 behind us, now we can look forward to year aheadIn May Labour Party leader Alan Kelly explodes during Leaders’ Questions. ‘It’s what he would have wanted,’ says a constituency colleagueSat Jan 02 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Political Awards 2020: the winners and losersMicheál Martin’s prediction about an ‘interesting’ year came true, and then someWed Dec 23 2020 - 11:57
Miriam Lord: No room at the Leinster House inn for former TDs and senatorsChristmas visits off the menu as Oireachtas restaurant only open to serving membersSat Dec 19 2020 - 03:04
Miriam Lord: No room at the Leinster House inn for former TDs and senatorsChristmas visits off the menu as Oireachtas restaurant only open to serving membersSat Dec 19 2020 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: TDs weren’t banking on Taoiseach’s parting Yuletide giftTalk about spoiling the Opposition with presents of denials about bank bailoutWed Dec 16 2020 - 21:51
Miriam Lord: Rare sight for Dáil as Sinn Féin TD makes act of contritionTo lose one TD may be regarded as misfortune but to lose two looks more than carelessTue Dec 15 2020 - 22:14
Miriam Lord: Eamon Ryan basks in the sunshine of Seanad’s loveResponse to Green leader’s climate change speech has him blushing under his maskSat Dec 12 2020 - 07:25
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach nurses bafflement as pay rise for judges fuels rowMicheál Martin reaches for Fempi as Opposition denounces failure to pay student nursesWed Dec 09 2020 - 22:19
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach throws bucket of cold water over little sparks of hope for Brexit dealMicheál Martin offers little comfort as the clock runs down on EU/UK trade talksTue Dec 08 2020 - 22:35
Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin has become Ireland’s new political deleteTweets are dominating the Dáil, and who’ll blink first as Brexit talks go to the brink?Sat Dec 05 2020 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Danny Healy-Rae’s conversion marks a great day for scienceShock news of deputy’s conversion to value of evidence pulses in global research communityWed Dec 02 2020 - 21:58
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach's task force on vaccination fails to stem repeated jabs from KellyBut Micheál wants a buffer of taskforce proportions between a ministerial posterior and the blameTue Dec 01 2020 - 22:34
Miriam Lord: Cartoonist draws a line over five years of politicsMartyn Turner’s Endgames; Santa cleared for takeoff; tie dies; MMO’C makes fresh startSat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Helen McEntee holds up well for someone with barely a leg to stand onMicheál comes out of this saga looking like a patsy and Leo like a bit of a cadThu Nov 26 2020 - 22:10
Miriam Lord: The Dáil's answer to John Wayne overcooks the ham slice, by slice, by sliceKelly vows to get justice – or at least the Minister for Justice – into the DáilWed Nov 25 2020 - 22:26
Miriam Lord: Unity and common purpose in spades but not for Covid fightTaoiseach under pressure to bring on his Minister for Justice to answer questionsTue Nov 24 2020 - 22:45
Miriam Lord: Chastened celebs mortified in MontroseRTÉ social distance, McEntee in Dáil, Woulfe pack, pints in public and moving statuesSat Nov 21 2020 - 01:00
