Miriam Lord: The curious incident of the dog in the bootA retiring secretary general recalls a ‘Yes Minister’-style interventionSat Oct 01 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Enda leaves Senators feeling warm and fuzzyWhen the Taoiseach whips out his little jotter, you know he means businessFri Sept 30 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: What goes on in Gerry Adams’s head?Bizarre day as Dáil hears about Kama Sutra, bananas and . . . virgin teddy bearsThu Sept 29 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Yes, Taoiseach, abortion is not black and whiteKenny gets one thing right when confronted about repealing Eighth AmendmentTue Sept 27 2016 - 23:16
Miriam Lord: Party think-ins lack glitz appeal of yoreGreens saved on emissions, PBP/AAA saved face, while FF saved the best till lastSat Sept 24 2016 - 01:00
It was a day in which two action plans got ‘actioned’, writes Miriam LordThere were five ‘pillars’ to the homeless plan. Four walls and a roof suffice for most peopleFri Sept 23 2016 - 01:00
Now Enda rediscovers his ‘moojo’ in TullamoreThis year the ploughing championships are seeing a larger than usual plague of politiciansThu Sept 22 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Mojo is back in Taoiseach’s ballroom of romanceWhiff of Kenny’s M-word lingered through Fine Gael Parliamentary Party MeetingTue Sept 13 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Martin Kenny butt of joke in fruitless Apple debateNo sense of urgency or excitement as Leinster House inched towards novelty voteThu Sept 08 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: There’s nothing left but terrible questionsAn unbelievable, devastating event in Cavan has gripped the nation by the heartSat Sept 03 2016 - 22:56
Miriam Lord: Home are the Rio heroes and not a suit in sightFamily and friends turn out for a loving but low-key welcomeThu Aug 25 2016 - 07:10
Miriam Lord: Shane Ross rediscovers value of AG’s adviceDáil Sketch: Minister for Sport happy to share responsibility after tough trip to RioSat Aug 20 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Inspirational Ross and Action Plans to dominate next 100 daysGovernment begins second century as Winston Churchtown rides to rescue in RioSat Aug 13 2016 - 08:50
Miriam Lord: The Dáil end-of-term awardsWho was best Minister? Best politician? Biggest disappointment? Cutest hoor?Sat Jul 30 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Wigs and Greens tough it out on the pitchTDs and Senators played off the soccer pitch by legal eagles on the hottest day of the yearSat Jul 23 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: La vie en rose with school out for summerFrançois Hollande sympathises with Irish press corps as TDs and Senators begin recessFri Jul 22 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Penrose plans to lead Enda on a merry danceLabour TD talks of ‘impromptu concert’ to launch Bill on Irish music quotasThu Jul 21 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Simon’s pillars already look set to crumbleMinister has worked so hard on strategy to revitalise ‘The Country of Eternal Plans’Wed Jul 20 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Ban on bar disclosure is elephant in roomSenators maintain collective amnesia over ‘stand-up row’ in the Leinster House pubSat Jul 16 2016 - 12:13
Miriam Lord: Forget about that pot of gold, says Baldy O’Gill‘Supernatural genius of Noonan’s mandarins who switched on rainbow over Merrion Street’Thu Jul 14 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Songs in air as Kenny’s critics slam into reverseWith the Taoiseach in Berlin, Frances Fitzgerald hosted a musical Leaders’ QuestionsWed Jul 13 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: FG ladies hope lunch raises funds, not just glassesFlanagan in salute to green jersey while Varadkar shows form in leadership raceSat Jul 09 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Adams gets in two digs for the price of oneSinn Féin leader uses Leaders’ Questions to have a go at both Fianna Fáil and Fine GaelThu Jul 07 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Kelly makes big deal of not mentioning his rivalEx-minister accuses TDs of having understandings and agreements with GovernmentWed Jul 06 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s week: Healy-Rae makes stand over seatingKerry TD refuses to give up seat in dispute delaying return of electronic voting in DáilSat Jul 02 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Is there anything to be said for another committee?Government Buildings appears wedded to the idea of forming committeesThu Jun 30 2016 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Norris exit prompts wave of indifferenceSenator loses out to Marie-Louise O’Donnell as leader of Seanad Independent groupWed Jun 29 2016 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: TDs can do seismic but they don’t like MondaysOne might have expected the chamber to have been jam-packed after the Brexit voteTue Jun 28 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Brexit result unites strange bedfellowsAll quiet on Leinster House front until link made between Brexit and Irish WaterFri Jun 24 2016 - 22:00
Miriam Lord: Good-vibe president Biden lays it on the line‘I just want you to know, I think my grandfather Finnegan would be very proud’Thu Jun 23 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Whose turn is it to take out the bins this time?First Simon Coveney had the dirty job, but now it’s been dumped on Denis NaughtenWed Jun 22 2016 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Enda Kenny has a go in a driverless carTaoiseach revels in the role of backseat driver, as new Ministers push forwardSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Beware the march of advancing wheelie binsA government wary after water charges debacle? Ministers in no mood for that rubbishThu Jun 16 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Ryan’s declaration of love shuts everyone upSome TDs stare pensively at Green leader as if he had just dropped from a distant planetWed Jun 15 2016 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Warm words for Billy Lawless in US SenateIllinois senator Dick Durbin congratulates Taoiseach’s appointee to SeanadSat Jun 11 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord casts a wry eye on Senators in praise of themselvesHealth professionals on standby as cases of serious back-slapping incidents a concernThu Jun 09 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Leo finds his inner GaeilgeoirVaradkar enthuses about latest unemployment figures in first official languageSat Jun 04 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Legislation on demand? No need for thatMost TDs would want to do absolutely nothing if the Eighth Amendment was repealedThu Jun 02 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Tired Taoiseach gets Springsteen in his stepEnda Kenny faces Leaders’ Questions on Nama, medicine and Donald TrumpWed Jun 01 2016 - 05:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Desperately seeking pop-up Dáil siteClerys could be an option – on slow days, mannequins would come and fill the chamberSat May 28 2016 - 11:37
Miriam Lord: Loquacious leaders declare war on rhetoricParty leaders respond to the terrifying spate of gang murders in Dublin with more wordsThu May 26 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Questions-and-answers Kenny bewilders DáilIf the Taoiseach can ask a direct question, surely a direct answer can’t be far behindWed May 25 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Labour pretender’s floored ambition steals showWhodunnit? It was Alan Kelly. He done himself in. And everyone was very sad about itSat May 21 2016 - 10:52
Miriam Lord: Junior Ministers step up for senior hurlingMinisters of State emerge fully formed from special pods in the Leinster House basementFri May 20 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Fitzgerald dodges the question like a true TánaisteMinister summons the spirit of Joan Burton in her responses to O’Higgins queriesThu May 19 2016 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: New politics lapses into familiar old waysThere’s a spirit-sapping familiarity about the goings-on in and around Leinster HouseWed May 18 2016 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: New chief whip rides off into the sunriseElsewhere, Shane Ross is upwardly mobile; Phil Hogan escapes from ‘excited peasants’Sat May 14 2016 - 13:03
Miriam Lord: Resignation black the new red for Labour’s JoanEmotional occasion marked by tears for first woman leader of venerable Labour PartyWed May 11 2016 - 11:38
Miriam Lord: Endapendents Day ends with sign of reliefNew era of partnership politics gets off to rocky start as Kenny finally gets over the lineSat May 07 2016 - 01:00
And on the 70th day the work of creation endsGenesis of new government to be followed by adjournment of Dáil to allow dust to settleFri May 06 2016 - 01:00
