Miriam Lord: Emergency powers rolled over despite vaccine being rolled outGood faith turns to buyer’s remorse as TDs see no unwinding of draconian Covid curbsWed May 26 2021 - 22:11
Miriam Lord: A nation waits anxiously for Leaving Cert and digital green certEveryone poised to jet away for the Med just as soon as that vital paperwork comes throughTue May 25 2021 - 22:26
Miriam Lord: Calls for repatriation of the Dáil as cost of daily sittings mountFed-up politicians want out of Convention Centre and back to Leinster HouseSat May 22 2021 - 01:43
Miriam Lord: McGrath warns about appalling vista facing nationIt’s like ‘Germany in 1933’ all over again but Mattie’s not falling for the ‘scamdemic’Wed May 19 2021 - 22:10
Miriam Lord: From Iarnród Enda to Sewer Rod EndaMicheál Martin’s predecessor made an unexpected appearance at leaders’ questions on TuesdayTue May 18 2021 - 22:24
Miriam Lord: Shock as Minister for Housing fails to dig himself into a holeDarragh O’Brien huffed and puffed and finally got a shovelful of dirt – disappointingSat May 15 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach says he’s ‘shovel-ready’ but Mary Lou gets the digs inMary Lou McDonald heaps scorn on stated promise to tackle the housing crisisWed May 12 2021 - 22:45
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach’s toes uncomfortably close to flames as he rejects talk of water chargesMary Lou McDonald is mining a rich seam of public discontent and she knows itTue May 11 2021 - 22:33
Miriam Lord: Dublin Bay South gears up for the battle of the barristersSenior counsel Jim O’Callaghan has his work cut out to get an FF candidate over the lineSat May 08 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Government in a flap about the cuckoo in the property nestA nasty ‘variant’ of Greed-09 has swooped through an entire housing estate in KildareWed May 05 2021 - 22:36
Miriam Lord: Hope springs maternal as Helen McEntee’s good news is deliveredCongratulations pour in for Minister as knives come out in Dublin Bay SouthSat May 01 2021 - 01:00
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
