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Miriam Lord: Cabinet’s crescendo of chaos reaches its climax

Miriam Lord: Cabinet’s crescendo of chaos reaches its climax

Opposition TDs go ballistic over ‘bonkers’ and ‘bananas’ decision to delay reopening

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 22:39
Miriam Lord: Happy house-hunters Leo and Matt go upwardly mobile

Miriam Lord: Happy house-hunters Leo and Matt go upwardly mobile

FG get a taste of their own medicine at Kate O’Connell’s Dublin Bay South pharmacy

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 03:00
Miriam Lord: Politicians unite on maternity hospital, but nuns not on the run

Miriam Lord: Politicians unite on maternity hospital, but nuns not on the run

Eight years down the line and political ructions reigning ... with no end in sight to saga

Wed Jun 23 2021 - 22:42
Miriam Lord: Mary Lou McDouble-Decker and Leo Varadcoach go bumper to bumper

Miriam Lord: Mary Lou McDouble-Decker and Leo Varadcoach go bumper to bumper

Promises fly as FG and SF circle the bandwagons ahead of Dublin Bay South byelection

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 22:35
Miriam Lord: Is Darragh O’Brien finding his feet in housing?

Miriam Lord: Is Darragh O’Brien finding his feet in housing?

Praise for O’Brien’s concrete efforts and thanks to the Mayo women who gave voice to the House

Sat Jun 19 2021 - 01:29
Miriam Lord: Action-packed day as parties unveil their local champions

Miriam Lord: Action-packed day as parties unveil their local champions

Amid Bloomsday celebrations, Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll sounds a sobering note

Wed Jun 16 2021 - 22:45
Miriam Lord: Angry homeowners gather at Government’s shining edifice

Miriam Lord: Angry homeowners gather at Government’s shining edifice

Rural TDs warn of crumbling support for parties unless mica redress issue dealt with

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 23:00
Miriam Lord: Date for Dublin Bay South byelection revealed

Miriam Lord: Date for Dublin Bay South byelection revealed

Prospect of having to listen to people banging about constituency until October proved frightening

Sat Jun 05 2021 - 01:35
Miriam Lord: Sight. Sounds. Touch. Kevin Lunney recalls the horror

Miriam Lord: Sight. Sounds. Touch. Kevin Lunney recalls the horror

Disturbing evidence could have been drawn from pages of Stephen King

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 23:15
Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin and Michael Collins in unseemly exchange over who rang who

Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin and Michael Collins in unseemly exchange over who rang who

The Taoiseach enjoyed the row so much he couldn’t resist returning to it on Wednesday

Wed Jun 02 2021 - 22:10
Miriam Lord: Coalition all a-buzz as it launches its big recovery package

Miriam Lord: Coalition all a-buzz as it launches its big recovery package

‘Unprecedented’ financial giveaway will help economy ‘take off like a rocket’, says Tánaiste

Tue Jun 01 2021 - 22:39
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach sounds like an Ikea ad as he announces Grand Reopening

Miriam Lord: Taoiseach sounds like an Ikea ad as he announces Grand Reopening

Micheál served up a nourishing number soup and we lapped it up with palpable relief

Sat May 29 2021 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Emergency powers rolled over despite vaccine being rolled out

Miriam Lord: Emergency powers rolled over despite vaccine being rolled out

Good faith turns to buyer’s remorse as TDs see no unwinding of draconian Covid curbs

Wed May 26 2021 - 22:11
Miriam Lord: A nation waits anxiously for Leaving Cert and digital green cert

Miriam Lord: A nation waits anxiously for Leaving Cert and digital green cert

Everyone poised to jet away for the Med just as soon as that vital paperwork comes through

Tue May 25 2021 - 22:26
Miriam Lord: Calls for repatriation of the Dáil as cost of daily sittings mount

Miriam Lord: Calls for repatriation of the Dáil as cost of daily sittings mount

Fed-up politicians want out of Convention Centre and back to Leinster House

Sat May 22 2021 - 01:43
Miriam Lord: McGrath warns about appalling vista facing nation

Miriam Lord: McGrath warns about appalling vista facing nation

It’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 Enda

Miriam Lord: From Iarnród Enda to Sewer Rod Enda

Micheál Martin’s predecessor made an unexpected appearance at leaders’ questions on Tuesday

Tue May 18 2021 - 22:24
Miriam Lord: Shock as Minister for Housing fails to dig himself into a hole

Miriam Lord: Shock as Minister for Housing fails to dig himself into a hole

Darragh O’Brien huffed and puffed and finally got a shovelful of dirt – disappointing

Sat May 15 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach says he’s ‘shovel-ready’ but Mary Lou gets the digs in

Miriam Lord: Taoiseach says he’s ‘shovel-ready’ but Mary Lou gets the digs in

Mary Lou McDonald heaps scorn on stated promise to tackle the housing crisis

Wed May 12 2021 - 22:45
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach’s toes uncomfortably close to flames as he rejects talk of water charges

Miriam Lord: Taoiseach’s toes uncomfortably close to flames as he rejects talk of water charges

Mary Lou McDonald is mining a rich seam of public discontent and she knows it

Tue May 11 2021 - 22:33
Miriam Lord: Dublin Bay South gears up for the battle of the barristers

Miriam Lord: Dublin Bay South gears up for the battle of the barristers

Senior counsel Jim O’Callaghan has his work cut out to get an FF candidate over the line

Sat May 08 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Government in a flap about the cuckoo in the property nest

Miriam Lord: Government in a flap about the cuckoo in the property nest

A nasty ‘variant’ of Greed-09 has swooped through an entire housing estate in Kildare

Wed May 05 2021 - 22:36
Miriam Lord: Hope springs maternal as Helen McEntee’s good news is delivered

Miriam Lord: Hope springs maternal as Helen McEntee’s good news is delivered

Congratulations pour in for Minister as knives come out in Dublin Bay South

Sat May 01 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: A spring in Micheál’s step as he brings good news for summer

Miriam Lord: A spring in Micheál’s step as he brings good news for summer

The Taoiseach was happy to do the heavy lifting: lifting restrictions, lifting our spirits

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 22:43
Miriam Lord: Damp squibs in the Dáil while sparks fly in Stormont and Westminster

Miriam Lord: Damp squibs in the Dáil while sparks fly in Stormont and Westminster

Killarney fire could not compete with Boris’s decor meltdown and the Apotheosis of Poots

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 23:03
Miriam Lord: Here’s a tip, Senator – learn where the mute button is

Miriam Lord: Here’s a tip, Senator – learn where the mute button is

Martin Conway of FG was overheard doing some side business during a virtual meeting

Sat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: At last, an end is in sight – the Seanad byelections have passed

Miriam Lord: At last, an end is in sight – the Seanad byelections have passed

It was hard to contain the excitement at the election of two Senators, but we managed

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 22:17
Are ye right there, Enda, are ye right? Do you think you have the Áras in your sights?

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 lines

Sat Apr 17 2021 - 01:06
Miriam Lord: Paschal gets on his high horse as RTÉ says the FG trigger word

Miriam Lord: Paschal gets on his high horse as RTÉ says the FG trigger word

Minister needed a protective layer of cotton wool after getting a kicking over kids’ shoes

Sat Apr 03 2021 - 04:04
Miriam Lord: Mary Lou ‘Brollied’ as phantom microphone muffler strikes

Miriam Lord: Mary Lou ‘Brollied’ as phantom microphone muffler strikes

It’s a plucky individual who mutes the Sinn Féin leader when she’s holding forth

Wed Mar 31 2021 - 22:34
Miriam Lord: Everything said by the Taoiseach carried a health warning

Miriam Lord: Everything said by the Taoiseach carried a health warning

Micheál holds out a whiff of a carrot and a smaller stick with a promise of better days to come

Tue Mar 30 2021 - 22:52
Miriam Lord’s week: Jimmy Deenihan’s reputation reaches Uganda

Miriam Lord’s week: Jimmy Deenihan’s reputation reaches Uganda

‘Jimmy’s Borehole’ might not sound very charitable, but that’s exactly what it is

Sat Mar 27 2021 - 03:00
Miriam Lord: Power couples locked in a battle for control of the ecosphere

Miriam Lord: Power couples locked in a battle for control of the ecosphere

Green soap forgotten as spirit of Cromwell evoked in Dáil

Wed Mar 24 2021 - 21:59
Miriam Lord’s Week: A win for the invisible women of Leinster House

Miriam Lord’s Week: A win for the invisible women of Leinster House

The lack of recognition for the cleaners of this (very big) building is about to be rectified

Sat Mar 13 2021 - 03:16
Miriam Lord: Séamus the Dog beats Mary Lou to the hard questions

Miriam Lord: Séamus the Dog beats Mary Lou to the hard questions

Puppet pooch might have had more luck grilling Taoiseach about Gravy Stockbrokers

Wed Mar 10 2021 - 21:52
Miriam Lord: Central Bank recommends a shot of vitamin D for the Davy gang

Miriam Lord: Central Bank recommends a shot of vitamin D for the Davy gang

For Derville Rowland, the silver bullet is a shaft of sunlight through the company wallet

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 22:45
Miriam Lord: FF good-news merchants jump the gun in rush to start the party

Miriam Lord: FF good-news merchants jump the gun in rush to start the party

Elsewhere Sinn Féin reminded us that if you have to curse, you should curse in Irish

Sat Mar 06 2021 - 01:43
Miriam Lord: The Bisto Kids get a taste of their own Davy gravy

Miriam Lord: The Bisto Kids get a taste of their own Davy gravy

Opposition pours on the scorn and gives FF a good roasting over its Celtic Tiger past

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 22:34
Miriam Lord’s Week: Limerick TD unites his FG colleagues against him

Miriam Lord’s Week: Limerick TD unites his FG colleagues against him

Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan handed black card for unsporting behaviour

Sat Feb 27 2021 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Martin gambles on vaccine cavalry in face of Opposition gloom

Miriam Lord: Martin gambles on vaccine cavalry in face of Opposition gloom

‘The variants are on tour,’ intones Alan Kelly as Government rolls dice

Wed Feb 24 2021 - 21:54
Miriam Lord: Micheál promises a new dawn but keeps us in the twilight zone

Miriam Lord: Micheál promises a new dawn but keeps us in the twilight zone

Taoiseach’s big speech told us nothing we didn’t know and nothing we wanted to hear

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 22:37
Miriam Lord: Donnelly’s silence makes the sniggers contagious

Miriam Lord: Donnelly’s silence makes the sniggers contagious

Twee pancake videos on social media mean Minister for Health was not only one to fall flat

Sat Feb 20 2021 - 04:47
Miriam Lord: The Pearse Doherty insurance helpline is now open

Miriam Lord: The Pearse Doherty insurance helpline is now open

When it comes to striking fear into insurance firms, the Sinn Féin TD is the new Joe Duffy

Wed Feb 17 2021 - 22:03
Miriam Lord: Ryan’s U-turn on Limerick road fails to keep Keating on board

Miriam Lord: Ryan’s U-turn on Limerick road fails to keep Keating on board

Minister for Beer Gardens mortifies former hacks amid leaks of ridiculous proportions

Sat Feb 13 2021 - 01:30
Miriam Lord: Working-class hero shouts down the Culchie Whisperers

Miriam Lord: Working-class hero shouts down the Culchie Whisperers

Labour TD reminds Rural Independents they don’t have a monopoly on country matters

Wed Feb 10 2021 - 22:30
Miriam Lord: Zooming in and out of reality at the Public Accounts Committee

Miriam Lord: Zooming in and out of reality at the Public Accounts Committee

The sitting is a bit like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? when they phone a friend

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 21:41
Miriam Lord: Seanad byelection talk puts Covid in the ha’penny place

Miriam Lord: Seanad byelection talk puts Covid in the ha’penny place

Never mind the vaccine rollout – all we want to know is when will the election take place

Sat Feb 06 2021 - 01:23
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach’s quarantine pledge stalls at the bedroom door

Miriam Lord: Taoiseach’s quarantine pledge stalls at the bedroom door

When will mandatory quarantine be implemented? Depends on which Minister answers

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 22:19
Miriam Lord: TDs led up the garden path by politics in the Covid era

Miriam Lord: TDs led up the garden path by politics in the Covid era

This week veered from green fingers in Kildare to Tubthumping in the Seanad

Sat Jan 30 2021 - 03:14
Miriam Lord: Well-mannered Taoiseach displays patience of proverbial saint

Miriam Lord: Well-mannered Taoiseach displays patience of proverbial saint

Micheál Martin has feathers ruffled by Pringle over his missing zero Covid strategy

Wed Jan 27 2021 - 21:33
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