Miriam Lord’s Week: Leo is made up to meet Love Actually’s makerTaoiseach rubs shoulders with Richard Curtis as Mattie McGrath runs out of time on abortionSat Feb 03 2018 - 03:00
Miriam Lord: In his Seanad debut, Leo kept the flattery to a minimumPotential abolition will not be revisited. He sounded rather regretful, but dem’s the breaksThu Feb 01 2018 - 21:51
Miriam Lord: Frances shows how to indulge in a little conscious uncouplingFormer minister for justice gives another masterclass in forgetfulness at tribunalThu Feb 01 2018 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Did Leo’s historic moment really happen?There was hardly a peep about the big issue of the day while the Taoiseach was in the DáilWed Jan 31 2018 - 01:00
An, er, racy Irish angle on the Dorchester Presidents Club debacleMiriam Lord’s Week: ‘Hostess’ agency sent map-of-Ireland man to CheltenhamSat Jan 27 2018 - 01:00
Miriam Lord on Charleton tribunal: ‘Are you serious?’ gasped the lawyerTo think Nóirín O’Sullivan wasn’t aware of dangerous ripples is hard to creditThu Jan 25 2018 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Dolores O’Riordan send-off not so much a funeral as an enfoldingShe may have been globally famous, but in Limerick she was one of the O’RiordansTue Jan 23 2018 - 20:13
O’Sullivan’s baffling evidence leaves us none the wiserMiriam Lord: Former Garda commissioner says she ‘absolutely’ supported McCabeTue Jan 23 2018 - 05:55
Miriam Lord: Micheál Martin is a courageous politicianFF leader’s support for abortion access up to 12 weeks sends shockwaves to Ireland’s DNASat Jan 20 2018 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Leo has his birthday toasted by Farage in StrasbourgNigel Farage happy to get on like a house on fire with Varadkar and his peopleSat Jan 20 2018 - 01:00
Farage fails to hold candle to Varadkar on eve of birthdayTaoiseach charms MEPs in Strasbourg with personal touch about British-Irish relationshipWed Jan 17 2018 - 20:55
Miriam Lord’s 2017: Step back and take in a year on the brinkMartin marched his party up and down hills, Kenny departed, Varadkar got the top jobSat Dec 30 2017 - 03:00
Miriam Lord’s awards: Who is most cunning of them all?‘Consummate media performer’ Paschal Donohoe scoops Politician of the Year AwardSat Dec 23 2017 - 03:00
Miriam Lord: Leo dreams of a lie-in as new Luas is launchedAnd nuptials and novelty ties filled the Oireachtas with love and Christmas cheerSat Dec 16 2017 - 02:30
Miriam Lord: A momentous day. A day some of us never thought we’d seeNo denying magnitude of majority decision to support removal of Eighth AmendmentThu Dec 14 2017 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Varadkar and Martin in harmony over RTÉ orchestrasFianna Fáil leader urges Taoiseach to strike supportive note about ‘national treasure’Wed Dec 13 2017 - 05:58
Miriam Lord: Speculation on Kenny seat on menu at GAA lunch in Shelbourne‘World’s Best Taoiseach’ mug steals show as Varadkar’s cup runneth overSat Dec 09 2017 - 05:50
Miriam Lord: Leo? The dude is a dove. Even when a Healy-Rae threatens hellfireThen Mick Wallace was on to the pesto. And the hokey-cokey. We were agogWed Dec 06 2017 - 21:31
Miriam Lord: Leo’s timing off again as TDs left under tree like unwanted giftsParties present united front against hard border after May’s hames of Brexit dealWed Dec 06 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: I had no hand, act or part in writing my columnAfter the recent outbreak of amnesia in Kildare Street, I've conveniently forgotten everythingSat Dec 02 2017 - 07:30
Miriam Lord: Once more unto the breach for Leo VaradkarPassionate Howlin pressures Taoiseach over Brexit and the ‘Irish question’Wed Nov 29 2017 - 21:04
Miriam Lord: Frances bows out, Charlie dodges the trapdoorBest gag? Flanagan saying thanks for questions leading to Government’s near downfallWed Nov 29 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: What’s scarier than a zombie apocalypse? (Begins with ‘E’)There is fear and loathing in Leinster House as TDs face a complete Christmas stuffingSat Nov 25 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Seething Leo faces the fight of his political lifeEnda Kenny said nothing about Fitzgerald crisis – but he allowed himself a little smileThu Nov 23 2017 - 22:17
Miriam Lord: Doom and gloom in Dáil with Fitzgerald on brinkMinister clings to mantra of ‘no hand, act, or part’ in McCabe email controversyThu Nov 23 2017 - 02:00
Miriam Lord: Leo shields his forgetful informant – for nowThe McCabe email business threatens Tánaiste’s job, even if nobody is 100% sure whyTue Nov 21 2017 - 22:01
Miriam Lord: Adams tugs heartstrings in ‘end of era’ speechDuring his final ardfheis speech as SF leader, Adams is canonised by the party faithfulSun Nov 19 2017 - 22:17
Miriam Lord: Man down at NoTalk as Coveney poaches Chris DonoghueThankfully George Hook will soon return from suspension to keep things masculineSat Nov 18 2017 - 10:27
Miriam Lord: Leo’s practised reply proves less than perfectTaoiseach’s ardfheis quip provokes a precisely-aimed zinger from Dara CallearyThu Nov 16 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: You can bank on Michael Lowry for a laughTipperary TD’s concern about what banks are doing with SBCI money rings hollowWed Nov 15 2017 - 01:00
When Stephen Donnelly met Boris Johnson and other storiesMiriam Lord’s week: The Brexit saga rumbles on, but what could Theresa be trying to tell the DUP?Sat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00
Damp-squib dance as Leo doesn’t trip the light fantasticTaoiseach’s debut address lacks spark but earnestly distributes content to faithfulFri Nov 10 2017 - 22:18
Miriam Lord: Thin-skinned Taoiseach lays it on a bit too thickDáil sketch: What rude word did Micheál Martin utter to get Leo in such a lather?Thu Nov 09 2017 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Rolling moan gathers no RossMinister for Transport nowhere to be seen in Dáil despite 24-hour rail strikeTue Nov 07 2017 - 21:49
Miriam Lord’s Week: High-Vis Varadkar drives FG rebrandingTaoiseach turns himself into shovel-ready project as he makes big announcementsSat Oct 28 2017 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: Banks will hardly fear Paschal’s Hulk impressionDonohoe assures Dáil he will take ‘activist actions’ – in about six months’ timeThu Oct 26 2017 - 06:00
Halloween horror as banks play wicked game of ‘Trick or Track’It’s Swindlers’ List, and we’ve been Taken. Time for Liam Neeson’s particular set of skills?Tue Oct 24 2017 - 21:53
Miriam Lord’s week: FG on back foot over World Cup playoff clashParty seeks way to avoid Varadkar ardfheis address clashing with Ireland v DenmarkSat Oct 21 2017 - 03:15
Miriam Lord: Gerry’s €30 vino brings an instant hangoverSF chief fluffs lines on pensions and you could see he felt he had been treated very ChablisWed Oct 18 2017 - 21:30
Miriam Lord: Leo gets to grips with post truthTaoiseach cites French voting patterns as a reason to keep post offices from closingWed Oct 18 2017 - 01:02
Miriam Lord: FF ardfheis is a nightmare on Merrion RoadMicheál Martin heads decisively in wobbly straight line with a leftish limp at the eventMon Oct 16 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Leo outflanks FF with diversionary move in CorkCabinet parks tanks on Micheál Martin’s lawn as party ardfheis opens in DublinSat Oct 14 2017 - 05:00
No rest for Paschal Donohoe as he does the budget media whirlMiriam Lord: Micheál Martin’s ‘fake outrage’ gets a bad review from drama critic VaradkarThu Oct 12 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Budget 2018, with Paschal Done-with-No-Hue-and-Very-Little-CryThe only surprise? That people were surprised there was no surpriseWed Oct 11 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: ‘Leo is like Hyacinth Bucket on speed these days’Taoiseach feeds the faithful, Dáil bingo on the way and Clare Daly keeps it realSat Oct 07 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Gerry and Leo’s vomcom makes for tough viewingThe pair tickled each other’s bellies in the Dáil, leaving hacks green about the gillsThu Oct 05 2017 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s week: Rash response as Mary Lou gets under Leo’s skinTaoiseach’s ill-considered barbs in Dáil insufficient evidence for finding of sexismSat Sept 30 2017 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: Choirboy Varadkar hits sour notes in Dáil rowMary Lou McDonald thrown out of Dáil as Taoiseach avoids bank questionsThu Sept 28 2017 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: Fossil fuel gets whole new meaning as Senators meetNational Museum’s ceramics room perfect place for members to let off unscented gasWed Sept 27 2017 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Michael D’s bashfulness will plough onIndependents want a race, but Uachtaráin na hÉireann is leaving us all in limboSat Sept 23 2017 - 01:00
