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Miriam Lord: Enda says it’s all down to the Constitution

Miriam Lord: Enda says it’s all down to the Constitution

Kenny invokes wisdom of Attorney General to shoot-down Clare Daly’s Bill

Wed Feb 11 2015 - 05:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Ó Caoláin keeps to  the left of Fine Gael

Miriam Lord’s Week: Ó Caoláin keeps to the left of Fine Gael

Humphreys gave schoolchildren day off while Varadkar gave tips on keeping pounds off

Sat Feb 07 2015 - 09:25
Miriam Lord: Gerry Adams  smells a rat in the chamber

Miriam Lord: Gerry Adams smells a rat in the chamber

There’s an outbreak of twitching noses in the Dáil, and a few noses out of joint. Will there be a commission of inquiry into the source of the pong?

Thu Feb 05 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Alan Shatter’s protests fuel residual rancour

Miriam Lord: Alan Shatter’s protests fuel residual rancour

Alan is causing ructions - thanks to him, the Ceann Comhairle nearly lost his job this week

Wed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Taoiseach butters up the farmers

Miriam Lord’s Week: Taoiseach butters up the farmers

Simon Coveney arrived late for the Irish Farmers’ Association meeting, but Enda did milk it a bit

Sat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
Shatter strikes again and Enda’s good day is over

Shatter strikes again and Enda’s good day is over

The nation stopped in its tracks and turned up the radio

Thu Jan 29 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: promise of reform stays locked in Cabinet

Miriam Lord: promise of reform stays locked in Cabinet

It seems Kenny and Gilmore and their ministers stuck a paragraph into their programme for government to stop themselves spilling the beans

Wed Jan 28 2015 - 05:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Let them eat nothing but foie gras

Miriam Lord’s Week: Let them eat nothing but foie gras

Labour get lesson in teamwork from Brian Cody

Sat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: A window of wanton consensus on wording

Miriam Lord: A window of wanton consensus on wording

‘It’s strange when almost every politician is in favour of something’

Thu Jan 22 2015 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: Intimacy in mind as parties eye up partners

Miriam Lord: Intimacy in mind as parties eye up partners

As election draws near, the atmosphere is going to get more tense

Wed Jan 21 2015 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Brave Leo Varadkar gives it to us straight

Miriam Lord: Brave Leo Varadkar gives it to us straight

For those aware of where Varadkar interview was heading it made for difficult listening

Mon Jan 19 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Eddie will be okay if Lucinda has her way

Miriam Lord’s Week: Eddie will be okay if Lucinda has her way

Creighton lines up breakfast briefing for female political journalists, a sort of ‘Ladies Who Launch’ event

Sat Jan 17 2015 - 01:03
Miriam Lord: O’Brien left,  seething with anger. You sense the relief  in the chamber

Miriam Lord: O’Brien left, seething with anger. You sense the relief in the chamber

Sinn Féin TD garners little sympathy after revealing his brother is a recovering addict

Fri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Dangerous wind warning as Dáil returns

Miriam Lord: Dangerous wind warning as Dáil returns

Jobs and jibes make for a serendipitous new year in Leinster House

Thu Jan 15 2015 - 05:30
Miriam Lord: Welcome to Lucinda’s and Shane’s Republic of Loose

Miriam Lord: Welcome to Lucinda’s and Shane’s Republic of Loose

A fascinating slow bicycle race is in full swing among our Independents

Sat Jan 10 2015 - 14:26
Miriam Lord: It’s political springtime as plethora of elections and  referendums loom

Miriam Lord: It’s political springtime as plethora of elections and referendums loom

Labour is a tough old beast. It’ll be up to Joan to put the fight back into the party

Sat Jan 10 2015 - 14:25
Miriam Lord’s Political Awards for 2014

Miriam Lord’s Political Awards for 2014

See how Joan Burton, Enda Kenny, Gerry Adams, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald performed this year

Sat Dec 27 2014 - 07:34
Miriam Lord: review of the year

Miriam Lord: review of the year

Ongoing controversy over water charges has left the Coalition listing badly

Sat Dec 20 2014 - 06:09
Miriam Lord: Banking inquiry opens  to yawns of excitement

Miriam Lord: Banking inquiry opens to yawns of excitement

Mario Draghi was asked to appear, but he’s not inclined to - and there’s nothing Enda can do

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Gerry taken aback as Enda points finger at SF

Miriam Lord: Gerry taken aback as Enda points finger at SF

Kenny and Martin finally make up over issue of the mystery of the disappearing files

Wed Dec 17 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: No limits on our two old Michaels

Miriam Lord’s Week: No limits on our two old Michaels

President and Minister have combined age of 144 – but it hasn’t slowed their gallop

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: No tanks on Leinster Lawn but revolution close to seat of power

Miriam Lord: No tanks on Leinster Lawn but revolution close to seat of power

Gerry Adams, Mary Lou McDonald receive cheers during water charge protest

Thu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Enda Kenny confidence motion a pantomime

Miriam Lord: Enda Kenny confidence motion a pantomime

Early in the debate the Opposition had clearly written it off as a waste of time

Wed Dec 10 2014 - 06:00
Miriam Lord:  Pantibar welcomes Taoiseach for pints and poses

Miriam Lord: Pantibar welcomes Taoiseach for pints and poses

Bishop of Elphin wonders what Enda Kenny was thinking attending a gay bar

Sat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: I’m a Politician - Don’t Kick Me Out of Here!

Miriam Lord: I’m a Politician - Don’t Kick Me Out of Here!

It’s getting TV-show hectic in Leinster House

Fri Dec 05 2014 - 03:00
Miriam Lord: Mary Lou detonates alleged Ansbacher list

Miriam Lord: Mary Lou detonates alleged Ansbacher list

Give Mary Lou McDonald a mirror and she’d upstage herself

Thu Dec 04 2014 - 07:56
Miriam Lord: The scene of this man’s death seems more shocking than the manner of it

Miriam Lord: The scene of this man’s death seems more shocking than the manner of it

Jonathan Corrie was not the first homeless person to die in Dublin, he won’t be the last

Wed Dec 03 2014 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Lucinda Creighton plans start (and end) of her new party

Miriam Lord: Lucinda Creighton plans start (and end) of her new party

Reform Alliance leader proposes a first: a party that will throw itself out of power

Fri Nov 28 2014 - 21:52
Miriam Lord: the ‘big people’ don’t believe each other

Miriam Lord: the ‘big people’ don’t believe each other

Noisy protests, water charges, and children from Monaghan who know better than their elders

Thu Nov 27 2014 - 01:00
Dail Sketch: Trapped media veteran  a captive audience for TDs

Dail Sketch: Trapped media veteran a captive audience for TDs

Government in complete flap over deepening crisis, Opposition sensing blood and hard left believing Revolution finally about to dawn

Wed Nov 26 2014 - 06:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: tedious TDs no longer fit to be tied

Miriam Lord’s Week: tedious TDs no longer fit to be tied

Leinster House in the 1970s sounds like great fun

Sat Nov 22 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Coalition willing to do anything to get out of water charges mess

Miriam Lord: Coalition willing to do anything to get out of water charges mess

‘They were all ears - remorseful and ready to hear what representatives of the people had to say’

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Kenny in search of miracle to part red sea

Miriam Lord: Kenny in search of miracle to part red sea

Taoiseach faces anxious wait to see if water charge measures can restore calm

Wed Nov 19 2014 - 06:00
Miriam Lord’s week: Sinn Féin sits-in as Bertie Ahern rises for 1916

Miriam Lord’s week: Sinn Féin sits-in as Bertie Ahern rises for 1916

Shane Ross found out it can sometimes be hard to spend a penny in Leinster House

Sat Nov 15 2014 - 16:48
Miriam Lord: Adams plays victim over Cahill allegations, to Dáil disgust

Miriam Lord: Adams plays victim over Cahill allegations, to Dáil disgust

None in Dáil other than his followers bought the Sinn Féin leader’s defence

Thu Nov 13 2014 - 00:59
Miriam Lord: Wait until next Wednesday when Enda will part the waters

Miriam Lord: Wait until next Wednesday when Enda will part the waters

There are only seven more sleepless nights until Enda Kenny tells all

Wed Nov 12 2014 - 01:00
Callan gets his kicks in the Dáil bar

Callan gets his kicks in the Dáil bar

The ICA ladies were disappointed that they didn't get to meet the Taoiseach in Leinster House. Luckily, a well-known comedy impressionist was on hand to cheer them up

Sat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
Enda Kenny and Irish Water will give you clarity. Real soon

Enda Kenny and Irish Water will give you clarity. Real soon

For a man who has called for ‘clarity and certainty’, Enda Kenny made a poor job of it

Thu Nov 06 2014 - 12:07
Gerry Adams unlikely to get bitten at Big Apple fundraiser

Gerry Adams unlikely to get bitten at Big Apple fundraiser

Joan Collins claims water charge is Government’s poll tax and will bring down Kenny

Wed Nov 05 2014 - 01:00
Saturday’s water protest was like St Patrick’s Day but minus the drink

Saturday’s water protest was like St Patrick’s Day but minus the drink

There were parades and fancy dress, but there was also anger on the streets

Mon Nov 03 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Banking film is a guaranteed scary Halloween spectacle

Miriam Lord’s Week: Banking film is a guaranteed scary Halloween spectacle

Zombie banks, dead flies and Fran from Love/Hate – ‘The Guarantee’ is Nightmare on Kildare Street, without the spine-tingling suspense

Sat Oct 25 2014 - 09:52
Miriam Lord: My days watching the watchmen

Miriam Lord: My days watching the watchmen

Her columns, and now book, help bring the Dáil to life for ‘Irish Times’ readers but Miriam Lord insists she is no pundit

Sat Oct 25 2014 - 01:00
This was not Leaders’ Questions as we know it – it was an unprecedented situation in the Dáil

This was not Leaders’ Questions as we know it – it was an unprecedented situation in the Dáil

Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader put Sinn Féin leader in spotlight over Cahill allegations

Thu Oct 23 2014 - 08:00
Sinn Féin leader’s infallibility questioned in the Dáil

Sinn Féin leader’s infallibility questioned in the Dáil

Usual suspects refrain from heckling, aware of sensitivity of the subject

Wed Oct 22 2014 - 16:44
Miriam Lord’s Week: Burton swoops on Bernard Brogan

Miriam Lord’s Week: Burton swoops on Bernard Brogan

Dublin footballer Bernard Brogan swamped by fans in Dail bar – and by Tánaiste

Sat Oct 18 2014 - 09:04
Noonan’s nod to Nidge amid Dáil poetry slam

Noonan’s nod to Nidge amid Dáil poetry slam

David Norris gives them chapter and verse over Wilde ways

Thu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: lipgloss  on as  general election wooing begins

Miriam Lord: lipgloss on as general election wooing begins

It’s a PR budget from the Corner Boys - P is for Prudent and R is for Responsible

Wed Oct 15 2014 - 08:43
Proud man of ‘the soil’ looks set to stir up Dáil

Proud man of ‘the soil’ looks set to stir up Dáil

There was a good crowd – lots of men with huge arms and farmers’ tans

Mon Oct 13 2014 - 08:53
Elder lemon lookalike edges vote but Fine Gael  not bitter

Elder lemon lookalike edges vote but Fine Gael not bitter

Miriam Lord’s Week

Sat Oct 11 2014 - 01:00
Dáil Sketch: Enda’s galley slaves send him in well armed on the Sinn Féin budget

Dáil Sketch: Enda’s galley slaves send him in well armed on the Sinn Féin budget

Adams in good mood for someone who has just found out he has to pay water charges

Thu Oct 09 2014 - 01:00
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