Knock-about TDs set for yellow cardsTHE FAMOUS five-a-side boys – we first introduced you to them in this column back in June – have been ruminating again and the…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
McDowell to rescue of besieged SeanadSPEAKING OF the future of the Seanad, we saw Michael McDowell at the launch of Mary O’Rourke’s autobiography on Thursday evening…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
'Just Mary', but absolutely no woo-woo!THURSDAY EVENING is not a good time for launching books to do with Irish politicsSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
By George, Prince Andrew wants to switch channelsPRINCE ANDREW, Duke of York, came to the Irish Embassy in London on Wednesday night, where he was given a short lesson in geography…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Pricks of resentment felt after Norris invitations interceptedDAVID NORRIS will be gratified to know that he is even more popular than the large turnout at his recent book launch indicated…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
'Cardinal' and nuncio bond over Irish Scarlet PimpernelWE SEE Paul Coghlan of the Upper House is driving a lovely new Skoda in a gleaming shade of Papal WhiteSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Neutered bankers still selling Taoiseach a pupDAIL SKETCH: NEUTERING DOESN’T work on every dogThu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
TDs learn about chillaxingSIMON HARRIS, Fine Gael TD for Wicklow, was taken aback by the reaction to his use of the word “chillax” during Tuesday’s Public…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
What might have been for the GreensONCE UPON a time, there was no limit to the Green Party’s ambition.Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Model politicians get ready to strut on the catwalkTDs AND Senators are getting ready to strut their stuff on the catwalk in December.Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Leo makes at least one Sinn Féiner toe the lineTHERE’S LEO, learning in his own time, getting better and better at the Irish. Not making a big deal about it either.Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
For Shame! What's in a name for Ross?THINGS WERE clipping along at a lively pace with the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday morningSat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
No 'Time' like the present as Fine Gael appears to have forgotten past issuesWITH HIS shillelagh under his arm and a twinkle in his eye, Enda set off for Philadelphia yesterday morning.Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Excuse me Phil and James, where are your manners?THE TAOISEACH’s twin towers. He’s blessed with his deputy leader and enforcer-in-chiefSat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Mattie confuses cute blondes . . . and 'Playboy' of western worldDÁIL SKETCH: Rosanna Kenny on the cover of ‘Playboy’ and Enda Davison on ‘Time’? The mind bogglesThu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Adams's native tongue can't put Old Father TIME off his strokeDÁIL SKETCH: He might be Father of the House but Enda was skipping around like a two-year-old yesterdayWed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Poor old Dicey Reilly, spinning his yarn to stroke politics expertsIT’S BEEN an awful political week.Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Hayes leaves Great and Good in the dark for Newgrange 'mystical event'AND AFTER that, here’s a refreshing blast of openness and transparency to restore a little faith in the political system.Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas golfers lose out to boys in blue in battle for Dermot Earley trophyNO JOY for the Oireachtas Golf Society at this year’s Dermot Earley Memorial Trophy outing at the Curragh – the oldest golf club…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Clinton for president? Bill sets his sights on the ÁrasBILL CLINTON liked being president of the US so much that he has been giving much thought to where he might be able to land a…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Multiplier effect leaves Reilly on dicey groundDÁIL SKETCH: The Minister for Health struggles to come to grips with selection criteria for care centresThu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Five Don't Go to Brussels: a Blytonesque adventureDÁIL SKETCH: THE CABINET is going on a big work outing. All bar five of them fly to Brussels today.Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Noone jumps for joy, perhaps, with Senator's jogging analogyLABOUR SENATOR Jimmy Harte is still delirious following Donegal’s All-Ireland win.Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Taoiseach offends with a slip of the thumbSOME competition news. Here is your chance to win a free annual subscription to the Irish Catholic newspaper.Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Áras 'Virgins' excite Nolan with visit to old schoolTWEET OF the Week comes from Labour TD for Galway West Derek NolanSat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Enda prepares for mud-slinging as Róisín gives it wellySKETCH: RÓISÍN HAS walked on a matter of principle. That’s the long and the Shortall of it.Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
No help for Kenny as home truths break cosy spellSKETCH: EVERY SO often, reality intrudes on the cosy conflict which characterises Leaders’ Questions.Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Martin's tongue-lashing a little lost in translationHEALTH WAS the big topic of discussion on the first week backSat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Ó Ríordáin and Nolan team up for a laughPARTY THINK-INS aren’t all about booze-upsSat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
High-minded Labour pair succumb to . . . four-star political pragmatismSENATORS DENIS Landy and John Kelly, along with colleague James Heffernan, incurred the wrath of their leader at Labour’s parliamentary…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Down-to-earth duo late back to the party after Mayo summitHIGH DRAMA on the Holy Reek recently when two Fine Gael deputies went missing on Croagh Patrick.Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Mayo God help us, says Enda, in plea to pope for big match digoutENDA DOESN’T know whether he’s coming or going.Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Acting the goat in early morning climbFINE GAEL’S group of mountain goats were very pleased with themselves when they made the summit of Croagh Patrick.Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Dreaming of a Mattressgate to get us started on a new termSKETCH: THE CEANN Comhairle entered the chamberWed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
London's pride in truly momentous gamesNothing compared to being present for some of the more exhilarating moments, but TV does have its compensationsMon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
She made it an unforgettable Olympics: that's what Katie didTHE FLAME has been extinguished. But we’ll bask a while longer in its afterglow, if that’s alright.Mon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Irish supporters get the Mullingar Shuffle and a shot at more goldIt was yet another exhilarating day for the green-liveried hordes in the ExCel yesterdaySat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
Katie Taylor digs deep for goldKATIE TAYLOR – Olympic Champion! We could scarcely believe it.Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Katie Taylor digs deep to deliver goldKatie Taylor – Olympic Champion! We could scarcely believe it.Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
Gold within her reach, Taylor carries happiness of nation in LondonAs everyone else spun in her orbit, Katie Taylor calmly went about her businessThu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Team Taylor keeps party going ahead of today's fight for finalIrish Tricolours adorned the Olympic Park, while at the Aquatic Centre, fans and reporters alike struggled to understand the …Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Unbridled joy as Mrs Mitt's mare performsOUT AND ABOUT: What a day: ladies with nice handbags did a neat turn with some slick pearl earring actionFri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Rowing duo give Britain its G-Day landingGOLD. OH, thank God. If Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins hadn’t delivered in the cycling, we feared Britain might feel obliged…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
His Olympics were over by midday - but the dream continuesGYMNASTICS: Kieran Behan’s moving journey to the Olympics won him new fans, but his disappointment afterwards was clearMon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
London enjoys a golden momentLondon 2012 provided a refreshing antidote to those earnestly brilliant but stodgy shows of past Olympic GamesSat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
London gets its golden momentLONDON 2012 provided a refreshing antidote to those earnestly brilliant but stodgy shows of past Olympic GamesSat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
Ireland settles into seaside lodgings in Olympic village of dreamsThe Olympic village was an oasis of calm yesterday as athletes prepared for battleFri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
And the awards go to . . . the cream of the current cropMIRIAM LORD'S WEEK: A FEW gongs to mark the end of the political season:Sat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
'Jibber-jabber' Shatter left unscathed by Adams's malapropismDÁIL SKETCH: WHEN PUSH came to shove, a nudge was enough to nobble Cathal MageeThu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
It's all sound and no picture for a not very stimulating LeoD�IL SKETCH: ‘MINISTER! MINISTER! Are you still there, Minister?” But there was just silence, where Leo Varadkar should have…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
