Miriam Lord at the Galway Races: no Cinderella story after all – though Barbie was everywhereLadies’ Day: Best dressed and best hat winners offered ‘aftercare’ to deal with social media trollsThu Aug 03 2023 - 21:23
‘I’m listening to it now and want to headbutt the desk’: Miriam Lord on Micheál Martin’s podcastSome opposition politicians have waspishly suggested that Micheál should save ‘Our Electorate Ghosted Us’ for when he teams up for a podcast series with Leo after the general electionTue Aug 01 2023 - 21:00
Miriam Lord: Sinéad O’Connor tribute stops us in our tracks before Dubs left with joyful tears in the endDublin’s men fell to the ground in ecstasy as Kerry’s warriors collapsed in agonySun Jul 30 2023 - 22:17
From most ridiculous hissy fit to non-announcement of the season: Miriam Lord’s end-of-term Dáil awardsThe Dáil is in recess for the summer, and the politicians are waiting to jet off into the heatwaves, so let’s hand out the gongs quicklySat Jul 22 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: TDs and Senators eager for their close-ups in The Tubridy ShowCommittee hearings into RTÉ payments controversy provided stark contrast between top performers and those who scaled soaring heights of incoherenceSat Jul 15 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: After the RTÉ hoo-ha, there’s time for one more row before TDs break for summerPearse Doherty and Leo Varadkar went on the attack on Wednesday in what was a nice reminder that there is more to the Leinster House than just committeesWed Jul 12 2023 - 22:17
Miriam Lord: Won’t someone please think of the children, and let Ryan Tubridy back on the air?Ryan Tubridy was making a pitch to the listeners, the people outside the gates of power – his audienceWed Jul 12 2023 - 06:15
Miriam Lord’s Week: Marty Morrissey’s godlike status in Clare provokes Senator into a dramatic U-turnOireachtas hearings over controversial payments at the public-service broadcaster provide spectacle set to run and runSat Jul 08 2023 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: Flashbacks to Celtic Tiger excess in RTÉ’s On-the-Batter accountOireachtas media committee appeared strongly suspicious that they were not hearing the full story about spending at the national broadcasterWed Jul 05 2023 - 22:05
Miriam Lord: TDs can scarcely describe their shock at RTÉ but try their utmostWith the Dáil approaching the long summer recess, the House scheduled, by popular demand, a 3½-hour episode covering RTÉ's payments, junkets, goody-bags and free bus from DrumcondraTue Jul 04 2023 - 22:07
Miriam Lord: Tubsgate and Dee Forbes’ rich list will make this week a hard one to follow - but TDs want a sequelCannon’s back on the road two years after horrific cycling accident while Harney is proof of life after politicsSat Jul 01 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: A terrible day for the RTÉ team, thoroughly demolished by the PAC and with a rematch on the cardsRTÉ fielded an enhanced squad for Thursday’s crunch decider with Dáil Éireann’s public accounts bruisersThu Jun 29 2023 - 21:56
Miriam Lord: Where is Dee Forbes? Under the bus, was the general consensus in the committee room‘When the wheels came off the bus,’ is how the interim director general chose to describe the moment Tubsgate exploded in MontroseWed Jun 28 2023 - 23:57
Miriam Lord: Tubsgate has Mattie McGrath reaching new heights of incoherenceDee Forbes on doctor’s orders not to attend Wednesday’s Oireachtas media committee, but the Roaring Independent makes last-ditch plea in the DáilTue Jun 27 2023 - 21:02
Miriam Lord’s Week: Forbes conspicuous by absence ahead of Ryan Subsidy furoreRTÉ director general Dee Forbes was a notable absentee from the high-profile News Xchange media summit in Dublin this weekSat Jun 24 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Minister reassures anxious Senators that people will retain ‘absolute right’ to be thoroughly obnoxiousLegislation drew unexpected interventions with speakers citing unprecedented contact from citizensWed Jun 21 2023 - 21:40
Miriam Lord: Government’s security forum live tour - its Glastonbury for policy wonksGovernment’s security forum live tour - the Glasto for security policy wonks - is a sell-out, but Opposition TDs reckon our neutrality is being sold outTue Jun 20 2023 - 21:42
Miriam Lord: Fine Gael’s lacklustre poll results greeted with cheer while Varadkar meets another Eurovision superfanThere were a few happy faces in the House this week on the back of new poll ratingsSat Jun 17 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Mary Lou McMarple solves Tara Mines whodunnit despite being LeosplainedCabra’s answer to the whip-smart sleuth pounces on Government’s explanation of prior knowledge to company’s troublesWed Jun 14 2023 - 21:38
Miriam Lord: Leo makes touching plea for TDs to behave themselvesCalls made for a return to the respectful discourse of the pastTue Jun 13 2023 - 21:25
Miriam Lord’s week: Could Leo do a Jacinda Ardern and just walk away from FG?Whispers within the halls of Leinster House suggest Taoiseach, Simon Coveney and Paschal Donohoe are already planning their exit strategiesSat Jun 03 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: All is sweetness in the Dáil as Paschal pours on the syrupMinister for Public Expenditure and Reform takes it handy while deputising for Taoiseach at Leaders’ Questions and blands Opposition TDs pleasantly to sleepWed May 31 2023 - 21:54
Miriam Lord: The Roaring Rural Independents stand up for the sacred cowsMichael Healy-Rae casts a ‘boo-bonic’ plague on the CoalitionTue May 30 2023 - 20:54
Miriam Lord’s Week: The men who dined for Ireland made sacrifices tooBertie Ahern and Michael McDowell remember how they had to ‘endure Jamie Oliver’s squid in ink for lunch’ in Downing Street during Belfast Agreement negotiationsSat May 27 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Kite-flying season begins with ChatFGTD solo-runA pleasingly vicious start to Dáil Éireann’s ancient political pursuit of budget balloon trialsWed May 24 2023 - 19:23
Miriam Lord: Happy Bertday as former taoiseach feted in Seanad Mary Lou McDonald on cloud nine in wake of Sinn Féin’s Northern earthquake on 25th anniversary of Belfast AgreementTue May 23 2023 - 21:54
Miriam Lord’s Week: Diligent Verona Murphy’s masterclass in pulling teethPoliticians prevail despite sustained and mystifying onslaught of corporate gobbledegook at the Public Accounts CommitteeSat May 20 2023 - 06:00
Miriam Lord: ‘Future Taoiseach’ Simon Harris charts a hit with Liz Truss pop at Sinn Féin Simon Harris made his concluding remarks into a barrage of highly indignant roaring from across the floorWed May 17 2023 - 20:49
Miriam Lord: When Mary Lou McDonald met Brian O’DriscollHonest to God, but Sinn Féin is looking more and more like a party of Government as the year goes onTue May 16 2023 - 21:56
Miriam Lord’s Week: Who’s the joker sending Insta-quips during the king’s coronation? Did the Taoiseach’s partner Matthew Barrett break protocol by posting on social media during the ceremony at Westminster Abbey? Apparently notSat May 13 2023 - 05:00
Sandymount socialist set want answers but Taoiseach won’t play ballMiriam Lord: Ivana Bacik namedrops union leader Mick Lynch but forgets Varadkar’s day at the coronationWed May 10 2023 - 21:30
Miriam Lord: Richmond all togged out for today’s retail scrumThe junior minister has his sights firmly set on the big hitters in the grocery businessWed May 10 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Stephen Donnelly got his fingers badly burned this week. Nothing new in that, some might sayBritish ambassador among guests at Classiebawn Castle to mark links with MullaghmoreSat May 06 2023 - 03:00
Angry reaction in the Dáil as Varadkar invokes Siege of JobstownTaoiseach’s remarks about 2014 water charges protest ‘scandalous’, says People Before Profit TDWed May 03 2023 - 22:13
Patter of tiny feet expected at the Áras amid happy news aplentyMiriam Lord’s Week: How nice it has been to hear about some warm-hearted relationships - and an end to the ‘shocking rows’ between Fine Gael politicians in KilkennySat Apr 29 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: No hurling from the ditch as Tánaiste gets stuck into Collins reportsThe compelling action came when the Tánaiste got stuck into The DitchThu Apr 27 2023 - 22:02
Peace breaks out briefly in Leinster House as Mary Lou reaches for the right wordsStatements on the anniversary of the Belfast Agreement give a much-needed truce to the daily Dáil set-piece between Mary Lou and LeoWed Apr 26 2023 - 21:32
Miriam Lord: Varadkar’s dead wallaby defence buys Niall Collins no time for a breakOpposition TDs say they will not tolerate another statement in the tumbleweed hoursTue Apr 25 2023 - 22:11
Miriam Lord’s week: Senator’s tweet a shining example of the Great Nutcasement Sharon Keogan’s risible revelation that several non-Irish people are in top jobs here was followed by the contemptible tagline ‘no Irish need apply’Sat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: A jaw-dropping, arrogant performance from Robert Watt – the prince of permanent governmentWatt never intended to come across as dismissive, cocky, combative and arrogant at the Oireachtas finance committee but unfortunately for him he didWed Apr 19 2023 - 22:16
Miriam Lord: Mary Lou subdued as questions about Dowdall links hang over Sinn FéinLearnings from Holohan appointment saga will be taken away never to be seen againTue Apr 18 2023 - 21:43
Miriam Lord’s Week: Baby Margot steals the Joe show on a bittersweet day for LabourOld pro Biden left holding Senator Rebecca Moynihan’s two-month-old daughter after Thursday’s address to OireachtasSat Apr 15 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: Biden butters up TDs and Senators and delivers extra cheeseUS president’s address to joint Houses of the Oireachtas turns into a frequently hilarious, occasionally touching and ultimately heartwarming homecomingThu Apr 13 2023 - 22:34
Miriam Lord: Joe Biden, giddy with Irish pride, serves up delicious gaffe From a famous rugby victory to the Louth-born prime minister, the US president was a tonic as he shared thoughts on various topicsWed Apr 12 2023 - 21:59
Miriam Lord’s Week: A little more fanfare is called for when public art is unveiledCrowd turns out for unveiling of Nobel winner John Hume’s bustSat Apr 01 2023 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: No-confidence motion descends into bad pantoEven though final result was never in doubt, debate was fraught and shouty with both sides slugging it out over 2½ rancorous hoursWed Mar 29 2023 - 22:00
Miriam Lord: Leo in combative mood as he dares turkeys to vote for ChristmasEveryone in the Dáil agrees the Taoiseach was probably right – it is highly unlikely all the turkeys will vote for Christmas this time outTue Mar 28 2023 - 22:51
Miriam Lord’s Week: Mary Lou McDonald and Jeffrey Donaldson learn there’s no partition in economy classSinn Féin leader finds there is no partition in economy class as she is seated in the same row as DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson on their way home from WashingtonFri Mar 24 2023 - 21:15
Miriam Lord: TD wonders how much Independent support in eviction ban vote cost taxpayerNo skin off Leo’s nose if a few Coalition TDs jump ship rather than vote to end eviction banWed Mar 22 2023 - 21:52
Miriam Lord: Hillbilly Leo from the badlands of Blanch leaves Tóibín bemusedThere were no Green Party TDs in sight during the debate on Sinn Féin’s motion to extend the eviction banTue Mar 21 2023 - 20:50
