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Miriam Lord: Holohan and Watt Show blew into town but only one got a grilling

Miriam Lord: Holohan and Watt Show blew into town but only one got a grilling

Tony, medic of the pandemic, was given the kid glove treatment. Robert, bureaucratic big cheese, got roasted

Wed May 04 2022 - 22:30
Miriam Lord: Peat promoters fume over Ford vans and Dáil waffle

Miriam Lord: Peat promoters fume over Ford vans and Dáil waffle

Busy week with wet turf and whip-arounds ends with a welcome break for the Greens

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 05:35
Miriam Lord: Green enemies of the turf don’t cut it with Mattie

Miriam Lord: Green enemies of the turf don’t cut it with Mattie

The Rural Independent was back bashing the Greens, a role that has served him well

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 22:34
Miriam Lord: Government feels the heat as turf wars reignite in Dáil

Miriam Lord: Government feels the heat as turf wars reignite in Dáil

Restraint was never going to catch on with all hell breaking loose over turf cutting rights

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 22:33
Miriam Lord: Donohoe’s bookish reputation falls prey to false widow story

Miriam Lord: Donohoe’s bookish reputation falls prey to false widow story

Minister makes toe-curling faux pas in exchange with Portuguese counterpart

Sat Apr 09 2022 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Zelenskiy skips the pleasantries as he addresses the Dáil

Miriam Lord: Zelenskiy skips the pleasantries as he addresses the Dáil

Chamber listened in silence as Ukrainian president’s chilling words were relayed

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 22:21
Miriam Lord: It’s like Bridgerton as chaste Mary Lou scandalised by cad Micheál

Miriam Lord: It’s like Bridgerton as chaste Mary Lou scandalised by cad Micheál

Heated exchange over carbon tax ends with Sinn Féin leader needing the smelling salts

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 22:24
Miriam Lord’s Week: Leo’s Chinese lantern sparks security alert at Leinster House

Miriam Lord’s Week: Leo’s Chinese lantern sparks security alert at Leinster House

Luckily, Tánaiste was in Chile for Paddy’s Day when suspicious package arrived

Sat Apr 02 2022 - 03:00
Miriam Lord: Micheál’s back on the yokes? That can’t be right

Miriam Lord: Micheál’s back on the yokes? That can’t be right

‘They contain a thing called choline,’ says the Taoiseach. ‘Very good for brain function’

Wed Mar 30 2022 - 21:17
Miriam Lord: As Taoiseach eggs him on, Mattie gets rasher

Miriam Lord: As Taoiseach eggs him on, Mattie gets rasher

Picking a breakfast roll battle with healthy Micheál is silly even by Dáil standards

Tue Mar 29 2022 - 22:19
Miriam Lord’s Week: Virus surge sees Cabinet isolated in Covid Castle

Miriam Lord’s Week: Virus surge sees Cabinet isolated in Covid Castle

Elsewhere, we were doing time on Bernard’s watch, and saw some political engagement

Sat Mar 26 2022 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Mary Lou not liking the sound of a united Government

Miriam Lord: Mary Lou not liking the sound of a united Government

Michael McGrath, standing in for absent Taoiseach, stays calm for Sinn Féin grilling

Wed Mar 23 2022 - 21:08
Miriam Lord: Angry Varadkar calls out Healy-Rae as Kerry TD goes on the offensive

Miriam Lord: Angry Varadkar calls out Healy-Rae as Kerry TD goes on the offensive

Tánaiste's outrage is far from manufactured as he asks Michael Healy-Rae to reflect on comment

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 22:57
Miriam Lord: Uncharted territory for 21st-century Europe

Miriam Lord: Uncharted territory for 21st-century Europe

Two years into Covid, we face further fear and uncertainty, but now Putin is the virus

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 01:28
Miriam Lord: Verona Murphy sucking diesel in blistering attack on Taoiseach

Miriam Lord: Verona Murphy sucking diesel in blistering attack on Taoiseach

Independent TD demands ‘extraordinary measures’ to combat fuel and food price rises

Wed Mar 09 2022 - 21:51
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach keeps toolbox hidden despite pressure over prices

Miriam Lord: Taoiseach keeps toolbox hidden despite pressure over prices

Mary Lou McDonald determinedly leads the charge in Dáil in seeking action on fuel costs

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 21:54
Miriam Lord: Labour’s great unclenching follows clinical cancellation of Alan Kelly

Miriam Lord: Labour’s great unclenching follows clinical cancellation of Alan Kelly

Swift coronation of ‘Princess Ivana’ seemingly a foregone conclusion

Sat Mar 05 2022 - 01:22
Miriam Lord: Emotions run high as Labour assassins decommission AK-47

Miriam Lord: Emotions run high as Labour assassins decommission AK-47

‘The lads’ stood silently around Alan Kelly as, close to tears, he delivered his shock resignation

Wed Mar 02 2022 - 22:43
Miriam Lord: Micheál and Mary Lou see eye to eye – never a good omen

Miriam Lord: Micheál and Mary Lou see eye to eye – never a good omen

Leinster House is united in condemnation of ‘bully and thug’ Vladimir Putin

Tue Mar 01 2022 - 22:20
Miriam Lord's Week: Donohoe and Ó Broin slug it out in battle of political nerds

Miriam Lord's Week: Donohoe and Ó Broin slug it out in battle of political nerds

Minister for Finance and Sinn Féin’s housing spokesman get all academic over carbon tax

Sat Feb 26 2022 - 05:15
Miriam Lord: Normal service resumes in the Groundhog Dáil

Miriam Lord: Normal service resumes in the Groundhog Dáil

Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald stuck in monotonous and unpleasant loop

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 22:15
Miriam Lord: To McGrath, crossing swords means a trip through north Co Dublin

Miriam Lord: To McGrath, crossing swords means a trip through north Co Dublin

The Taoiseach is off saving the world, and his stand-in doesn’t really do excitement

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 21:51
Miriam Lord: It’s like The Lyrics Board in Leinster House

Miriam Lord: It’s like The Lyrics Board in Leinster House

Green Party TD not the first to quote lines from old pop songs during Dáil session

Sat Feb 19 2022 - 01:57
Miriam Lord: The Seanad, where bilateral relationships begin

Miriam Lord: The Seanad, where bilateral relationships begin

Cathaoirleach welcomes Lithuanian ambassador in latest show of international solidarity

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 22:02
Miriam Lord: Every little helps, but Mary Lou reckons it’s not helping enough

Miriam Lord: Every little helps, but Mary Lou reckons it’s not helping enough

Coalition’s Tesco approach to cost-of-living measures gets short shrift from Opposition

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 22:10
Miriam Lord’s Week: Stephen Donnelly returns from UAE to a nasty surprise

Miriam Lord’s Week: Stephen Donnelly returns from UAE to a nasty surprise

Backslapping Fine Gael Senator puts his foot in it while Russia gets lost in the boogie

Sat Feb 12 2022 - 02:00
Miriam Lord: Micheál’s field of dreams for housing faces some ugly home truths

Miriam Lord: Micheál’s field of dreams for housing faces some ugly home truths

Dáil again hears of quiet desperation of the housing crisis – and Taoiseach’s one-word solution

Wed Feb 09 2022 - 22:34
Miriam Lord: Feathers fly as Mattie McGrath rips into Coalition’s cushion

Miriam Lord: Feathers fly as Mattie McGrath rips into Coalition’s cushion

Roaring Independents blame ‘evil’ Green Party for rising fuel costs and carbon taxes

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 22:26
Miriam Lord: Who will commemorate the Partition of Clifden in 2120?

Miriam Lord: Who will commemorate the Partition of Clifden in 2120?

In 100 years, there could be deep divisions around marking the centenary of Golfgate

Sat Feb 05 2022 - 05:00
Miriam Lord: And just like that, Golfgate is brought to a swift and sudden end

Miriam Lord: And just like that, Golfgate is brought to a swift and sudden end

In just under four minutes Judge Mary Fahy dismissed 18 months of absolute madness

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Norris honours two 100-year-olds in Seanad comeback

Miriam Lord: Norris honours two 100-year-olds in Seanad comeback

Longest-serving Senator makes warmly received speech celebrating Ulysses centenary

Wed Feb 02 2022 - 20:40
Miriam Lord: Government struggles to keep a cork in DFA ‘sparkling wine’ scandal

Miriam Lord: Government struggles to keep a cork in DFA ‘sparkling wine’ scandal

Sinn Féin politicians highly affronted when taken to task for organising Storey funeral

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 22:30
Miriam Lord’s Week: Dad’s army musters in the Dáil to repel the Russian threat

Miriam Lord’s Week: Dad’s army musters in the Dáil to repel the Russian threat

Rear admiral Gerry Craughwell prepared to launch secret weapon aka Simon Coveney

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 02:00
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach’s patience snaps as Mary Lou plays the elitism card

Miriam Lord: Taoiseach’s patience snaps as Mary Lou plays the elitism card

Good news about Robert Watt’s salary sustains us through bitter rows in the Dáil

Wed Jan 26 2022 - 22:34
Miriam Lord: Dáil’s big reopening day turns out to be not so big

Miriam Lord: Dáil’s big reopening day turns out to be not so big

The stools have returned to their rightful place at the counter in the Dáil bar

Tue Jan 25 2022 - 22:49
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach full of the joys of spring as Omicron storm passes

Miriam Lord: Taoiseach full of the joys of spring as Omicron storm passes

Micheál Martin relieved to be bringing good news on Ireland’s new Independence Day

Sat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00
Miriam Lord: Another watershed moment? Maybe this time it will be different

Miriam Lord: Another watershed moment? Maybe this time it will be different

Special Dáil session on violence against women was compelling and heart-gripping

Wed Jan 19 2022 - 23:00
Ashling Murphy’s funeral: ‘We grieve, we pray, we hurt – this is the heavy price we pay for love’

Ashling Murphy’s funeral: ‘We grieve, we pray, we hurt – this is the heavy price we pay for love’

Miriam Lord: A young life needlessly ended. The world changed forever for those left behind

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 22:29
Miriam Lord: Colourful handover ceremony restores dignity to Dublin Castle

Miriam Lord: Colourful handover ceremony restores dignity to Dublin Castle

Was Varadkar looking for ideas for a more personal handover of power later this year?

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 22:17
Miriam Lord: Between the headline atrocities men seem to quickly forget all that women said

Miriam Lord: Between the headline atrocities men seem to quickly forget all that women said

We need to stop the ‘entry-level’ aggression in order to save women’s lives

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 22:17
Miriam Lord: Celeb witness Séamus Woulfe dazzles all with his knowledge

Miriam Lord: Celeb witness Séamus Woulfe dazzles all with his knowledge

The Supreme Court judge ambled into Golfgate trial with a stack of files under his oxter

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 22:19
Miriam Lord: Golfgate trial lawyers come out swinging

Miriam Lord: Golfgate trial lawyers come out swinging

Legal heavyweights out in force in Galway – although golf is not exactly their cup of tee

Thu Jan 06 2022 - 23:00
Miriam Lord’s 2021 Awards: Coalition had to Sinn and bear it in the year of Mary Lou

Miriam Lord’s 2021 Awards: Coalition had to Sinn and bear it in the year of Mary Lou

Danny Healy-Rae left to his own device as Zapponegate saw Government rocked by a role

Fri Dec 24 2021 - 02:00
Miriam Lord’s Week: Dáil assured Santa won’t be caught in Brexit red tape

Miriam Lord’s Week: Dáil assured Santa won’t be caught in Brexit red tape

TDs and Senators pose with their pets and Howlin marks a special anniversary

Sat Dec 18 2021 - 04:00
Miriam Lord: Unprecedented outbreak of civility ruins Leaders’ Questions

Miriam Lord: Unprecedented outbreak of civility ruins Leaders’ Questions

Alan Kelly gets a bout of Christmas spirit and Mattie McGrath gets nostalgic about Big Tom

Wed Dec 15 2021 - 22:22
Miriam Lord: When it comes to Christmas craic, Sinn Féin is an absolute hoot

Miriam Lord: When it comes to Christmas craic, Sinn Féin is an absolute hoot

Giddy mood in the chamber, even talk of Tipperary hospital turned fruity

Tue Dec 14 2021 - 21:29
Miriam Lord: It’s a merry Gerry Christmas as Sinn Féin tops popularity poll

Miriam Lord: It’s a merry Gerry Christmas as Sinn Féin tops popularity poll

Shinners are cock-a-hoop, but there’s a touch of ‘house private, no flowers’ about FF and FG

Sat Dec 11 2021 - 01:01
Miriam Lord: Taoiseach a strange hybrid of Tommy Cooper and Cork

Miriam Lord: Taoiseach a strange hybrid of Tommy Cooper and Cork

Too much to expect Micheál Martin to conduct Leaders’ Questions wearing great entertainer’s trademark red fez

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 22:35
Miriam Lord: Alan fires up justice crusade for muzzled medics

Miriam Lord: Alan fires up justice crusade for muzzled medics

Taoiseach insists there is no gag and the Government has just decided to ‘co-ordinate’ the lads

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 22:32
Miriam Lord: Will Michael D know it’s Christmas time at all?

Miriam Lord: Will Michael D know it’s Christmas time at all?

President could be on the Bob Cratchit shift as Government leaves its shopping late

Sat Dec 04 2021 - 03:00
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