Miriam Lord

Miriam Lord

Columnist

Miriam Lord is a colour writer and columnist with The Irish Times. She writes the Dáil Sketch, and her review of political happenings, Miriam Lord’s Week, appears every Saturday.

Hardly a dry seat in the house as Paschal Donohoe makes his exit

Outgoing minister for finance effusive in his praise for party leader and ministerial successor Simon Harris at Fine Gael gathering

Bualadh bos for Liz Truss as Coalition use ‘the lettuce’ to stave off Sinn Féin attack

Taoiseach and Tánaiste relish the chance to remind Mary Lou McDonald of her one-time alignment with the former Tory PM

Well wishes from all sides see Paschal Donohoe off from his time in the Dáil

The now former minister bowed out ahead of taking on his new job at the World Bank in his usual fuss-free style

They had seven years to prepare and yet the inauguration was only grand

The venue was too small, there was not enough food and an ambassador tried to leave

After their grand day out at Dublin Castle, TDs were rolling in the aisles in Dáil

Verona Murphy hatched a comedy line, but deputy Michael Collins was counting his chickens already

Miriam Lord: Connolly’s inauguration was a bit like a big Irish wedding, solemn and joyous

Simon Harris walked Catherine C up the aisle in Dublin Castle before giving her away to the people of Ireland

President-elect drops back in on former Dáil colleagues as she finalises Áras prep

Difficult decisions over inauguration guest list, with 13 siblings, politicians and volunteers looking for a place

Cancer services saved Richard Boyd Barrett’s life. Now, he wants to give back

Warm welcome all round from political rivals as People Before Profit stalwart returns to Dáil

Jack Chambers endures silent tsunami of schadenfreude in the Dáil

With the Taoiseach abroad, Chambers and the Yates connection take centre stage at Leinster House

Halfway through the account of DJ Carey’s career as a swindler, the atmosphere changed

Former Kilkenny hurler sits motionless in the dock as stories of his cold exploitation unfold

Catherine Connolly rises serenely as brutal presidential election has uplifting end

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris tried to put brave faces on their parties’ sorry performances, while the parties of the united left sought to outdo each other in claiming credit

Miriam Lord’s campaign awards: the real winners (and losers) of the presidential election

From Jim Gavin’s white chinos to Maria Steen’s handbag to Catherine Connolly’s snappy slogan, the votes are in

Expensive-looking typo appears outside Government department

Presidential election polling day is just around the corner, so political minds are elsewhere

Thanks be to Jaaysus: final debate wraps up a God-awful presidential election

Lagging in the polls, Heather Humphreys needed a knockout blow - it was quickly apparent it was not coming

Micheál Martin’s damage limitation might be too little too late after all

O’Donovan tells lovely wee stories, insomnia inspires McCullagh and Sinn Féin slip up on no-shows

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