52 h. ago Miriam Lord: Phantom cigarette puffer of Merrion Street prompts chortles in Dáil

Taoiseach Micheál Martin spots Minister – who had supposedly quit – smoking outside amid proposal to make Leinster House a tobacco-free zone

Politics

68 h. ago Miriam Lord: Micheál pummelled from all sides over Government’s latest plan to ease rental crisis

As the Taoiseach batted away criticism of Coalition’s rent reforms, he may have asked himself, ‘what would the king of Jordan do?’

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2 w. ago Miriam Lord: Lucia O’Farrell shows Dáil the formidable power of a mother’s love for her son

Nearly 14 years after Shane O’Farrell’s needless death, the Minister of Justice presents a public apology

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3 w. ago Miriam Lord: Dáil voices rise in unison over Israel’s slaughter in Gaza

Sinn Féin leader gets short shrift from Taoiseach in row over Central Bank’s Israeli war bonds issues

Politics

3 w. ago Miriam Lord: It’s a strange day in the Dáil when a schoolgirl makes the Government squirm with embarrassment

Cara Darmody made her presence felt as Taoiseach signalled intention to tackle delays for children awaiting assessment

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3 w. ago Miriam Lord: It’s been like Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds on Merrion Street since the sun started to shine

Mooney Goes Wild should do a programme from Leinster House

Events

4 w. ago Miriam Lord: Sinn Féin’s ‘Mr Angry’ meets immovable object that is Micheál

Martin has measure of Pearse Doherty and Co as Dáil standoff continues over delayed report into children’s hip surgery

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