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Michael Clifford

Mick Clifford

Mick Clifford is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of seven books.

Gerry Adams civil court case

S Mick Clifford: Gerry Adams case shows how Sinn Féin still differs from other parties

The plaintiffs in the Gerry Adams case whose lives, along with thousands of others, were simply collateral damage to the cause are mere footnotes in a wider narrative

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

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Mick Clifford: When the gender debate becomes louder than the people it affects

As Ireland’s gender debate grows louder, compassion risks being lost for the small number of people most affected

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Mick Clifford: Farmers should be wary of overplaying their hand

S Mick Clifford: Farmers should be wary of overplaying their hand

The protest at Bord Bia's offices has all the signs of farce, writes Mick Clifford

Sat, 28 Feb, 2026

School stock

Mick Clifford: In the SNA storm, who is really standing up for children with greatest needs?

A botched review of SNA allocations has exposed deeper flaws in how Ireland targets special education resources

Sun, 22 Feb, 2026

Mick Clifford: Seamus Culleton and immigrants in US today could not identify with the Allston Seven

Mick Clifford: Seamus Culleton and immigrants in US today could not identify with the Allston Seven

In recent years when such cases arose, the State was inclined towards some accommodation. The mood has since changed

Sun, 15 Feb, 2026

Graham Linehan court case

S Mick Clifford: Ireland should think twice before embracing the new left-right political divide

As culture wars intensify abroad, Ireland should resist importing polarisation, extremism and political certainties that corrode democratic debate

Sun, 08 Feb, 2026

Bord Bia farmers protest

S Mick Clifford: Blaming Met Éireann for floods shows performative politics is all the rage

The blaming of Met Éireann for the floods by housing minister James Browne shows performative politics is all the rage these days, writes Mick Clifford

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Mick Clifford: Why the Enoch Burke saga is bigger than one teacher or one school

Mick Clifford: Why the Enoch Burke saga is bigger than one teacher or one school

The Enoch Burke case highlights legal uncertainty, policy paralysis and how culture-war politics risk eclipsing students’ real needs

Sun, 25 Jan, 2026

Mick Clifford: Why did Margaret Loftus wait 13 years for justice after a brutal assault?

Mick Clifford: Why did Margaret Loftus wait 13 years for justice after a brutal assault?

Margaret Loftus’s 13-year struggle exposes how institutional delay compounds the trauma of domestic violence victims

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

Mick Clifford: Elizabeth Berney’s death marks the end of Ireland’s revolutionary generation

S Mick Clifford: Elizabeth Berney’s death marks the end of Ireland’s revolutionary generation

Elizabeth Berney’s death closes a living link to the revolutionary generation and invites reflection on Ireland’s past, present and political culture

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026