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Mick Clifford: The price of peace and pyjamas — is remote work a cultural ticking time bomb?

Remote work has transformed lives, but the loss of in-person interaction may carry unseen long-term costs, especially for Gen Z

Sun, 18 May, 2025

Mick Clifford: Coppinger’s Gript snub should concern anyone who values media freedom

S Mick Clifford: Coppinger’s Gript snub should concern anyone who values media freedom

Selective engagement with the press may feel righteous, but it risks damaging the democratic ideals politicians claim to defend

Sun, 11 May, 2025

Mick Clifford: Housing tsar fiasco shows Government lacks urgency to tackle housing crisis

Mick Clifford: Housing tsar fiasco shows Government lacks urgency to tackle housing crisis

The Brendan McDonagh debacle proves what many suspected: the Government talks crisis, but governs as if there’s none

Sun, 04 May, 2025

Israel Palestinians

Mick Clifford: The ambulance massacre Israel tried — and failed — to hide

The killing of Gaza’s paramedics exposes a chilling pattern of dehumanisation and echoes of past atrocities

Sun, 27 Apr, 2025

Planning Application

S Mick Clifford: Housing crisis deepens as homeowners block developments to ‘protect character’

In a housing crisis, objecting to every development under the guise of ‘character’ protection masks deeper societal privilege

Sun, 20 Apr, 2025

Mick Clifford: Strip search claims at Leinster House protest raise real questions — and some invented ones

S Mick Clifford: Strip search claims at Leinster House protest raise real questions — and some invented ones

Dáil claims of Garda sexual violence demand real investigation — but not at the cost of facts or credibility

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025

Mick Clifford: Two fingers to democracy — How Michael Lowry became the Government’s biggest liability

S Mick Clifford: Two fingers to democracy — How Michael Lowry became the Government’s biggest liability

Michael Lowry’s shadow looms over the Government, exposing the fragility of political integrity and the cost of dishonesty

Sun, 30 Mar, 2025

Mick Clifford: The land of a hundred thousand welcomes — and unwelcome truths

Mick Clifford: The land of a hundred thousand welcomes — and unwelcome truths

Ireland’s global image took a hit this week as Conor McGregor, social media, and viral headlines shaped the narrative

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Mick Clifford: Why Ireland must face tough questions about its covid strategy

S Mick Clifford: Why Ireland must face tough questions about its covid strategy

Ireland’s pandemic response shaped lives, but did it cause more harm than good? A full, honest inquiry is overdue, writes Mick Clifford

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

Russia Ukraine War

S Mick Clifford: Does neutrality still protect Ireland? Why it’s time for an honest conversation

As global threats rise, Ireland’s neutrality faces scrutiny. Is it a principled stance or outdated idealism? The debate intensifies

Sun, 09 Mar, 2025