Masked policemen facilitating men in balaclavas envokes authoritarianism, writes Michael Clifford.

When questioned last Monday by RTÉ over her startling claim about Ms Guerin, Gemma refused to elaborate, writes Michael Clifford

Rural communities are in mourning this weekend.

What with the week that’s in it, there has been a lot of talk about how much things have changed since 1979. And there has been huge change, writes Michael Clifford.

Good morning. I would like to take the opportunity of this column to announce that I will not be running for the office of the presidency.

Is it time to ask whether the people have any right not to be arsed about democracy, such is the low turnouts in western democracy, asks Michael Clifford

Serious funding is required if the State is to produce the kind of education needed for a... dynamic economy, writes Michael Clifford

It didn’t take long for the Irish to get in on the act. 

Two men on the radio during the week reminded me of Daniel Blake. Mr Blake was a 59-year-old widower and carpenter who had a heart attack that kept him out of work.

We had a back-to-the-future event last Tuesday when Michael Lowry emerged from a building claiming vindication and victimhood. He had just been convicted of tax offences, escaped jail and declared that he had been hounded and vilified.