The most ludicrous utterance from a politician about the McCabe affair this week was also the most representative, says Michael Clifford.

The events of recent days have thrown into sharp relief an earlier alleged attempt to smear Sgt Maurice McCabe at the O’Higgins commisison.

Writer Donal Ryan has had to go back to the day job in order to make ends meet. Michael Clifford says that ‘culture is the aspect of life that is suffering most because it can’t sustain those who want to make a living in some of the art forms’.

Unless everything is a ball of smoke, then it’s not just the upper echelons of An Garda Síochána that will be damaged by Judge Charleton’s inquiry, writes Michael Clifford

We may need an inquiry into Nama’s Project Eagle sales in the North, but why is the State run in a manner that necessitates inquiries to get at the truth, asks Michael Clifford.

Richard Bruton plans to divest patronage from Catholic primary schools. We’ve been here before and the Church still holds all the cards, writes Michael Clifford.

The Stardust fire was worst tragedy of its kind to hit the country, writes Michael Clifford.