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Mick Clifford

The taxing problem of pay restoration

WHAT do we want? Pay restoration. When do we want it? Yesterday.

Sat, 01 Oct, 2016

Gerry Adams is a politician without a past

VIEWED in isolation, the accusations against and attacks on Gerry Adams this week were unfair. 

Sat, 24 Sep, 2016

Fianna Fáil think-in: Don’t be fooled.... this isn’t the usual suspects

Meet Fianna Fáil Supernova, a breath of fresh air blowing through the body politic, and not to be mistaken with the gang in power when the country collapsed, says Michael Clifford 

Tue, 20 Sep, 2016

Jack O’Shea: How New Street turf lit my fire

TOMORROW, the pinnacle of the GAA season is reached, but it’s an occasion about much more than a game of football between two hyper-trained teams, writes Michael Clifford.

Sat, 17 Sep, 2016

C&AG report: Noonan and Kenny catch a break as publication timing could have been much worse

There will be some fallout but the publication of the C&AG’s report into Nama’s disposal of assets in Northern Ireland could have come at a much worse time for the Finance Minster — two years ago he would have been finished, writes Michael Clifford

Thu, 15 Sep, 2016

Government problems: Kicking the can of responsibility down the road

There are commisisons of investigation afoot into alleged garda malpractice and alleged ticket touting at the Olympics. The Nama inquiry is just another problem being long-fingered by the Coalition, writes Michael Clifford

Tue, 13 Sep, 2016

Recent cases highlight the requirement for an Education ombudsman

The starting point should be the person with adisability seeking help, writes Michael Clifford

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

Wrestling with his conscience has been a constant since John Halligan took up role

John Halligan is simply not suited to the job of being in government, writes Michael Clifford

Fri, 09 Sep, 2016

Fianna Fáil holds the trump card in new era

It was an outrageous decision, no question about it. Following on from the EU having the temerity to issue an explosive ruling at the back end of August, the decision to recall the Dáil really took the biscuit, writes Michael Clifford

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

Future of Social Democrats thrown into question

The sham of new politics is not confined to the smaller parties, writes Michael Clifford

Wed, 07 Sep, 2016