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Peter Barry: A key architect of peace and king  amongst Cork’s merchant princes
Peter Barry: A key architect of peace and king amongst Cork’s merchant princes
Michael Clifford reflects on the life Cork politician and businessman Peter Barry on his death at the age of 88, and says that while he never led his country or party, his contribution as a vital cog in Northern diplomacy will be the shining light of his legacy.

Sat, 27 Aug, 2016

Where does employment contract flexibility drift across the line into exploitation?
Where does employment contract flexibility drift across the line into exploitation?

Candidates for jobs these days might celebrate when they get it, but they might not always have the rights of other employees, writes Michael Clifford.

Sat, 27 Aug, 2016

Rio tickets scandal set to run and run
Rio tickets scandal set to run and run

Michael Clifford says with the Brazilian ‘cast the net wide’ process and the limited Irish probe, it will be a while before we have answers.

Tue, 23 Aug, 2016

Cost of going to court reinforces inequalities
Cost of going to court reinforces inequalities
Like a posh hotel, the civil courts are open to everyone, but only the wealthy can afford to go   there. Michael Clifford highlights some recent cases that show the prohibitive cost of justice

Mon, 22 Aug, 2016

Olympic achievements not dulled by controversy
Olympic achievements not dulled by controversy

Where there’s money and sport, there will continue to be corruption of one form or another, writes Michael Clifford

Sat, 20 Aug, 2016

Suffering shellshock and schadenfreude after arrest of Pat Hickey in Rio
Suffering shellshock and schadenfreude after arrest of Pat Hickey in Rio

It is inevitable that the arrest of Pat Hickey in Rio de Janeiro will give rise to schadenfreude among more than a few people, writes Michael Clifford

Thu, 18 Aug, 2016

Shane Ross left red faced but you gotta love Pat Hickey’s chutzpah
Shane Ross left red faced but you gotta love Pat Hickey’s chutzpah

Great rivalries are made at the Olympic Games. We have Michael Phelps and Chad le Clos in swimming, Bolt and Gatlin in the 100m sprint, the O’Donovan brothers and those très cool French dudes in the rowing. But you ain’t seen nothin’ like Ross and Hickey in the egos.

Tue, 16 Aug, 2016

'Everybody wants justice for Mary Boyle, but that is nowhere near as simple as is portrayed in a fevered social media campaign'
'Everybody wants justice for Mary Boyle, but that is nowhere near as simple as is portrayed in a fevered social media campaign'
EVERYBODY knows who murdered Mary Boyle. Everybody knows there was a cover-up of the killing of the six-year-old in March 1977. Everybody knows that the mainstream media is complicit in this cover-up. Everybody knows.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2016

One El of a climate problem for Ethiopia
One El of a climate problem for Ethiopia
AT FIRST glance Addis Ababa looks like a city in a mad rush somewhere. Skeletal cranes reach into the sky, invoking memories of the clueless Celtic Tiger, writes Michael Clifford.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2016

Expertise behind closed doors at Keynes Centre in Cork
Expertise behind closed doors at Keynes Centre in Cork
The concept of “transformative thinking” is at the core of research carried out at Keynes Centre, writes Michael Clifford

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

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