Columns - Irish Examiner

Mick Clifford

Power of the regulator is a burning issue

Gas Networks Ireland is fined €500,000 in the North after a whistleblower’s claims are substantiated, but nothing happens in the South because of a toothless regulator, writes Michael Clifford

Tue, 15 Mar, 2016

It is 25 years since the Birmingham Six were released from prison

A quarter of a century after their release, the Birmingham Six still live with the impact of their jailing, writes Michael Clifford

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Alan Shatter: A minister who backed the wrong horse

Shatter left high office with his integrity and reputation for honesty intact, writes Michael Clifford

Sat, 12 Mar, 2016

First Day of Dáil - The theory was sound. Pity about the reality

For anybody who had hoped a new day was dawning on politics, yesterday was little short of depressing, says Michael Clifford

Fri, 11 Mar, 2016

No sign of the Nama scandal going away

The scandal surrounding Nama and the sale of its Northern loan book is being ignored — but that can’t go on forever as new nuggets of information emerge, writes Michael Clifford

Tue, 08 Mar, 2016

Water issue is a symptom of reform needed in wider body politic

AS NIGHT was closing in on the RDS last Saturday, with the ballot papers beginning to curl towards dog-eared, a Labour party canvasser sat down for a cup of coffee, writes Michael Clifford.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Pragmatism wins out to solve long, sorry tale of Longboat Quay

It looks like Bernard McNamara, the man who built Longboat Quay, will get the job of sorting out its fire safety deficiencies without residents having to foot the bill, says Michael Clifford

Fri, 04 Mar, 2016

Government options bring prospect of major change

AS THE dust settles, two options for the next government can be seen galloping in from the horizon, writes Michael Clifford

Wed, 02 Mar, 2016

#GE16 analysis - PR system is a cruel game, but we still give it No 1

AT ABOUT 10pm on Saturday, I conceded for Maureen O’Sullivan. 

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

Slugging it out in bearpit of democracy

How could you stand before people and ask them to invest their future in you without a big ego, writes Michael Clifford

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016