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Nightmare voyage to dream island

Nightmare voyage to dream island

John Wain assesses the scenes on Lesbos when refugees arrive after a terrifying crossing, writes Michael Clifford

Sat, 26 Dec, 2015

The Force was always in Portmagee as Star Wars boosts Skellig Micheal's stock

The Force was always in Portmagee as Star Wars boosts Skellig Micheal's stock

THE Force has awoken the world to Portmagee. 

Sat, 26 Dec, 2015

Sending your child to the school of choice via a baptism cert

Sending your child to the school of choice via a baptism cert

IS IT ever acceptable to abuse another’s religion? The question arises following a recent speech by Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, about the thorny issue of the Church and education, writes Michael Clifford.

Sat, 19 Dec, 2015

Please release us from this silly season of politicians

Please release us from this silly season of politicians

Mick Wallace's hair was long and unkempt as if he'd spent his incarceration chained in a dungeon, writes Michael Clifford.

Sat, 12 Dec, 2015

Does anybody really believe ethics in public office will be an election issue?

Does anybody really believe ethics in public office will be an election issue?

Two of the councillors fingered on Monday night’s RTÉ Investigation Unit programme have resigned from their respective parties — Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael — but in most developed democracies, the resignations would have been from public office, writes Michael Clifford

Wed, 09 Dec, 2015

On the first anniversary of the death of Jonathan Corrie, some desecrate the dead for political gain

On the first anniversary of the death of Jonathan Corrie, some desecrate the dead for political gain

WHEN is it acceptable to use the dead to make a political point, asks Michael Clifford

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015

Arguments for wind turbines blowing hot and cold as rural dwellers complain

Arguments for wind turbines blowing hot and cold as rural dwellers complain

Turbines are key to the Government’s climate-change policy, but rural dwellers contend that they are injurious and noisy, a claim the High Court will soon consider says Michael Clifford

Thu, 03 Dec, 2015

Back to the future in Irish political life ahead of the General Election

Back to the future in Irish political life ahead of the General Election

The General Election will be about the economy and little else, writes Michael Clifford

Sat, 28 Nov, 2015

Citizens’ rights trampled on again

Citizens’ rights trampled on again

Pat Carey has been denied his entitlement to due process, writes Michael Clifford

Sat, 21 Nov, 2015

Scales of justice remain tilted in the interests of privileged

Scales of justice remain tilted in the interests of privileged

The capitulation of the Government to the legal profession displays again how vested interests can hold others to ransom, writes Michael Clifford

Fri, 20 Nov, 2015