Columns - Irish Examiner

Mick Clifford

PJ MARA: Despite all the eulogising, as Haughey’s enforcer he must have known the score

The day I met PJ Mara we were both green and looking a little lost. I had been sent by a newspaper in Dublin to cover an event in the offices of the Construction Industry Federation. I stepped out of a lift to be met by Mr Mara.

Sat, 16 Jan, 2016

1916 commemorations: Say no to grave robbers and revisionists

THE year is barely a wet week old and already 1916 is being milked like a prize cow. As might have been expected, Sinn Féin are first in line to claim the Rising as theirs, writes Michael Clifford

Sat, 16 Jan, 2016

Whistleblower fought tooth and nail to reveal 'under-reporting' of homelessness issue

Joe O’Brien is an entirely reliable compiler of reports, so why did he have to fight so hard to reveal the under-reporting of homelessness, asks, Michael Clifford

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

Irish Cancer Society ‘spins’ a U-turn to cut its losses

The partial U-turn is straight out of a PR handbook as bad publicity could have a major impact on its fundraising, writes special correspondent Michael Clifford

Thu, 14 Jan, 2016

There is little about which to be optimistic ahead of the general election

THE omens are bad at worst; fair to middling at best. As the political parties limber up for the forthcoming election, there is little about which to be optimistic, writes Michael Clifford.

Sat, 09 Jan, 2016