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Mick Clifford

Mick Clifford is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of seven books.

In the middle of a storm, the US is adrift

HURRICANE Isaac had an elemental impact on the Republican National Convention last week. The ‘Grand Old Party’ (GOP) was gathered in Tampa, Florida, to select Mitt Romney as presidential candidate.

Sat, 01 Sep, 2012

Kenny’s got the facts and tone wrong

LAST Sunday, at Béal na mBláth, Enda Kenny brought Vladimir Lenin to Ireland.

Sat, 25 Aug, 2012

The tortoise and the hare are both heroes

THE FASTEST man in the world will tomorrow romp home to victory.

Sat, 04 Aug, 2012

An echo chamber for political verbiage

IT’S that time of year again.

Sat, 28 Jul, 2012

Lifer on mission to right perceived wrong

SEAMUS MAYE is a lifer.

Sat, 21 Jul, 2012

No Beveridge to look after our welfare ...

WHEN times are hard, imagination should be to the fore. So it was in Britain in the early 1940s, as bombs rained down, and a future under the yoke of Nazism loomed large.

Sat, 14 Jul, 2012

Banks must give mortgage holders a break

MICHAEL Noonan made an extraordinary admission in the Dáil on Thursday.

Sat, 07 Jul, 2012

Sobering lessons for young Irish abroad

THINGS ain’t what they used to be.

Sat, 30 Jun, 2012

Nurture little children who come to thee

DANIEL McANASPIE was only six-years-old when Children First was published.

Sat, 23 Jun, 2012

Doling out what everybody knows...

“Everybody knows that the dice are loaded,

Sat, 16 Jun, 2012