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Mick Clifford

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

Planning for the pay day

Several early revelations about suspected planning corruption were ignored and recommendations quietly buried before the Mahon Tribunal began its work, Michael Clifford reports

Sat, 24 Mar, 2012

Stolen moments from the Mahon Tribunal By Michael Clifford

THERE were only a few people in the cavernous hall for lunch.

Sat, 24 Mar, 2012

Well-schooled in church’s desire for power By Michael Clifford

STELLA Days is from another “world”. The movie, which is now in cinemas, is based in 1950s Ireland, a land that has long disappeared into the mists of history.

Sat, 17 Mar, 2012

Household tax protest is opportunistic

JOAN Collins said it was great to be back in the Jolly Toper.

Sat, 10 Mar, 2012

Ó Cuív buried his principles in cabinet

He went out on a limb for Ahern, lowering himself to the role of a clown. On radio.

Sat, 03 Mar, 2012

Do business with China ... do it at a price

SO farewell Xi Jinping, it was good to know you.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2012

Going public with private investigations

The world of private investigators has been glamorised beyond all sense on-screen and in novels.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2012

Up until a few years ago, Derek Quinlan epitomised the property bubble that had engulfed Ireland. With his empire now mostly in the hands of Nama, Michael Clifford profiles the man who once flew the Tricolour over London

Sat, 18 Feb, 2012

Ireland pays heavy price for septic politics

SEPTIC tanks are the latest repository for the foul political culture in which we live. The whole palaver around the issue would be funny if it didn’t give off such as smell.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2012

Law of the land finally sanctions buy-out

THIS is a story about a town divided, and how history isn’t dead, but merely sleeping.

Sat, 04 Feb, 2012