As the general election campaign enters its final, crucial week the podcast hears from public affairs consultant and Irish Examiner columnist Gerard Howlin.

Mike Sutcliffe thinks Boris is the man for the moment.

The role of the whistleblower in exposing wrongdoing and corruption has come to the fore in recent years.

Where's the Skibbereen Eagle when you need it? On September 5, 1898, the West Cork newspaper laid it on the line for Nicholas II, the man who ruled Russia with an iron fist.

Masked policemen facilitating men in balaclavas envokes authoritarianism, writes Michael Clifford.

More than seven years ago, Shane O’Farrell was killed in a hit and run. The Dáil has backed a commission of investigation into the incident. The family last month wrote to the justice minister seeking action. Why is this being put on the long finger, asks Michael Clifford.

Irish Examiner special correspondent Michael Clifford has told the Disclosures Tribunal that Superintendent Dave Taylor told him that he had sent negative text messages about Maurice McCabe to former Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan.

Dave Taylor spent a second day with his back to the wall yesterday, writes Michael Clifford.

Some books have their genesis in the craziest places, but the origin of A Force For Justice is pretty mundane, writes Michael Clifford.

The real divide in Irish politics is the artificial one, writes Michael Clifford.

My hopes and dreams were wrapped up in the prospect of bringing my son to the big game in the bright, new shining Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The County Board put paid to that, writes Michael Clifford.

Recent events would make you think the interests of Nóirín O’Sullivan are the same as those of An Garda Síochána. It is crucial we make it clear that they’re not, writes Michael Clifford.

The Irish Examiner columnist Michael Clifford told aspiring journalists how much he loves picking up one thread of a story and then finding another.

The Banking Inquiry exposed the best and the worst of what public life has to offer.

After the concert finished, #WeLoveYouMichael began trending on social media, while Michael was also flooded with messages of support from the group's devoted fans.

On the night of the last general election, a victorious Enda Kenny went on TV and set out his strategy for governing.