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Michael Clifford

Mick Clifford

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

Irish Budget 2027

Mick Clifford: Budget 2027 is showing who matters in Ireland — and who is being left with the crumbs

Mick Clifford contrasts proposed inheritance tax changes and fuel protest pressure with the threatened funding of a vital children’s programme

Sun, 04 Oct, 2026

Mick Clifford: Jim O’Callaghan’s political ambitions are distracting from Ireland’s justice crisis

S Mick Clifford: Jim O’Callaghan’s political ambitions are distracting from Ireland’s justice crisis

Mick Clifford argues that legal aid disruption and Garda whistleblower concerns demand attention despite the minister’s political ambitions

Sun, 27 Sep, 2026

New Taoiseach appointed

S Mick Clifford: Political abuse is rising — and Ireland risks losing the people democracy needs

From the financial crash to social media, declining deference has evolved into hostility that threatens to damage Ireland’s political life

Sun, 20 Sep, 2026

Trump

S Mick Clifford: Trump visit a reminder of Ronald Reagan’s 1984 stopover here

Reagan and Trump are the only two US presidents not greeted with near-universal acclaim on visiting this country, writes Mick Clifford

Sat, 12 Sep, 2026

Trump

S Mick Clifford: How ‘common sense’ is fuelling the rise of right-wing populism in Ireland

Recent controversies show how State missteps can provide powerful ammunition for a political movement increasingly gaining traction in Ireland

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

James Connolly

S Mick Clifford: James Connolly would have a thing or two to say about the modern Irish left

More than a century after his death, James Connolly’s political legacy remains claimed by a left divided over ideology, strategy and power.

Sun, 30 Aug, 2026

Co Kildare crash funerals

S Mick Clifford: Social media is fuelling a culture where even grieving families face abuse

The abuse directed at grieving families after tragedy reflects a wider collapse in public discourse, fuelled by social media platforms

Sat, 22 Aug, 2026

Trump Signs Executive Order Concerning Childhood Vaccine Shots

S Mick Clifford: Ireland must trust science as US vaccine politics puts children’s health at risk

The contrasting responses to vaccine misinformation in Ireland and America expose the dangerous consequences of politicising public health

Sat, 15 Aug, 2026

MICHAEL FINGLETON MORIARTY TRIBUNALS

S Mick Clifford: Michael Fingleton's final chapter cannot rewrite his legacy

The former Irish Nationwide chief leaves behind a legacy inseparable from Ireland's financial collapse and failures in banking oversight

Sat, 08 Aug, 2026

Mick Clifford: The Evan Fitzgerald case still demands answers the State has failed to provide

Mick Clifford: The Evan Fitzgerald case still demands answers the State has failed to provide

The limited Garda ombudsman investigation leaves fundamental questions about accountability, proportionality and State oversight unanswered, argues Mick Clifford

Sat, 08 Aug, 2026