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Mick Clifford

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4 years

In all fairness

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4 years

What kind of a dolphin does a runner in a pandemic?

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3 years

Garda of the year

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3 years

Garda keeps interrupting Dolores with facts 🤣🤣

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The DUP, a party formed by religious fundementalists and out of step with their own voters in a small artificial statelet, today holds the future of a continent in their hands. Bananas

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6 years

Fair play to JP. Wish I could give my taxes directly to the GAA instead of it going to boring stuff like roads and sewage treatment plants

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5 years

White water rafting in a city centre? White water rafting in city with 3,000 children who have no home?

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4 years

Homes in Brussels Kilkenny and Kildare Who does Big Phil think he is? Pee Flynn

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7 years

FG’s slogan for election: Lets keep the cover-up going

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5 years

I think Johnny you might find that it was a developer led bust that made Ireland look like a banana Republic. Lest we forget

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4 years

Why the witch hunt against Eamon Ryan for clumsiness? Are there agendas at work or is it just a symptom of where public life now stands?

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2 years

Not surprised Robert Troy could forget about a house or two. I’m dizzy just listening to the extent of his empire

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5 years

You don’t have to be a fan of Mairead McGuinness to applaud her filleting of that Brexit party blowhard #rtept

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Mick Clifford

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2 years

The Irish people? Some neck

View From Stormont

@ViewFrmStormont

2 years

Asked whether she believes IRA violence was justified, Sinn Féin President @MaryLouMcDonald says the Irish people were justified to stand against British imperialism. Watch the full interview on View From Stormont tonight at 11.05PM on @UTV .

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3 years

Leaked Leaving Cert paper here

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"The reality is that from the mid-1970s the conflict was primarily about the IRA’s attempt to violently impose a 32 county socialist Republic on the island. The sectarian state had been dismantled by then."

Mick Clifford: Rewriting history is an insult to the dead

Mick Clifford: Rewriting history is an insult to the dead: A comprehensive series of articles on this topic

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3 years

Many thanks to all my friends on here who proved the point of this column, especially the lads who didn't even read it. Much obliged.

Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin deserves the extra scrutiny it gets from the media

There has been some evolution in Sinn Féin’s cautious advance towards democratic normality but lights need to be shone into the darker recesses of the movement

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3 years

Somebody should fill him in

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3 years

New scheme for undocumented immigrants comes at a time when many countries doing everything to exclude immigrants. Pride.

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Mick Clifford

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4 years

The pandemic has saved the Dubs. Everybody knew this was Kerry’s year

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4 years

Am a bit uneasy with Drew Harris passing on info about Big Phil to Taoiseach. Has echoes of Martin Callinan passing on info on Mick Wallace to Alan Shatter.

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4 years

So Bobby Storey was mastermind behind 2004 Northern bank robbery. What freedom fighting was that money required for?

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4 years

That’s twice today Leo V has suggested that Sept is synonymous with Dublin winning All Irelands. He thinks Gaelic football was invented circa 2011

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7 years

First copy of new buke has arrived

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6 years

Just passed Chris Rea on the M8. Big smile on his face

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4 years

Who needs elections? Sign petition to create the next Taoiseach

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@conorhdfm

4 years

Seán Crowe: We want Mary Lou McDonald as Taoiseach. We will not tolerate Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael - Sign the Petition! via @Change

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Mick Clifford

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2 years

Is this woman filling in for Alan Partridge?

PATRICK WILSON

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2 years

🙈 Unfuknbelievable 🙈!

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Mick Clifford

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3 years

Says it all

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3 years

Outside the GPO now.

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Michael Ring on Morning Ireland: ‘If they are going to put up the carbon tax…’ They? His party, his government.

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4 years

Happy Christmas all but especially the lost and the lonely for whom the warmth of the occasion feels beyond reach

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1 year

Has John Rogers been found?

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4 years

On RTE News Now it keeps coming up that Laura Whitmore was worried about spending time with her boyfriend. Mother of Jesus

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2 years

"Where did it all go wrong for Mick and Clare? Where did it all go wrong for John Waters? All three, in their different ways, made notable contributions to public life in this country, each coming from a position outside the mainstream."

Mick Clifford: Where did it all go wrong for Mick Wallace and Clare Daly?

Three public figures have taken off for the hill country way out in the wilds beyond the public square, up there where conspiracy theories roam free and all reason is culled

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Mick Clifford

@Mickcliff

3 years

Have a lot of time for Joe but this is crazy. Never heard anybody blame nationalists

Virgin Media Sport

@VMSportIE

3 years

“An orthodoxy started in the south that nationalists in the north were to blame. If they had just behaved & not worried about civil rights everything would’ve been fine. “Completely ignoring the reality of soldiers machine gunning people to death." Sport Stories: Joe Brolly

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7 years

Brolly calling Spillane over the top? Ask Sean Cavanagh bout that. Dublin victims of media? Ask Lee Keegan bout that

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@Mickcliff

4 years

We’re off already. Criticism will not be tolerated.

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3 years

Cork-Dublin train packed to capacity. Is this sensible right now?

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5 years

End of the ordeal Justice for the man who took on the law

Justice for the man who took on the law

Maurice McCabe has settled his claim against the State, but denial of events by some should act as a warning that there could be another case like his, says Michael Clifford.

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4 years

Top reporting here

Irish Examiner

@irishexaminer

4 years

NEW: More than 80 people, including the Agriculture Minister, senators and TDs attended a golf function in a hotel in breach of public health guidelines just a day after the Government announced new lockdown measures to stop the spread of #covid19

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"There has been no outrage over the failure to inform ICHH in a timely manner that could have ensured Mr Flynn would have been removed from a position of power. There has been no thundering rhetoric, no calls for an inquiry."

Mick Clifford: Strange silence on failure to protect a vulnerable group

Mick Clifford: Strange silence on failure to protect a vulnerable group: A comprehensive series of articles on this topic

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3 years

Politicians of all stripes are on social media making noise about supporting teachers and gardai. Yet not one is saying public health advice should be ignored in this instance. Make a stand or shut up please

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Mick Clifford

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4 years

Trying hard to get excited about UN security council seat. Failing

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4 years

I wrote a column bout the Greens for today’s paper but managed to attract murders of Shinnerbots to whom I’m grateful for the distraction today. Two questions: Are they organised? Will they replace Leo Varadkar’s Comms unit when SF get in? Goodbye cruel world

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Mick Clifford

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3 years

New AG advice on birth cert access interesting. Previous AG gave opposite advice. We were always led to believe AG advice couldn’t be questioned or departed from. Will be far more difficult to hide behind it from now on

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Mick Clifford

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4 years

Please stop saying we are in lockdown. We are not. We are in disruption. Hyperbole feeds panic

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2 years

I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin’ about half past dead. Has there ever been a better opening line in a song?

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3 years

Some Personal News: Despite all the bad shit right now, I feel good.

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4 years

Cycle this morn. Met 3 garda foot patrols and 2 mobile. If it was like this all the time there would be half the fear of crime that exists or the potential to whip it up

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Mick Clifford

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1 year

Cheap shots here but when Tadgh asked to trash it out he runs away. I’m sending guy dressed as chicken to follow him round his gigs

Tadhg

@TadhgHickey

1 year

The Kids are OK A response to Mick Clifford's 'Rewriting history is an insult to the dead'.

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"By the time consequences are felt, today’s decision-makers will have left the stage, most likely to enjoy inflated pensions. Three examples from across public life this week illustrate how the system works."

Michael Clifford: Laws be damned, the ruling class does what it wants

Michael Clifford: Laws be damned, the ruling class does what it wants: A comprehensive series of articles on this topic

www.irishexaminer.com

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3 years

Is there a quota for SF reps of how many times the term ‘workers and families’ must be used in media appearances?

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2 years

"Maybe the Proud Boys could tool up with their stickers, get together with the Pius Resistance and the LGB Alliance, and hire a minibus to go on a recruitment drive around the country."

Mick Clifford: Does Ireland have a problem with right-wing extremism?

Ireland is not immune to racism or bigotry but the GPAHE report is inflating niche groups well above their true stature

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Mick Clifford

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3 years

Happy Christmas to one and all out there in Twitterland

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Mick Clifford

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6 years

It is a pity Gemma O’Doherty won’t get nominated because now there will be no scrutiny of her allegations of widespread corruption which she claims to have uncovered.

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2 years

Iran footballers living under totalitarian regime showed courage today. English football with nothing to lose opted to bow to bullying pressure

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4 years

"Even more defining of the difference between the old IRA and the Provos was how they behaved once the guns fell silent. "The founders of the Free State, including de Valera, quickly adapted to democratic norms. They upheld and obeyed the law."

Michael Clifford: It's Sinn Féin who are the slow learners

One day, perhaps when those who ran the IRA no longer have influence, the Shinners will accept the wrongs committed and leave the past alone

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Mick Clifford

@Mickcliff

4 years

President of the USA

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@JasonSCampbell

4 years

"Person, woman, man, camera, TV" - Trump 2020

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"The amendments are being rushed through to avoid controversy, negative media coverage, and the requirement to actually explain what is at issue. The result is that the role of the Dáil is being completely undermined."

Mick Clifford: Rushing through complex legislation is a cynical move used by populist governments

The Government's bid to ram through 48 pages of amendments to a 20-page planning bill is straight out of the populist playbook it claims to oppose

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6 years

Mick Collins signed his own death warrant to prevent the destruction of his people. Rees Mogg and Johnson can’t sign away their egos to prevent a different kind of destruction on their people

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2 years

You have to have sympathy for the poor parish priest in Listowel who went on retreat and left Fr Sheehy in charge of the shop. Man will be seriously stressed rather than refreshed on his return

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5 years

Notre Dame is terrible but is the emotional reaction just a teeny bit over the top?

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4 years

Was Barry Cowen on a provisional licence for decades?

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2 years

BREAKING: Donie has been released from custody. He is back on Twitter.

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6 years

Michelle who? 😎

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3 years

There he is, representing d’oul town only massive

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3 years

There’s @donie now, stifling the urge to shout ‘Kerry For Sam’ to a global audience

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RTE News neglects to credit @irishexaminer and @PTHosford with Shannon story

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4 years

Jesus Christ this goddamn rain

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3 years

This is excellent, really insightful Terry Prone: In 50 years, nobody stopped Eoghan Harris. That's our shame, not his

Terry Prone: In 50 years, nobody stopped Eoghan Harris. That's our shame, not his

Harris survived and succeeded like the Hydra in Greek mythology

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Michael Clifford: Developers are not and never were the custodians of common good

Will politicians ever grasp that long painful experience has shown this is simply not the case

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4 years

Relations between govt and Netflix very tense

JRD

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Peter Fitzpatrick, TD, today in the Dáil, expresses his dissatisfaction with the advice Netflix are giving the government on the #COVID19ireland situation. #NPHET #Netflix

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3 years

A spot on analysis of the revolting spin to which we are relentlessly subjected Fergus Finlay: Bank advertising makes me sick to the stomach

Fergus Finlay: Bank advertising makes me sick to the stomach

One CEO might be looking for the return of top management bonuses, but spare a thought for all the heartbroken old ladies saying goodbye to their old sitting rooms, among other everyday scenarios

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"Were Watt to be successful, he will be able to retire with a tax-free lump sum of €438,000. He would also be entitled to an annual pension until his death of €146,000, as well as his severance payment."

Daniel McConnell: Questions to be answered about appointment of top civil servant

The appointment of Robert Watt to the role of secretary general at the Department of Health has sparked controversy. Daniel McConnell says there are questions to be answered about the appointment.

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3 years

Decent man fighting an indecent law

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3 years

Watch this. Trust me.

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1 year

I feel much better now that the AG has given me a lecture on how governance works. Who knew his job was more than providing legal advice?

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3 years

Man after my own heart

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6 years

Has Jesus of Nazareth issued a statement of support?

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9 months

This is deeply dishonest from @TadhgHickey His contextualisation of rape was the prime example of what I was writing about. Contrary to his defamatory lie, I reported on his explanation. He is well aware that the remainder of his tweet is baseless. Hopefully the matter ends here.

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5 years

I’ve been found out

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3 years

"A properly functioning democracy might concentrate on actually providing the services required rather than spending energy and money on defending to the hilt the failure to provide those services."

Michael Clifford: Is price too high for whistleblowers?

Notwithstanding the protections in place, it still takes courage to come forward, particularly with information that exposes a pathetically weak moral compass in a major government department

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4 years

These new regs are an outrageous discrimination against Louth people and in favour of Corkonians

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5 years

Does Declan Rice have any idea what he’s leaving behind? The craic, the fans, the COYBIG, the pints, the John Delaney, the long ball. Is he mad?

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4 years

It’s a disgrace

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9 years

If Leo Varadkar doesn't become Taoiseach it won't be because he's gay but because he's straight

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3 years

"The members of ISAG have contributed widely to the public debate on the virus over the last 15 months or so. Their big idea was to follow a policy of zero Covid in this country, but that ship has sailed. Since then it’s been gloom heaped on doom."

Mick Clifford: Delivering zero Covid the scientific equivalent of populist politics

ISAG experts cannot come to terms with the fact that they were wrong — they appear to still believe that we are all doomed because we didn’t listen to them.

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7 years

This is brilliant. Comical Johnny

RTÉ News

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"GRA members did not falsify figures. [They] were told to elevate figures by ... management, and those figures were elevated thus."

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3 years

Tommy Tiernan is the dog’s bollocks

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7 years

Delighted that A Force For Justice - The Maurice McCabe Story has made shortlist for Eason's favourite book of the year. You can vote for it here if you think it deserves the nod.

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1 year

Ah the Irish Examiner published all the best bits last October. The chairman retired early a week later. But fair move anyway

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Enough chat. Because it's in the public interest – and because no one else will – we're going to publish the internal An Bord Pleanála report the state doesn't want you to see. Unredacted. In full. In the next hour.

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4 years

Ironic that anti RIC stuff led by some FFers. Their founders attempted to violently destroy the new state which had received a democratic mandate. Ah sure tis all plain and simple

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The headline I dreamed of since I was four. Another Clifford wonder goal the cherry on top for classy Kingdom

Another Clifford wonder goal the cherry on top for classy Kingdom

Kerry star hit 3-6 in demolition of Galway at Austin Stack Park

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7 years

In fairness, hurling needed Cork to win today and in fairness to Cork they did it with buckets of Corkness

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4 years

We have a mandate for change. That’s a change mandate. The people want change. We are change. We will bring a change of clothes and some loose change but not small change. This change is big change, a mandate for change. We will change direction to change when the weather changes

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Maurice McCabe: An extraordinary career and huge service to the State by illustrating wrongs in the force

Maurice McCabe: An extraordinary career and huge service to the State by illustrating wrongs in the...

Retirement is the only option for Maurice McCabe, but he retires knowing a tribunal determined not just that he did his job properly, but that there was a campaign to destroy his reputation because...

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3 years

"Police in two jurisdictions have examined it in great detail, yet now we are expected to believe that filmmakers are arriving like the cavalry 24 years later to solve the mystery through investigative journalism."

Mick Clifford: That Ian Bailey has not faced murder charge in Ireland shows our justice system is...

That Ian Bailey has never been charged in Ireland with the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier is a vindication of how we prosecute crime in this country and of the independence of institutions that...

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"Let’s stop here to contemplate the collective psyche of the gathering of thousands of techies and politicians from around the world watching this unfold. An educated guess might suggest confusion reigning. Or, perhaps a question. 'WTF is going on?'"

Mick Clifford: Paddy Cosgrave needs to get a hold of himself

The farrago, at Cosgrave's international web summit in Lisbon this week, suggests something is up

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8 years

Now that Cork has won a medal let's hope the neighbouring jurisdiction Ireland can do likewise

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6 years

Happy New Year to all. Peace, security, warmth.

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"Whenever a citizen — or those representing a deceased citizen — attempts to establish whether the State’s agents acted negligently, the response is to treat the injured or bereaved parties as opponents rather than citizens entitled to answers."

Mother still waiting for justice a decade after son was killed on bike

Law graduate Shane O'Farrell was hit by a driver out on bail when cycling near his home in Carrickmacross in 2011

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2 years

"Many accounts referenced feelings of alienation when they came south. They mentioned apathy and ignorance here about what was going on just up the road. They spoke of attitudes towards them in which they were made to feel less Irish."

Mick Clifford: Joe Brolly opened a dam of pent-up grievance

An exploration of the past cannot be a question of one side, on the basis that it feels it was victimised, determining that it, and it alone, has a monopoly on remembering exactly how things were,...

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6 years

This is a disaster. Now we will be favourites for the World Cup

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"The HSE tried it on, was warned that they were trying it on, but went ahead anyway. It also raises questions as to how serious is the body politic in ensuring that the rights of children with additional needs are fully met."

Mick Clifford: HSE made shameful attempt to subvert a law designed to protect the most vulnerable

Mick Clifford: HSE made shameful attempt to subvert a law designed to protect the most vulnerable : A comprehensive series of articles on this topic

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