The Mick Clifford Podcast

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  1. 6D AGO

    SHOUTING STOP IN IVERAGH: Joseph McCrohan

    Rural depopulation and its impact on large tracts of the country was writ large late last year when the GAA published a report on the dangers of clubs disappearing. One of the areas that has been repeatedly referenced in terms of depopulation is the peninsula of Iveragh in South Kerry. Now Iveragh is fighting back in a manner that will resonate across rural Ireland. Joseph McCrohan, Development Officer with the South Kerry Partnership and chair of the South Kerry GAA board is this week’s guest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min

  2. FEB 5

    LOUISE BURNE: Politics today

    The failure to prepare for the floods has left communities devastated along parts of the east coast, but whose fault is it? Also, has there been any whisper in Leinster House about the fate of George Mitchel’s legacy in the wake of his presence in the Epstein papers.  And then there is the fate of the Taoiseach, Michael Martin. What dangers lurk for him, as they did for a predecessor Cork Taoiseach, in two upcoming byelections. Irish Examiner Political Correspondent Louise Burne is this week’s guest on the podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  3. JAN 29

    JUSTICE DELAYED IN LIMERICK: Mick Clifford

    In this week’s podcast, Mick swaps chairs and is interviewed by Deirdre O’Shaughnessy – on loan from he own Irish Examiner podcast – about the not guilty verdicts against four serving and one retired garda in Limerick this week. All were charged with 39 counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice and found not guilty on all counts. Major questions remain as to why they were prosecuted, why the trial went ahead, who is responsible, and what impact this has had on policing in the mid west. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min

  4. JAN 22

    WATCHING THE WEIGHT LOSS: Aimee Donnellan

    The drug Ozempic has become a phenomenon across the world since its impact on weight loss was discovered as a side effect to its main function, the treatment of type 2 diabetes. A new book looks at how the drug came to be developed, what effect it is having on society and where will it go from here. Off The Scales – The Inside Story of Ozempic and the Race to Cure Obesity is written by journalist Aimee Donnellan and she is this week’s guest on the podcast.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min

  5. JAN 15

    ROUND THE HOUSES: Paul Hosford

    The Dail reconvened this week after the Christmas break, but already the Irish Examiner’s Paul Hosford has been to China and back trailing the Taoiseach and getting a handle on where the new world order is heading. He has also run the rule over new immigration laws and whether the government is here to stay or on the road to nowhere. Paul is this week’s guest on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    39 min

  6. JAN 8

    A ROAD LESS TRAVELLED: Tommy Cahill

    In November 2024, young Tommy Cahill found himself like many of his generation living the life abroad. He was in Dubai working as a teacher when he was faced with a dilemma. His father had just been elected a TD and would be leaving his council seat in Co Kerry.  What more could a young man want than to return home from the sun in the dregs of winter to take up an often thankless role in a rural part of the country from which most young people had fled. He talks about his first year, the shock, the awe, the rewards and the rain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  7. JAN 1

    TERRY PRONE: The Political Years

    Political communication was brought to a fine art by Terry Prone, her late husband Tom Savage and their mentor Bunny Carr. Their work was done and felt behind the scenes of successive governments and among numerous politicians. Now Terry is telling all in her memoir from the political years, which includes a whole raft of narratives about how some major figures in Irish politics coped at times of crisis and challenges.    Her book is entitled “I’m glad you asked me that”, a phrase she insists she has never, nor ever would, tell a client to issue. Terry Prone is this week’s guest on the podcast.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min

  8. 12/25/2025

    THE €32m crystal meth Kerry connection: Liz Dunphy

    Tralee-based businessman Nathan McDonnell was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a transglobal drug smuggling operation involving a notorious Mexican drug cartel.  How did it ever come to this and what exactly is the connection in Kerry that saw the drugs being stored in a premises outside Tralee, en route from South America to Australia? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
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Podcast by Irish Examiner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Irish Examiner
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    350
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Irish Examiner
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    The Mick Clifford Podcast

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