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The Mick Clifford Podcast
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POLITICAL PITSTOP
2w ago00:34:28Tap to summarizeThe recent by-elections in Dublinand Galway took the temperature in politics right now and delivered victories to the Social Democrats and Fine Gael. But what did the elections say about the political pecking order right now and will there by any implications for Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail, who both performed badly? Also where now for the Occupied Territories Bill. This week’s guest on the podcast is Irish Examiner political editor Elaine Loughlin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →THE RISE OF KNEECAP: Dean Van Nguyen
3w ago00:32:08Tap to summarizeThe Belfast rap trio Kneecap bring second record Fenian and their incendiary mix of Irish-language hip-hop and politics to Cork with two 'intimate' album launch shows at the Savoy Theatre ahead of a show Live at the Marquee on July 6. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the group’s journey - from their early days in Belfast to becoming one of the most talked-about acts in Irish music. Along the way, we explore how Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí have used the Irish language as both a creative tool and a cultural statement, while also courting controversy through their lyrics, performances, and legal battles. On this episode, Irish Examiner assistant news editor Eoghan O'Sullivan is joined by music journalist Dean Van Nguyen, who reviewed Fenian for Pitchfork. He is also the author of Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur (Penguin Random House, 2025). Together, we look at the band’s rise, their impact, the tension between art and provocation - and what Cork audiences can expect from their live shows this summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →BY ELECTION SPECIAL: Louise Burne
3w ago00:36:08Tap to summarizeTwo constituencies go to the polls next Friday in byelections created by the resignations from the Dail of Pascal Donohue and Catherine Connolly, who both went on to greater things. Dublin Central and Galway West will vote for their replacements in the first by-elections since the current government assumed office after the 2024 general election. So who’s up and who’s down, what matters what won’t. How will the results impact on party leaders? Irish Examiner Political Correspondent Louise Burne takes the temperature for this electoral event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →SOLDIERING TOWARDS DESTINY: Gary Murphy
4w ago00:43:59Tap to summarizeFianna Fail is a century old this year and the party is celebrating the occasion this weekend with its Ard Fheis. But where stands a party that was in the twentieth century one of the most successful vote getters in the developed world. Has the new Ireland bypassed a party whose name translates as the Soldiers of Destiny? Or does it have the capacity to change and thrive with the times. Professor Gary Murphy of DCU is this week’s guest on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →NEVER NEVER LAND: Children and that hospital.
May 700:33:36Tap to summarizeThe Irish Examiner’s Louise Burne has memories of spending time in Temple Street hospital in Dublin as a child to treat a condition with which she was born. The staff were great, the environment and facilities far less so. Recently, she wrote about the children of tomorrow who will have a brand new hospital to cater for their needs. But, at the rate of progress in building the national children’s hospital, we might well ask, will tomorrow come? Louise and Irish Examiner Health Correspondent Niamh Griffin fill us in on the story so far and whether an end is in sight.NOTE: In response to the story relayed by Niamh on this podcast, a spokesperson for CHI said, “all staff concerns are being addressed as they come up in real time in regular sessions across hospital sites.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →BURIED SECRET: Barry Cummins
Apr 3000:47:56Tap to summarizeTina Satchwell was murdered by her husband and her body hid in the family home where he continued to live for six years before it was discovered in a cold case Garda search. The case was shocking and tragic and journalist Barry Cummins, who has written and broadcast extensively on Ireland’s missing women covered it closely. Now he has written a book that tells the full story. Buried Secrets – The Murder Of Tina Satchwell and a journalist’s journey into Ireland’s most chilling cold case is the name of the book. Barry is this week’s guest on the podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT ROY: Dave Hannigan
Apr 2300:38:28Tap to summarizeRoy Keane is a towering figure in Irish sport and even culture. From one of the greatest footballers to ever emerge from the country, to the man who divided Ireland over Saipan to the pundit everybody wants to see. But where did he come from, what relationship does he have to his home place and what effect has he had on the country, as it changed, as he changed. We Need To Talk About Roy – the Keanification of Modern Ireland is written by Dave Hannigan and Dave is this week’s guest on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Taoiseach on the brink: Louise Burne
Apr 1600:37:53Tap to summarizePressure is coming on Taoiseach Micheal Martin in the wake of the fuel protests and following the resignation as junior minister of Michael Healy Rae. We examine whether his leadership is now in peril, whether he can hang on for now and, beyond that, long enough to host the presidency of the EU in the second half of this year. Or is he destined to fulfil the maxim of all political lives ending in failure. Irish Examiner Political Correspondent Louise Burne is this week’s guest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →ORBAN ON THE BRINK: Shona Murray
Apr 900:34:32Tap to summarizeOn Sunday Hungary goes to the polls in an election that should be of huge interests to all Europeans and beyond. The authoritarian leader of the last sixteen years is vehemently supported by both Vladamir Putin and Donald Trump, but is deeply unpopular among EU states. This week JD Vance landed in Budapest to campaign for him in an unprecedented move. On this week’s podcast Euronews Europe Correspondent Shona Murray describes Orban as a Trojan horse for Putin and analyses the impact of his authoritarian rule on both Hungary and the wider EU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →THE INFORMER AND HIS HANDLER: JP O’Sullivan
Apr 200:50:40Tap to summarizeIn March 1985, IRA man John Corcoran’s body was found outside Cork city. He had been shot as an informer. In the intervening years there has long been speculation that Corcoran’s murder could have been avoided and that he was sacrificed to protect another informer for An Garda Siochana, Sean O’Callaghan. The special branch detective who was John Corcoran’s handler, JP O’Sullivan, has now written a memoir about the times and the murky manoeuvres leading up to and following Corcoran’s murder. JP O’Sullivan is this week’ guest on the podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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