The Mick Clifford Podcast

By Irish Examiner

Podcast by Irish Examiner

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

... more

· News

5

55 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about The Mick Clifford Podcast:

How many episodes does The Mick Clifford Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 328 episodes available.

The Mick Clifford Podcast episodes:

December 23, 2021 HOME WHERE HIS HEART IS: Romi Ramtohil.
In 2019, Romi Ramtohil was living on the streets and in bad health. After thirteen years in this country he saw no way out of the rut into which he had fallen. He wanted to return to his native Mauritius. But how could he get there. He had no way home, no means, no passport, not even a mobile phone. Into the breach stepped a whole array of people to help Romi, including the Alice Leahy Trust, two gardai, and various medical personnel. The result was a rare good news story, which is particularly appropriate at this time of year. Alice Leahy and Garda Damien McCarthy are this week’s guests on the podcast.

The Mick Clifford Podcast
Irish Examiner
Mick Clifford

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
37min
December 16, 2021 WHERE'S ME CHRISTMAS JUMPER GOING: Jennifer Stevens.
How much damage is your poor old Christmas jumper doing to the environment? The cost of fast fashion in not just abuses of working and human rights, but also damage to the environment is now being acknowledged. Recent images from the Atacama Desert in Chile where hundreds of thousands of tonnes of unwanted clothes are left to rot slowly have presented the reality of what happens when we buy cheap and discard easily. The desert is one of the hottest places on earth and a favoured dumping ground for clothes from all over the world.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
29min
December 09, 2021 JOHN TWISS: Justice delayed.
Last week the cabinet recommended a presidential pardon for John Twiss, a 34-year-old man who was hanged for a murder he didn’t commit in 1895. Twiss, a native of Castleisland in Co Kerry, was convicted on flimsy and manufactured evidence of the murder in Newmarket, Co Cork of a man who was an agent for landlords. Even before he was executed his case was recognised as a grave injustice. A petition signed by 40,000 people was presented to the Lord Lieutenant in Dublin but to no avail. Today, we examine the John Twiss case, including contemporaneous newspaper reports from the time.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
30min
December 02, 2021 GABRIEL DOHERTY One hundred years a-growin’.
Exactly a century ago on 6 December, the Anglo Irish Treaty was signed in London. The document for the first time recognised Ireland’s right to independence, albeit under particular conditions. The occasion was marked by initial euphoria which quickly gave way to some confusion and anger, in turn leading all the way to the outbreak of civil war within six months. By August 1922, the two leading Irish signatories, Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins, were dead.But how significant was the occasion? Did the signatories on the Irish side get the best deal possible? And did it really represent, as Collins claimed at the time, the freedom to achieve freedom. UCC history lecturer Gabriel Doherty spoke to Mick for this week’s podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
38min
November 25, 2021 Family tragedy foretold? Neil Michael.
On 25 February last on a small farm in North Cork, Johnny Hennessy killed his two brothers Paddy and Willie and then drowned himself in a nearby river. The three brothers had been close, their lives since childhood having largely revolved around the family farm. They were regarded as ordinary, decent hard working men. So what happened to prompt this tragedy and could anything have been done to prevent it. The Irish Examiner reporter Neil Michael, who attended the inquest into the brothers deaths, is this week’s guest.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
39min
November 18, 2021 DIRTY TRICKS, FILTHY LIES: Frank O’Rourke.
Frank O’Rourke lost his Dail seat, which he had held for one term, in 2020. In the days prior to the election, there was both a physical leaflet drop and an online campaign which spread scurrilous lies about his personal life. He believes the campaign led directly to his loss and he launched a legal action against social media companies. One culprit was identified as having issued a defamatory tweet on the day of the election, but O’Rourke believes there was an organised campaign too, as he puts it, take him out. Frank O’Rourke is Mick Clifford’s guest on this week podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
51min
November 11, 2021 Imelda Wickham: Time’s up for prison.
Imelda Wickham spent twenty years as a prison chaplain in one of Ireland’s largest prisons. During that time she met hundreds of prisoners and their families and her experience has led her to the conclusion that for the greater part prison doesn’t work. She talks about the kind of people she met over her years as chaplain and the families of prisoners who have to bear their own burden. She also explores why it is that only those from the poorest backgrounds who usually end up behind bars. Imelda would like to see greater emphasis on restorative justice as it would facilitate the victim but avoid what is supposed to be the last resort of prison.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
36min
November 07, 2021 ABUSED BY THEIR UNCLE, LET DOWN BY THE SYSTEM.
Three sisters and their cousin suffered prolonged abuse as children at the home of their uncle in Dublin. On November 1, Patrick Caffrey with an address at Grove Road, Harold’s Cross was sentenced to three years in prison. The ending of the legal process was a relief for the three Odumosu sisters, Grace, Siobhan and Fiona and their cousin Linda McDonagh. But the experience from the point where they disclosed the abuse to the conviction and sentence of the perpetrator was one that exacerbated the trauma they had suffered at the hands of their uncle. Grace and Siobhan Odumosu spoke to Mick for this week’s podcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
54min
November 05, 2021 LIFE ON THE ROCK: Robert Harris
Robert Harris has, for the last thirty four years, spent at least six months every year living in Skellig Michael. His job description was originally caretaker/guide but he has come to be a keeper of the Rock and its heritage and role as a bird sanctuary. Robert has now written a moving and fascinating account of the rock, its power and his relationship with it, entitled Returning Light: 30 Ye.ars of Life On Skellig Michael.Robert Harris is this week’s guest on the podcast
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
34min
October 28, 2021 ON THE DICTATOR’S TRAIL: Ronan Tynan.
Anne Daly and Ronan Tynan’s latest documentary Bringing Assad To Justice examines the attempts by hundreds of exiled Syrians to gather enough evidence to ensure that one day Bashar al Assad will have to stand trials for his war crimes. This is the Irish filmmaker’s second piece of work on the war in Syria where at least 350,000 people have died and six million have been forced to leave the country. The documentary is particularly timely as recent events suggest there are already attempts to invite the Syrian dictator back into the international community. Ronan spoke about the making of the film, the brave people he encountered and how an Irish video journalist in the New York Times highlighted how the regime had actually targeted hospitals for bombing.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
...more
34min

FAQs about The Mick Clifford Podcast:

How many episodes does The Mick Clifford Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 328 episodes available.

More shows like The Mick Clifford Podcast

Documentary on One Podcast by RTÉ

Documentary on One Podcast

190 Listeners

The Last Word with Matt Cooper by Today FM

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

65 Listeners

Callan's Kicks by RTÉ

Callan's Kicks

40 Listeners

The Pat Kenny Show by Newstalk

The Pat Kenny Show

50 Listeners

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan by The Irish Times

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan

140 Listeners

The Hard Shoulder by Newstalk

The Hard Shoulder

18 Listeners

Brendan O'Connor by RTÉ Radio 1

Brendan O'Connor

75 Listeners

Today with Claire Byrne by RTÉ Radio 1

Today with Claire Byrne

40 Listeners

Crime World by Sunday World

Crime World

231 Listeners

The Other Hand by Jim Power & Chris Johns

The Other Hand

42 Listeners

The Mario Rosenstock Podcast by Mario Rosenstock

The Mario Rosenstock Podcast

24 Listeners

In The News by The Irish Times

In The News

53 Listeners

The Indo Daily by Irish Independent

The Indo Daily

119 Listeners

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning by Gold Hat Productions

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning

76 Listeners

Path to Power by Matt Cooper & Ivan Yates

Path to Power

30 Listeners