Show notes
Mick Clifford, award winning journalist and author, joins Bramcast for our inaugural episode. Mick Clifford is special correspondent with the Irish Examiner. Awarded NewsBrands Journalist of the year in 2016 and Journalist of the year by Tonight with Vincent Browne in 2014, he was at the vanguard of breaking the Maurice McCabe whistleblower story. He has authored several fiction and non-fiction books, including “A Force For Justice: The Maurice McCabe Story”, “Bertie Ahern and The Dromcondra Mafia”, and “Unlocked: An Irish Prison Officer’s Story”. He hosts his own podcast weekly, “The Mick Clifford Podcast”, with the Irish Examiner.This episode delves into how he got his start in journalism, the status and credibility of Newspapers in the age of Social Media, Ireland’s libel laws, the far-right, corruption and an Garda Síochána, the Irish prison system, the centenary of the Civil War, Bertie Ahern in a new decade, and much more. Thank you to EY for their sponsorship and support. Timestamps:0:57 Starting in Journalism3:36 Newspaper Credibility in the Age of Social Media8:17 Ireland’s Libel Laws11:48 News, Opinion, and the blurring thereof 12:13 The Far-Right in Ireland22:28 Twitter25:08 Maurice McCabe & An Garda Síochána35:11 Reporting in Fearful Conditions36:27 Prisons in Ireland42:00 The Civil War Centenary 48:44 Returning Ministers to their Seats50:07 Bertie Ahern in a New Decade54:11 The Effect of Upbringing on Journalism55:34 Influential Books, Authors and Journalists57:22 Stories Mick Regrets not Pursuing58:43 Story Mick is Proudest of1:00:16 Seeking Out Stories1:01:07 Favourite Crime Novels1:01:36 Book Recommendations 1:03:23 Advice to the Next Generation of JournalistsIntroduction Music Credit: Eastern Blokhedz Live at Barbes for WFMU's Transpacific Sound Paradise with Rob W Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.