Paddy Clancy Journalist
  • Freelance

Paddy Clancy has spent a lifetime in journalism, having worked for Irish and British national newspapers and is a former presenter of “It Says In The Papers” on RTE radio. He has contributed to IrishCentral's sister publication, the Irish Voice, for a decade and now lives in Donegal where he continues to freelance for a variety of papers.

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Irish Central, Irish Voice

530 Articles
about 6 years ago
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Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams won’t run for Irish President | IrishCentral.com

Sinn Fein is set to put forward a candidate for the next presidential election but it won’t be Gerry Adams, party lea...

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about 6 years ago
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Was the song Róisín Dubh about Ireland or something risqué? | IrishCentral.com

Is the 16th-century song Róisín Dubh a metaphor for Ireland or about a Franciscan led astray by a woman’s beauty? The...

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about 6 years ago
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Northern Ireland seeks visit from Pope Francis in 2018 | IrishCentral.com

Irish bishops are desperately bidding to persuade Pope Francis to cross the border into Northern Ireland during his D...

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about 6 years ago
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Northern Ireland’s "hooded men" not tortured by British | IrishCentral.com

Fourteen men interned in Northern Ireland in 1971 were not tortured by the British, the European Court of Human Right...

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about 6 years ago
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Nephew defends Catholic bishop who quit over pedophile priest’s funeral | IrishCentral.com

Widower of murdered Michaela McAreavey has defended his uncle, the Catholic bishop who resigned having officiated at ...

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about 6 years ago
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Puny damages from RTE for ex-IRA member | IrishCentral.com

Former IRA member Nicky Kehoe has been awarded €3,500 damages by RTE, the lowest defamation award in memory in Ireland.

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about 6 years ago
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Pressure on Sinn Fein to take in Westminster seats | IrishCentral.com

The pressure from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as well as politicians in Fianna Fail and Labour follows British Labour Part...

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about 6 years ago
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Rent in Ireland is skyrocketing | IrishCentral.com

Private residential rents are rocketing across Ireland amid claims of rising homelessness figures and demands for the...

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about 6 years ago
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Northern Irish talks stall as Sinn Fein’s Gerry Kelly de-clamps | IrishCentral.com

Sinn Fein will struggle to end the stalemate at Stormont that has breached the power-sharing administration in Northe...

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about 6 years ago
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Nigel Farage urges Ireland to Irexit | IrishCentral.com

Former U.K. Independence Party leader and Member of European Parliament told Dublin conference there was “a gap in th...

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about 6 years ago
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Families furious over serial killer’s six-year sentence | IrishCentral.com

Loyalist paramilitary commander turned supergrass sentenced in Belfast to six and a half years for five murders and a...

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about 6 years ago
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Families of 1974 Birmingham bombing victims seek names | IrishCentral.com

Suspected perpetrators names of bombers who killed 21 people could be named.

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