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This year
2026
the Epstein files
Mandelson, Epstein and pressure on Starmer: What now for Britain's unpopular leader?
Last year
2025
Standing side by side
Opinion: I live in one of the UK's most multicultural areas. Immigrants are not the enemy
mo chara in court
Opinion: The British political class has it in for Kneecap - they just don't get it
brexit summer
For the craic: I taunted those poor, sunburned British tourists with my Irish passport
HOUSING SHORTAGE
Opinion: Irish people being against immigration is like Brazilian people being against football
All time
Mental Health
Opinion: As an Irish people pleaser, setting boundaries and saying 'no' is a right challenge
voices
Peter Flanagan: 'It's not easy being Irish in Britain during an international football tournament'
eurovision 2024
Eurovision 2024: Bambie Thug is the anti-Dana, but they might just be the voice of a generation
life in the UK
Peter Flanagan: Brexit has failed, Boris has bolted and Sunak has been left with the mess
summer in uk
Peter Flanagan is on holidays: 'Put Tramore and Stoneybatter in a blender and you get Margate'
First Confession
Peter Flanagan: 'Confession was for sinners - why should I admit to something I didn't do?'
celtic tiger days
Peter Flanagan: 'We were class at Eurovision back then' - remembering when Ireland was edgy & cool
modern britain
Opinion: Charles' coronation comes at a tricky time - is the jig up for the British monarchy?
political theatre
Opinion: Biden knows the value of his visit to Ireland in the wake of Brexit and Trump
brexit battlegrounds
Opinion: Identity politics dominated Britain's Brexit - let's not make the same mistakes
British Politics
Opinion: Boris has left his party with a tough choice - a leader to the right or hard right
stormont vote count
Opinion: The DUP in this election began to look like the lost tribe of the British Empire
Opinion
'Boris Johnson has presided over a broken Kingdom in which Covid-19 has been able to flourish'
Opinion
Opinion: 'Boris the Bungler' has been a calamity for the UK, but it's ordinary people who will pay the price
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