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Last month
November 2023
Peter Flanagan is on holidays: 'It’s fake news’ my guide said, a little too defensively
The comedian and writer visits Albania and says the blossoming tourist trade offers hope to the people there.
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Nov 1st 2023, 7:00 PM
This year
2023
Peter Flanagan: Curing my stage fright - with meditation, therapy and hypnosis
The comedian looks at his crushing stage fright over the years and the many ways he tackled it.
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Aug 9th 2023, 7:00 PM
Peter Flanagan: Brexit has failed, Boris has bolted and Sunak has been left with the mess
From London, Flanagan says Sunak’s government seems void of any real vision for the UK, while it’s still dealing with Johnson’s Brexit.
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Jul 10th 2023, 7:00 AM
Peter Flanagan is on holidays: 'Put Tramore and Stoneybatter in a blender and you get Margate'
The comedian compares his holiday experience in the UK countryside to the craic chasing at home.
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Jun 24th 2023, 8:00 PM
Peter Flanagan: 'Confession was for sinners - why should I admit to something I didn't do?'
Writing from London, Peter Flanagan says that in England, religion is a lifestyle choice.
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May 28th 2023, 7:30 AM
Peter Flanagan: 'We were class at Eurovision back then' - remembering when Ireland was edgy & cool
The comedian looks at the quirks of Irish Eurovision entries over the years and says we’ve (probably) come a long way.
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May 9th 2023, 6:30 PM
Opinion: Charles' coronation comes at a tricky time - is the jig up for the British monarchy?
Peter Flanagan looks at the history and current state of the British monarchy ahead of the crowning of King Charles this weekend.
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May 5th 2023, 5:00 AM
Opinion: Biden knows the value of his visit to Ireland in the wake of Brexit and Trump
Peter Flanagan looks at the shifting sands in the relationship between the US, UK and Ireland ahead of Biden’s visit.
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Apr 1st 2023, 8:00 PM
Opinion: Identity politics dominated Britain's Brexit - let's not make the same mistakes
Peter Flanagan looks at our neighbours’ decision to leave the EU and whether we can learn the lessons here.
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Feb 28th 2023, 8:00 PM
Last year
2022
Opinion: Are we finally seeing the end of 'Brexit mania' in Britain?
Peter Flanagan asks if the tide is now turning against the great Brexit experiment across the water.
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Dec 27th 2022, 8:00 PM
Opinion: Boris has left his party with a tough choice - a leader to the right or hard right
Peter Flanagan says the new leader of Britain will be decided by a small number of people and the choice isn’t great.
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Aug 1st 2022, 8:00 AM
Opinion: The DUP in this election began to look like the lost tribe of the British Empire
Peter Flanagan says the election in Northern Ireland has shown that Loyalist and British values are no longer the same.
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May 6th 2022, 10:51 AM
All time
Opinion: Britain is a nation that can no longer agree on what ‘Britishness’ means
Peter Flanagan says the UK is having an identity crisis, fuelled by a government that doesn’t listen to science and an education system that ignores its history.
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Jun 23rd 2020, 7:00 AM
'Boris Johnson has presided over a broken Kingdom in which Covid-19 has been able to flourish'
Peter Flanagan says Johnson’s failure to sack Dominic Cummings is just another in a long line of disastrous moves for the UK.
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May 29th 2020, 8:00 PM
Opinion: 'Boris the Bungler' has been a calamity for the UK, but it's ordinary people who will pay the price
Peter Flanagan says the UK is merely catching up on the terrible reality of Covid-19.
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Apr 24th 2020, 7:00 AM
Opinion: Boris is England’s King Midas. All he touched turned to gold, but now must be disinfected
Peter Flanagan says Covid-19 has stripped Johnson of his dreams of a clean Brexit legacy.
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Mar 31st 2020, 7:00 AM
Dating post Brexit: 'You're telling me Ireland has got its own Prime Minister?'
Online dating is awkward enough without having to go into the history of Anglo-Irish relations, writes Peter Flanagan.
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Jul 22nd 2018, 8:45 AM
An Irishman in Brexit Britain: 'The atmosphere has changed since the vote'
It’s a subtle thing rather than something drastic, like when a relationship with a partner slowly deteriorates over time, writes Peter Flanagan.
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Mar 22nd 2018, 7:00 AM