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Has the Irish flag been “hijacked”?

Former World Health Organisation Executive Director Dr Mike Ryan says the Irish flag has been “...

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17.18 1 May 2026


Has the Irish flag been “hijacked”?


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17.18 1 May 2026


Former World Health Organisation Executive Director Dr Mike Ryan says the Irish flag has been “hijacked” by what he describes as a very toxic form of nationalism…

For more on this, Ciara is joined by David Gilbert, Reporter at WIRED who covers disinformation and online extremism.


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