"My new bit of business" (calling elected Irish politicians far-right in Belgian owned newspapers)

A Belgian organisation has published an article where a British based comedian calls an elected Irish politician 'far-right.'

"My new bit of business today. Fair play to me," comedian Peter Flanagan wrote on Instagram, after his article was published in the (Belgian) Mediahuis owned Irish Independent newspaper.

Peter Flanagan refers to Cllr Tom McDonnell from Kildare as being part of the new 'far-right' throughout Ireland.

The Irish Independent reportedly pays anywhere from between 150-350 euro per article, or roughly 20cent per word. There is no confirmation that Flanagan was paid for his piece.

Flanagan starts off by saying "an Irish person being against immigration is like a Brazilian person being against football," citing the presence of Irish people in vast nations such as Australia and elsewhere.

Firstly, Australia is 110 times the size of Ireland. Secondly, mass immigration didn't exactly have a wonderful effect on the native Aboriginal people did it? Or what about the native Americans?

In these cases, we see disease introduction, extensive violence, lack of homes and land etc

I wonder has Flanagan ever heard of the Black Axe Gang? Mpox? Nearly 18,000 homeless people in his homeland?

On top of that, reports in The Irish Times have indicated that the ethnic Irish population are expected to become a minority by 2050. Elsewhere, this estimate has been brought back as soon as 2038.

The likelihood of that happening to the locals in the Middle East is also slim - this being another region Flanagan used to justify his "but the Irish go everywhere" bit of business.

I am struggling here to read the rest of what he wrote. He basically says that if wasn't for the I-phone, Tom McDonnell would just be sitting in a bar.

Flanagan, naturally, is unaware that the councillor is a much loved volunteer in Kildare. Hence his election.

On Instagram, the "funnyman" refers to the councillor as "Bishop McQuaid if he had a thumb".

Insults are the arguments employed by those in the wrong.

Flanagan then complains about Conor McGregor, who said Ireland was "over-run"during his trip to the White House. Well the demographic change, potential minority status and general facts prove that to be true.

People may not like Conor, but at least he spoke the truth.

As the US Vice- President put it late last month:

"All over the West, and it is kind of crazy, is this idea that the way to generate prosperity is to bring in millions and millions of unvetted people and just drop them into your neighbourhoods.

"We simply reject that idea. So to everybody who rejects that idea, I would encourage them to just keep on going."