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Irish TV to air Father Ted instead of Eurovision final in protest against Israel’s inclusion

National broadcaster RTÉ accused of antisemitism for decision to screen satirical 1996 Eurovision episode in boycott of contest

The Guardian - UK

RTE using Father Ted as ‘tool of antisemitic harassment’, says Graham Linehan

The broadcaster is boycotting Eurovision and will show an episode of Father Ted in its place.

Evening Standard

Graham Linehan admits throwing trans activist’s phone amid argument

The Father Ted co-creator is on trial in London

The Independent UK

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Met police to end non-crime hate investigations after Graham Linehan case

Father Ted co-creator to sue force for wrongful arrest after CPS drops proceedings over social media posts about trans issues

The Guardian - UK

Have I Got News For You maker back in profit after launching show in US

Hat Trick pays out interim dividend of £1m, £900,000 of which goes to founder Jimmy Mulville and wife

The Guardian - UK

Graham Linehan says he doesn’t regret posts about trans people after Heathrow arrest

The Father Ted creator ‘will likely not return’ to the UK, claiming country is ‘culturally a desert’

The Independent UK

Trans woman feared vigilante violence after Graham Linehan’s social media posts, court told

‘Father Ted’ creator on trial accused of harassing transgender activist Sophia Brooks

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Graham Linehan: who is the controversial Father Ted co-creator?

The formerly beloved Irish writer has seemingly dedicated his life to opposing trans rights in the last decade

Evening Standard

Who Is Graham Linehan? Quick Facts About The Comedian Arrested Over Tweets About Transgender Issues—Age, Career, Family

'Father Ted' creator Graham Linehan, 57, was arrested at Heathrow over tweets on transgender issues. Here's his age, career, and family background.

International Business Times UK

Police should focus on ‘streets not tweets’, says Wes Streeting after Graham Linehan arrest

Health secretary criticises Tory policing record after Father Ted co-creator arrested over posts on transgender issues

The Guardian - UK

What Did Irish Comedy Writer Graham Linehan Say on Twitter? Heathrow Detention Over Controversial Tweets Explained

Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow over controversial tweets. Here's what is known about the posts, the detention, and the free speech debate.

International Business Times UK

‘The IT Crowd’ creator Graham Linehan's arrest over transgender posts sparks free speech row in UK

The Irish comedy writer and creator of celebrated shows like The IT Crowd and Father Ted was arrested this week at Heathrow Airport over a series of anti-trans posts. The arrest has sparked fury and free speech outcry in the UK, with Elon Musk describing Britain as a "police state".

Euronews

JK Rowling and Elon Musk lead the backlash over Graham Linehan’s arrest

After the Father Ted creator was arrested over a series of social media messages about the trans community, JK Rowling and Elon Musk have led the backlash against police seizing Graham Linehan.

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Father Ted creator Graham Linehan arrested over posts on transgender issues

Comedy writer intercepted by five armed officers at Heathrow after flying in from Arizona

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Mother Vera: beautiful documentary film about a nun’s dilemma – reviewed by a priest

Nuns loom large in the European imagination. They are often caricatured to the point of dehumanisation. Either as a grotesque comic creation, like the chocolate-obsessed sister in Father Ted (1995-1998), or a monstrous aberration, like the demon Valak from the Conjuring (2013-2025) films.

Evening Standard

Classic children's TV show Worzel Gummidge given trigger warning

The new warning reads: ‘Contains language of the period that may offend’

The Guardian - UK

Alan Partridge to The X-Files: it’s the greatest Christmas TV specials of all time!

Lovelorn ghosts, punch-ups involving roast meat and a holiday armadillo. Festive television doesn’t get better than these absolute classics …

The Independent UK

Jon Kenny death: Father Ted actor dies, aged 66

The comedian passed away in Ireland after undergoing cancer treatment

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The Guardian - UK

Tough Crowd by Graham Linehan review – all joking aside

How a self-defeating obsession derailed the career of one of Britain’s most successful comedy writers

The National (Scotland)

Fringe event featuring Graham Linehan cancelled after backlash

A COMEDY show at the Edinburgh Fringe featuring Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been cancelled due to the writer’s views on transgender…

The Guardian - UK

We talked to the early hours and found ourselves falling in love: my year with Sinéad O’Connor

I bumped into her in a London pub and it felt like we were old friends. We spent more time watching Father Ted than talking about her music

Irish Mirror

Father Ted star Joe Rooney announces engagement

The actor, best known for playing Father Damo on Channel Four’s Father Ted, announced the happy news on social media

The Guardian - UK

‘Our red line is: are they funny?’: free speech comedy clubs and the battle over onstage offence

Graham Linehan and Dapper Laughs walk into a club ... It sounds like the setup to a bad joke, yet platforming comics who may cause offence is a winning formula. But can a night run by a GB News host claim to be anti-establishment?

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Irish Mirror

Dermot Morgan's son hits back at Father Ted star who says he told dad to go to doctor while filming last ever episode

Patrick McDonnell shared his fears for the late Dermot Morgan during the shooting of the final ever episode of Father Ted

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