Tara Flynn is an Irish actress and writer.

Career

Flynn has written three satirical books: ''You're Grand: The Irishwoman's Secret Guide to Life'', ''Giving Out Yards: The Art of Complaint, Irish Style'' and ''Rage-In: Trolls and Tribulations of Modern Life'' She was a founding member of comedy singing group "The Nualas". She is a voice artist and was the voice of Molly in RTE's ''

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''. She uses satire for activism, as in

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sketches such as "Racist B&B", "Armagayddon" and "The Case for Mammy / Daddy Marriage". In 2015, as part of

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's "She is not a Criminal" campaign, she spoke publicly for the first time about travelling to the Netherlands for an abortion (abortion was illegal in Ireland at the time). She has since been a vocal campaigner for reproductive rights and the repeal of Ireland's 8th amendment. In 2017, Flynn provided the voiceover on

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's remake of ''

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''. She took over the role first done by Graham Skidmore in the original 1980s show. In 2021 and 2022 Tara joined Marian Keyes for a BBC Radio 4 programme ''Now You're Asking'', in which they discussed problems sent in by listeners (they called them "askers").

References

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''Now You're Asking with Marian Keyes and Tara Flynn''
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