O'Flaherty

American

[oh-fla-her-tee] / oʊˈflæ hər ti /

noun

Liam 1896–1984, Irish novelist.

O'Flaherty British

/ əʊˈflæhətɪ /

noun

Liam (ˈlɪəm). 1897–1984, Irish novelist and short-story writer. His novels include The Informer (1925) and Famine (1937)

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O'Flaherty also wrote to two chairs of parliamentary committees expressing "concern about the current climate for trans people in the UK".

From BBC

Michael O'Flaherty, the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, raised concern on Friday over the "police's disproportionate force" in Serbia, urging authorities to "end arbitrary arrests and de-escalate the situation".

From BBC

It proved to be the wing's final act as he was carried off following Tom O'Flaherty's tackle in a blow for the hosts, but Toulouse were not finished.

From BBC

Mr O'Flaherty said being confronted with the true scale of racism in the EU was both "shocking and shameful" and that racial discrimination had no place in Europe.

From BBC

"It is shocking to see no improvement since our last survey," FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty said.

From Reuters

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