Transphobic “hate speech” will not be criminalised in Ireland after its government backed ... for hate speech as part of a ...

Dublin, Ireland — In Ireland, a proposed hate speech law has become the focus of fierce debate among citizens, activists and politicians. The bill, which is currently being considered by the ...

A spokesperson for the Department of Justice said "the real purpose of this bill is protecting those who are most vulnerable" to hate crime and hate speech. “Ireland does not have specific hate ...

The amendments in the Seanad remove parts of the Bill that deal with incitement to violence and hatred, the hate speech elements, but leave in the provisions dealing with hate crime. Longer prison ...

The Republic of Ireland's Minister for Justice has confirmed she has dropped plans to introduce new hate speech laws ... or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022. The bill is currently at its ...

A coalition of 18 prominent LGBTQ+ organisations in Ireland has come together to launch the first-ever sector-wide manifesto.

It’s common, I think, for Americans to imagine Ireland as a quaint holdover from the 20th century — a lush, green island dappled with farms, leprechauns, and ...

Last September, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee confirmed she was not moving ahead with plans to introduce new hate speech ... bill] does not have a consensus". Tonight in the Dáil, she said ...

According to the government the bill would replace outdated existing laws that are ill-equipped to tackle hate speech on social media. It would criminalise "incitement to violence or hatred ...

TDs passed the Bill by 71 to 53 votes. The Dáil sits on Thursday but is then adjourned until Tuesday, November 5th, expected to be the final week of the 33rd Dáil. [ Controversial hate speech ...

The new hate-speech laws look like a desperate attempt by the government to prevent debate about Ireland’s demographic transformation. Everyone in Irish political life is aware that the European ...

adding that people can see “every single day the rise of the far right” in Ireland. She called on Justice Minister Helen McEntee to go ahead with her initial promises to introduce hate speech ...