Jeff Dudgeon has been appointed to the advisory council of the Free Speech Union (FSU). This is an edited version of his ...

On Saturday it emerged that the amendments to the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill ...

Ireland has ditched its controversial hate speech legislation for the second time in five years. The news has been confirmed ...

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said she is “not walking away” from hate speech legislation, but is instead progressing the proposals on hate crime to avoid further delay. Speaking to RTÉ’s This ...

Concerns have been raised around a lack of clarity on the detail of the draft laws, such as what “hate” means and what impact ...

Pressure on the Taoiseach to call a November election has mounted as successive opinion polls have shown big gains for Fine ...

The announcement by the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee that proposed legislation, which was commonly referred to as the ...

The government first brought the proposed legislation before parliament two years ago and further prioritised tightening anti ...

Victory** for Free Speech Champions as Irish Government Reconsiders Draconian Hate Speech Laws In a remarkable turn of events, the Irish government has decided to abandon its controversial plans for ...

ALAN Shatter has blasted the Fine Gael leadership for scrapping proposed hate speech legislation. The former Justice Minister said they “lack backbone” for giving in to the “racist thugs”. The ...

Sky News host James Morrow discusses a new development in Ireland’s hate speech legislation which he described as “a win” for ...

The Irish government is dropping parts of its controversial hate speech laws which have been criticized by free speech advocates around the world, including X owner Elon Musk who vowed to fight the ...