“right to lawful free”
The hate-speech bill – or the anti-free speech bill as its critics would describe it – has become hugely controversial. Fine Gael senator, Regina Doherty, says she has “never received as many emails about a particular piece of legislation as I have in respect of this one”, perhaps with the “exception of the mother and […]
Alas, it can be said of the “Irish right” that they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
Hoisted on their own petard.
In a democratic society, the right to speak your mind is of paramount importance
Extremely flawed.
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says his government has “no official position” on how many genders there are, even though genders “other than male or female” are protected categories under his government’s hate speech bill. #gript
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Religious speech curtailed
“The first person they prosecute will end up a martyr”.
Independent TD carol Nolan has called on Green Senator Pauline O’Reilly to resign after her comment on the hate-speech bill saying that freedom was being restricted for the common good
Michael Shellenberger