The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will later today publish the findings of the hate crime public consultation, which was carried out by the Department of Justice.

Is it time we put hate crime legislation on our books?

To discuss Ivana Bacik, Labour Senator and Keith Mills, Current Affairs Commentator joined us on Breakfast.

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