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Hate speech laws delayed - should they be?

The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has confirmed she is not moving ahead with plans to introd...

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16.24 23 Sep 2024


Hate speech laws delayed - should they be?


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16.24 23 Sep 2024


The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has confirmed she is not moving ahead with plans to introduce new hate speech laws saying that it will be dealt with at a later stage as “the incitement to hatred element does not have a consensus”.

Minister McEntee has said she is “...adamant that hate crime legislation will be enacted".

Was she right to delay it? To discuss, Kieran is joined by Alan Shatter, former Minister for Justice and Ronan Mullen, Independent NUI Senator.


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