Advertisement

System to disregard pre-decriminalisation same-sex activity to be legislated

A system to disregard the criminal convictions for pre-decriminalisation same-sex activity in Ire...

Share this article

17.02 22 Jan 2026


System to disregard pre-decriminalisation same-sex activity to be legislated


Listen to this episode


Share this article

17.02 22 Jan 2026


A system to disregard the criminal convictions for pre-decriminalisation same-sex activity in Ireland is expected to be legislated in March.

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan is tabling an amendment today to the Civil Law, which will set out the process for disregarding convictions for same-sex activity.

Kieran Rose is a member of the Department of Justice Working Group on Disregard  and member of LGBT Restorative Justice Campaign. He was in the Dáil today and joins Ciara to discuss.


Read more about

The Hard Shoulder

Related Episodes

Carlow schools closed after sh...

00:08:12

Carlow schools closed after shooting threat - do we need protocols?

The Hard Shoulder

00:08:12


Why does the weather cheer us...

00:07:56

Why does the weather cheer us up? - Henry McKean Reports

The Hard Shoulder

00:07:56


Traffic on M50 increased by 10...

00:08:35

Traffic on M50 increased by 10% since Covid pandemic

The Hard Shoulder

00:08:35


Parenting: My five-year-old st...

00:17:57

Parenting: My five-year-old still has an imaginary friend

Parenting On Moncrieff

00:17:57