Thank you to all who attended our public meeting on Justice Minister Helen Mc Entee’s Hate Speech Bill Wednesday evening.
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We filled out the hotel conference hall and ran out of standing space at the back!
Professor Gerard Casey and Mattie McGrath TD were our first two speakers.
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Casey, a Philosophy academic, criticized the bill for its logical inconsistencies, while McGrath outlined how it may be used to censor political opposition.
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Irish Independent columnist Ian O’Doherty lamented how Cancel Culture ended the careers of many of his colleagues in Journalism.
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He was followed by Senator Sharon Keogan who warned of the “chilling effect” a Hate Speech law would have.
Ed Shanahan, a barrister and law academic, explained the legal reprecussions of a Hate Speech law, and how it may just be the first in a “floatilla” of legislation designed to remove the rights of Irish people.
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It was astoundingly successful evening, and hopefully the first of many such events we intend to host across the country.