Tag: Hate Speech
Hate Speech Arrests Have Already Begun in Ireland
The following article first appeared on Substack and is syndicated with permission. In the last month, three people have been arrested in the Republic for holding up signs at protests. One man in Portlaoise was arrested, held for over 6...
Golden Girl No More? Has Hate Speech Saga Sunk McEntee’s post-Varadkar Taoiseach Bid?
Helen McEntee, the media's darling, has had a rugged few weeks. Her hate speech bill has been tremendously opposed by the general public with even Young Fine Top G's (Gael) voting against said bill. To add to this, crime is...
Hate Speech Split in Fianna Fáil?
Oireachtas TV likely hit record numbers in the low hundreds this week as anxious right-wingers tuned in to watch a Seanad debate on hate speech laws. McEntee’s Bill experienced a cakewalk through the lower house last month, with a gaggle...
Hate Speech Bill Passes Dáil
The Irish government, arguably now the most progressive regime in Europe, has been playing catch up with the European Union in recent years as the country desperately tries to atone for its conservative history. Wednesday, the 26th of April, the...
Hate Speech Advocates Trounced at Freedom of Speech Debate in UCD
At University College Dublin, a recent event was held in which several guest speakers were invited to speak at the college to discuss the topic of freedom of speech. Avowedly supporting the incoming hate speech legislation at this event were...
Up the Ra, Anglophobia and the Star Spangled Fenian
The following article first featured in the Gaelic American and is syndicated with permission of the author. After the Irish women’s soccer team was taped singing “Celtic Symphony” a couple of months ago, and more recently the Leinster Rugby stadium...
Fine Gael’s Vested Interests in Censorship Legislation
Between Helen McEntee’s Hate Speech Bill and the Media Regulation Bill, the Irish government has ramped up its efforts to contain online political dissent. The coalition government’s continued mismanagement of political crises has contributed to a growing public discontent in...
McEntee’s Hate Speech Bill: What to Expect and How to Fight It
Tastefully included in the 2020 Programme for Government and subject to a year-long 'consultation process' with various interest groups, the public now has a firm grasp of expected hate speech legislation expected within the next 3 months. In a media-parroted...
Will Aoife Gallagher Be My TradWife? Web of Lies (2022)
The ISD’s Belated Introduction Baron George Weidenfeld lived a rather charmed life in his 90 years on earth. An Austrian émigré turned renaissance man for modern times, Weidenfeld was a linchpin of post-war European diplomacy, an architect of the Israeli...
Little Cashes In: Kinzen Sold to Spotify
Cha-ching! It's been a red letter week for the anti-misinformation outlet Kinzen with the company’s sale to the multimedia giant Spotify for an undisclosed sum. Inaugurated with as much media ballyhoo and brown nosing as could be expected by RTÉ...