Simon Harris, who has confirmed he will run for the leadership of Fine Gael, is not for free speech. He wants more restrictions to be added to the controversial Hate Speech Bill, including "migration status".

The inclusion of "Migration Status" could stifle ongoing public debate in Ireland about housing and border control.

#BintheBill

Join us at the Liam Mellow's statue at 1 in Eyre Square to protest the draconian Hate Speech Bill.

Bígí Linn

Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9yY4ygJT1LJTUkHp7?g_st=ic

Well done to everyone who has been pressuring representatives.

Support for the Hate Speech Bill is at an all time low!

#BinTheBill

'Intent of Hate Speech Bill is to induce self-censorship', President of Free Speech Ireland, Gerard Casey, said in the latest episode of the State of the Nation podcast.

Listen to the full episode here -https://rss.com/podcasts/stateofthenation/1411606

Also on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/10EL8k3RgrPsHN7nXJZ3Ak

Cancel culture is back at DCU. Emails leaked to FSI shows senior staff members cancelled debate on Arab–Israeli conflict.

https://freespeechireland.ie/cancel-culture-is-back-at-dcu/

“Free Speech Ireland expressed concern that these new documents appear to show the US Government is now supporting the DSA despite it including several elements explicitly designed to control public discourse online.”

https://brusselssignal.eu/2024/04/biden-administration-issues-statement-supporting-eu-digital-services-act/

Ireland’s new media regulator has fallen afoul of FOI rules following its failure to produce requested FOI disclosure logs.

https://gript.ie/irelands-media-regulator-falls-afoul-of-foi-rules/

Free Speech Ireland are launching “The Trinity Declaration on Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression” next week in Trinity College, Dublin.

A few academics will be speaking on the day. Following that, we will encourage attendees to sign the Declaration to raise awareness about the threats to academic freedom in Ireland.

📅: 6pm, Thursday, April 18th
📍: The Swift Theatre, Arts Building

Join us in Trinity College tomorrow evening to show your support for freedom of expression & academic freedom.

We have launched the Trinity Declaration on Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression to lay the groundwork for the fight back, to protect academic freedom in Ireland.

freespeechireland.ie/declaration

Assignees of the Trinity Declaration say “academic freedom and freedom of expression” must be “sacrosanct” but are “routinely ignored” by Irish universities who pledge allegiance to political ideologies such as Athena Swan

https://gript.ie/trinity-declaration-on-academic-freedom-launched-in-response-to-pernicious-censorial-culture/

Constituents have labelled proposed hate speech legislation "authoritarian" and complained to TDs that it will make Ireland a "police state".

https://www.roscommonherald.ie/authoritarian-ireland-will-be-police-state-complaints-to-politicians-over-hate-speech-legislat_arid-14770.html

Make sure to come over to us if you're at The Countess' Resisting Ideology conference today.

Our CEO Sarah O'Reilly will be speaking.