Free Speech Ireland
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Irish advocacy group championing free speech, expression, and academic freedom.

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Great (rainy) day in Ashbourne, Co. Meath! Our volunteers spent the day leafleting and chatting with locals about our opposition to Helen McEntee’s Hate Speech Bill.
We are out in Bettystown meeting locals and spreading awareness about
Helen McEntee's proposed "Hate Speech" bill. Warm reception on the doors. Not many constituents supportive of censorship!
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Today in farce: Hate speech, hate crime and Helen Mcentees mission to kill free speech
FSI to Breitbart:

"As recently as 2018 the Irish public affirmed the right to free speech in the Blasphemy Referendum.

This government is seeking to restrict the speech of voters while members of the Dáil would have special protections for their own."

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/10/28/no-one-wants-these-laws-ireland-to-jail-hate-speech-offenders-for-up-to-five-years/
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Wethepeople.ie Statement on hate speech legislation.
Today Dáil Éireann begins its first debate on Helen Mc Entee’s 2022 Hate Speech Bill.

This morning Free Speech Ireland emailed every member of the Oireachtas with a document outlining our concerns and urging for the bill to be rejected.

You may read below:

https://t.co/nCvYDz5MLx
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Peadar Tóibín points out the hypocrisy and censorious nature of those in favour of Helen Mc Entee’s Bill
We would like to invite members of the public to a panel discussion in response to the proposed Hate Speech Bill.

Ian Doherty, Senator Sharon Keogan
, and Gerard Casey
will be panelists, with more to be announced.

Event will take place in Wynns Hotel Dublin 7pm Wednesday 7th December

Further details can be found on our website: https://freespeechireland.ie/?p=181
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Catherine Connolly speaks out on the abysmal protection afforded to freedom of expression in Helen McEntee's Bill
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Government minister admitting they want to use Hate Speech Bill to silence opinions they don’t want you to have!
Mattie McGrath TD has joined our panel event in Wynn's Hotel on Wednesday 7th December. Further details can be found on this link: https://freespeechireland.ie/events/ All are welcome. See you next week!
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Free Speech Ireland have organised a public meeting on the matter of the Bill, its problematic nature and what can be done to oppose it