Introduction On Tuesday June 13th Irish senators debated the controversial Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022.  With very short notice the Countess organised an impressive and well received public event at Leinster House, Ireland’s parliament building, to protest the introduction of the bill and to call on legislators...

How much do we value our right to free speech? How important is free speech in maintaining a healthy democracy? Can a robust exchange of ideas be described as hate speech.What is the difference between a hate crime and a non-hate crime?We discuss the introduction of hate speech for the first time in Irish history...

The Irish Times recently found itself at the centre of a controversy when an article by Adriana Acosta-Cortez questioning the potential racism of fake tan was published, only to be later removed due to suspicions of it being AI-generated content. Whether or not the content was generated by AI is not really the issue.

Amending the Gender Recognition Act 2015 to Protect Women Following the chaos surrounding Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill, which ultimately contributed to the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon, is it time for an Irish Gender Recognition Reform Bill – a bill which aims to amend the Gender Recognition Act 2015 to offer more protection for...

This is the third and final part of our series examining TENI’s policies, practices and governance. Since the publication of the first two articles in the series, Sara Phillips has stepped down as Chair of TENI. This article focuses on the impact of Phillip’s trans activism while at TENI and the negative impact these policies...

Senator Regina Doherty’s appearance before the Scottish Parliament’s Equality, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on June 22nd was an extraordinary example of how gender identity ideology convinces intelligent, astute and savvy politicians to abandon their critical faculties.  There is much to report on the Senator’s contribution.  This is Part 1.