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.

We represent two grassroots organisations, The Countess Didn’t Fight For This and Radicailín...