New Hate Speech Legislation 

The main aim of this legislation is not to protect victimised people from from hatred. This is to protect our elite politicians from common people.

There is no such thing as hate speech, just speech you hate.

Over 70% said no to this yet there just ignored. This group that’s been in power for over 12 years needs to go as there so detached from the very citizens that put them there to represent them in the first place and not to mention giving the Green Party a platform they would otherwise never have had who consistently push ideological agenda agendas against the will of the people. Elections are needed ASAP.

How can people support a law stating you are guilty before proven innocent

What a kip Ireland is becoming.

Sounds like CENSORSHIP

Free speech is just that - free speech. This proposed Bill is wrong.

This legislation is highly dangerous and must be stopped. Good on you Ronan.

He'd be more in his line to write a law that deports criminals for committing actual crimes like knife crime or drug dealing !!

Hatred is a feeling a emotion it's in every one of us weather we want it or not. It's instinct. The government is intruducing this to prevent people from aiming their freedom of speech towards them

This is the start of the communism in Ireland. Look at definition of hatred how vague it is. Gardai will be more interested in using this like public order has been used for anything

The government isnt right wing its entirely left wing,as is most of the opposition.

Hate speech laws limit independent thought. If your views are valid you should be able to defend them.

This is a disgrace, the country in taters and these two discussing calling people names! We are officially lost!

Disgusting and disturbing what being done to this country. And newstalk talk supporting their masters all the way.

We need to get fffg out before we become another Canada.

Is that not Totalitarianism?

People have a right to hate and a right to express that hate and that hate can easily be more rational than any attempt to suppress it.

snowflake ireland...seems like a good time to leave and never turn back. thought police in full effect

Free Speech imagine those you disagree with get in power and define hate

This government hasn’t got a clue

Never thought I would agree with Ronan Mullen but I do in this case, it’s a slippery slope to the state controlling our speech

It’s meant to open up our country to any one who feels oppressed and is looking for a free home and entitled to a job , and we ( the Irish) can’t object. I love the way the politicians say it’s will make our democracy stronger, while at the same time they give themselves more power to shut down opposition. Roll on 2025

Hold another referendum on this bill...it would be NO WAY NOT NOW NOT EVER.

The one thing his lovely definition of hatred within that text doesnt protect is the vast majority of Irish people. Protection for everyone else. You only have to look across the Irish sea to see how well the things happening so fast and so "enthusiastically" in Ireland are going to turn out.

I wonder why they have a comment section at this stage?

Well done Ronan. You've won this one

I'm not the biggest fan of hate speech in general but this bill could be open to abuse and this can be dangerous so I hope that the President will refuse to sign this bill and this bill to the Irish Supreme Court.

Ronan please encourage senators to refuse this Bill...

defamation, slander and threats do not fall under free speech, has any of these politicians read the bill?

Barry is so brainwashed

Freedom of speech

The *CENSORSHIP* bill.👎👎👎

More regulation to consider when attempting to make comments on anything in the future without implicating yourself in law

I identify my hatred as loving criticism!

no comments, everyone afraid to say anything in case the offend.

Good man Ronan

Hate Speech isn't the Speech they hate

Ronan Mullen was entirely in favour of blasphemy being a law in Ireland. 🤔

'Hatred' means hatred ... well I'm glad that was clarified 😂

I agree with Ronan

If this is passed then the Dail is in trouble with the amount of hate speech that comes from all TDs in the Dail all the time😂 They fire hate speech at each other all the time. Especially sinn from , fine Gael and Gianna fail.

Don't you need a referendum in Ireland to change the law or constituents?

You can say whatever you want if it is based on facts and truth.

Illegal opinions:D

so it will be another file to the DPP. more files for gardai, there needs to be a 24 DDP office availability. this is done in england, this way with a simple phone call gardai can get directions to charge and what to charge with. this will massively cut down on paper work.

Some good old fashioned debating there.

Its all our own fault.

Oh the gardai will decide,that really fills you with confidence

There's such thing as reporting online u don't need to throw ppl in jail 4 saying stuff all it does is puts a strangle on free speech feck all of this helps the public

Mullen….a man but in the Seanad by priests…accusing people of being right wing…do me a favour

While I have my reservations about the extent and means and manner this al gets enforced in the hypothetical and practical, there's still nothing more I'd want more to hear about the rabid right wing around the world (I realize this is only in Ireland) receiving a "chill effect" to motivate them off of their counter cultural rampage. They know when they shouldn't be saying things and in the manner they shouldn't be saying things. Putting the state's weight behind that social and erstwhile pedal problem is probably a better idea than not.