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#859 Hate Speech Laws: Brussels Wants to Police What You Say (With Tomas O Reilly)
Where should Ireland draw the line between free speech and hate speech?
In this episode, Niall talks to callers and Tomas O’Reilly, a Brussels based policy adviser and journalist whose work has previously appeared in Euronews and The European Conservative. Tomas currently works as a policy adviser in the European Parliament.
The discussion comes as a new official report highlighting racism and discrimination in Ireland reignites calls for tougher hate speech laws. The Irish Government previously dropped controversial proposed hate speech provisions following significant public and political…
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