The Green Party will “certainly” try to pass new hate speech laws after the general election if they return to government, party leader Roderic O’Gorman has said:

https://gript.ie/greens-will-certainly-try-to-pass-hate-speech-laws-after-election/

We encourage supporters of free speech not to vote for the Green Party in the upcoming General Election.

They have created a ridiculous situation where environmentalists would have to vote against their civil liberties.

It is a huge victory that the sections of the Hate Speech Bill introducing new sentences for hate speech will be removed. The Bill has become a political hazard for the Government, thanks to everyone who has shown their support for free speech.

However, the Bill remains problematic in several ways, from the powers granted to seize devices to the criminalisation of debate over genocide. We will be paying close attention to the upcoming amendments in the Seanad.

Finally, we would like to thank everyone who has supported us and attended our events over the past two years.

The Free Speech Summit is sold out. If you can't attend, please message us so we can refund you and open tickets to the waiting list.

Thank you to everyone who has shown interest in the event—this is a great sign. Apologies to those who couldn't find a ticket.