Legal
Catherine Sanz: Ireland’s new hate crime bill meets a ‘wall of concern’
The proposed bill is attracting considerable from Elon Musk to keyboard warriors but here are issues being raised across society so it’s essential that legislators get it right
The government’s proposed hate crime bill has been among the most controversial pieces of legislation in recent memory, drawing ire from tech billionaires, right-wing political activists, and countless social media users.
For a while, it looked like as though every new criticism levelled only served to bolster the government in moving it forward.
When Donald Trump Jr said it was “insane” and Elon Musk said it was “very concerning” Simon Harris, then interim justice minister, ...
