Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2017

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Removes the blasphemy offence from Ireland’s Defamation Act 2009 by deleting the parts of that law that created it. In plain terms, it would stop blasphemy from being a criminal offence and clear that provision out of the defamation law. This matters because it would modernise the law and end a rule that could punish speech on religious matters.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Defamation Act 2009 to remove the offence of blasphemy

Last updated 13 February 2020