The latest figures underscore the difficulty in bringing prosecutions under 1989 legislation
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee: she confirmed she would not be moving forward with aspects of the Bill concerning hate speech. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
The figures, which were released under Freedom of Information legislation, show that all the prosecutions related to “actions likely to stir up hatred”. There have been no prosecutions under the second part of the act which criminalises “preparations and possession of materials likely to stir up hatred”.
The figures released to The Irish Times show that of the 16 people charged with hate crime offences since 2018, two received a prison term from the District Court. This includes one person who was jailed for 155 days in 2020. In 38 per cent of last year’s cases there was a racist motive involved. There was a xenophobic motive in 19 per cent of cases, and a homophobic motive in 17 per cent.
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