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Almost 450 hate crimes and related incidents recorded across Ireland last year

Almost 450 hate crimes and hate-related incidents were recorded across the country last year, data shows. The Garda’s latest hate crime figures found there were 389 hate crimes and 59 hate-related incidents last year. Some 483 discriminatory motives ...

19 Aug 2022 at 18:13

National News

Anti-racism campaigners deliver hate crime petition to justice minister

Anti-racism campaigners have urged the Oireachtas to speed up the enactment of hate crime legislation. The Irish Network Against Racism (INAR) and the Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland (CAHC) delivered signatures from their Love Not Hate ...

10 Feb 2022 at 18:03

Local News

People in Donegal encouraged to help tackle crime through new garda reporting facility

An Garda Síochana has launched its dedicated online Hate Crime Reporting Facility. This is the latest step in the Garda Síochána Diversity and Integration Strategy, 2019 – 2021 which was launched in October 2019. The strategy has a ...

21 Jul 2021 at 13:00

Features

Column: Changing our language to turn the tide on homophobia and transphobia

Donegal Person of the Year Noel Cunningham spoke recently about how homophobia, bullying and abuse have not gone away. He was addressing those gathered at a Gala Ball in Dublin last month to mark his officially being honoured as ...

10 May 2022 at 18:26

National News

Hate crime incidents rose by almost 30% in the last year

Hate crimes were up almost 30% in the last year, according to latest figures. An Garda Síochána published figures on Wednesday on Hate Crimes and Hate Related (non-crime) Incidents reported in 2022. The figures show a 29% ...

22 Mar 2023 at 10:07

Crime & Court

Eighteen incidents of hate crime in Donegal in 2022

Eighteen hate crime and hate-related incidents were reported to Gardai in Donegal last year. Figures released by An Garda Síochána show a rapid rise in such incidents. Of the 18 incidents reported in Donegal, race was ...

22 Mar 2023 at 08:41

National News

Hate speech legislation is not my sole focus – justice minister

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said that her draft hate speech laws are not her sole focus and are not being prioritised above 11 other pieces of legislation she has in the pipeline. The bill is the first ...

23 Aug 2023 at 17:37

Local News

Donegal Senator Eileen Flynn says "we can’t keep hate crime legislation on the back burner"

Independent Donegal based Senator Eileen Flynn said she is looking forward to working with Government to enact effective hate crime legislation, as she looks ahead to the coming year. Looking ahead, Senator ...

08 Jan 2024 at 12:34

National News

12% increase in hate crimes and hate-related incidents reported to gardai

There has been a 12% increase in the number of hate crimes and hate-related incidents reported to gardai. The force said some 651 hate crimes and hate-related (non-crime) incidents were recorded in 2023, ...

08 May 2024 at 00:01

National News

Playing politics with hate crime legislation is ‘reckless and dangerous’

Playing politics with the Hate Crime Bill is “reckless and dangerous”, a campaign group has warned, as new figures show a rise in hate crimes. Martin Collins, co-director at Pavee Point, said political ...

08 May 2024 at 13:27

National News

Sinn Fein accused of ‘so much cowardice’ on hate speech Bill

Leo Varadkar has accused Sinn Fein of displaying “so much cowardice” on hate speech legislation. The outgoing Taoiseach said the party had “buckled” in the face of an “online campaign of ...

27 Mar 2024 at 12:37

National News

Petrol bombs incident in Northern Ireland treated as hate crime

An incident where petrol bombs were thrown in north Belfast yesterday evening (Thursday July 7) is being treated as a hate crime, Northern Irish police said. The PSNI said its members ...

08 Jul 2022 at 10:34

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