Editing Hate crime (section)

====Ireland====<!-- Some content from this section has been copied from [[Hate speech laws by country#Ireland]] -->

In legal effect since December 31, 2024 Ireland implemented broad-based comprehensive legislation on hate crimes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/bcddb-new-hate-crime-legislation-comes-into-force/ | title=New hate crime legislation comes into force }}</ref>

The Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 created the offence of inciting hatred against a group of persons on account of their race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, membership of the [[Irish Travellers|Traveller]] community (an indigenous minority group), or sexual orientation.<ref name="human" /><ref>{{cite Irish legislation |year=1989|date=29 November 1989 |number=19 |name=Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989}}</ref> Frustration at the low number of prosecutions (18 by 2011) was attributed to a misconception that the law addressed hate crimes more generally as opposed to incitement in particular.<ref>{{cite book |last=Taylor |first=Séamus |url=https://www.ihrec.ie/download/doc/responding_to_racist_incidents_and_racist_crimes_in_ireland.doc |title=Responding to Racist Incidents And Racist Crimes in Ireland |date=October 2011 |publisher=Equality Authority |isbn=978-1-908275-29-5 |series=Issues Papers |location=Roscrea |pages=§§5.2.14–5.2.21 |format=MS Word |access-date=7 November 2017 |no-pp=y}}; {{cite web |date=17 July 2013 |title=Clarification on the Prohibition against Incitement to Hatred Act 1989 |url=http://www.integration.ie/website/omi/omiwebv6.nsf/page/AXBN-9B2LU91733429-en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108151615/http://www.integration.ie/website/omi/omiwebv6.nsf/page/AXBN-9B2LU91733429-en |archive-date=8 November 2017 |access-date=8 November 2017 |work=Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration |publisher=Department of Justice and Equality |location=Dublin |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2019, a UN rappourteur told Irish representatives at the [[Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination]], meeting at [[UN Geneva]], to introduce new hate crime legislation to combat the low prosecution rate for offences under the 1989 act – particularly for [[online hate speech]] – and lack of training for the [[Garda Síochána]] on racially-motivated crimes. The rapporteur's points came during [[Opposition to immigration#Ireland|a rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric]] and racist attacks in Ireland and were based on recommendations submitted by the [[Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission]] and numerous other [[Social movement organization|civil society organisations]]. Reforms are supported by the [[Irish Network Against Racism]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pollak |first=Sorcha |date=2 December 2019 |title=UN official urges Ireland to introduce hate crime legislation |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/un-official-urges-ireland-to-introduce-hate-crime-legislation-1.4102386}}</ref>

The Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill known as the "Hate Crime Bill", prohibiting hate speech or incitement to hate crimes based on protected characteristics, is in its Third Stage at the [[Seanad Éireann|Seanad]], Ireland's [[upper house]], {{As of|2023|June|lc=y}} and the ''Irish Times'' reports it is likely to become law in late 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-11-01 |title=Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 |url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2022/105 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=[[Houses of the Oireachtas]] |series=Bill 105 of 2022 |language=en-ie}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Keena |first=Colm |date=5 May 2023 |title=Why are Elon Musk and Donald Trump jnr so concerned by Ireland's new hate crime legislation? |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/05/05/why-are-elon-musk-and-donald-trump-jnr-so-concerned-by-irelands-new-hate-crime-legislation/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> It has drawn concern from the [[Irish Council for Civil Liberties]] and from across the political spectrum (specifically from [[Michael McDowell (politician)|Michael McDowell]], [[Rónán Mullen]], and [[People Before Profit]]), as well as internationally, from business magnate [[Elon Musk]] and political activist [[Donald Trump Jr.]]<ref name=":1" /> [[Paul Murphy (Irish politician)|Paul Murphy]] of People Before Profit said the bill created a "[[Thoughtcrime|thought crime]]" by its criminalisation of possessing material prepared for circulation where circulation would incite hatred.<ref name=":1" /> [[Pauline O'Reilly]], a [[Green Party (Ireland)|Green Party]] senator said that the existing legislation was "not effective" and outdated, adding that the Gardaí saw a rise of 30% in hate crime in Ireland."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=James |date=16 June 2023 |title=Hate Crime Bill should 'start the alarm bells ringing' |url=https://www.newstalk.com/news/hate-crime-bill-should-start-the-alarm-bells-ringing-1476041 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=[[Newstalk]] |language=en}}</ref>

Data published by the Gardaí showed a 29% increase in hate crimes and hate-related incidents from 448 in 2021 to 582 in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelleher |first=Olivia |date=22 March 2023 |title=Hate crime reports to gardaí rose by 29% last year |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2023/03/22/hate-crime-reports-to-gardai-rose-by-29-last-year/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |language=en}}</ref> The Gardaí recognise that "despite improvements, hate crime and hate related incidents are still under-reported".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hate Crime and Hate Related Incidents - 2022 |url=https://www.garda.ie/en/information-centre/statistics/hate-related-infographic-2022.pdf |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=[[Garda Síochána]]}}</ref>