Editing Defamation (section)

===Ireland===
{{See also|Blasphemy law in the Republic of Ireland|Censorship in the Republic of Ireland|Statute of Limitations in Ireland}}
According to the (revised) Defamation Act 2009,<ref name="Ireland Defamation Act 2009">{{Cite web |url=http://revisedacts.lawreform.ie/eli/2009/act/31/front/revised/en/html |title=Defamation Act 2009 (Ireland) |website=Law Reform Commission of Ireland}}</ref> the last criminal offences (Sections 36{{nbnd}}37, blasphemy) seem to have been repealed. The [[statute of limitations]] is one year from the time of first publication (may be extended to two years by the courts) (Section 38).

The 2009 Act repeals the Defamation Act 1961, which had, together with the underlying principles of the common law of tort, governed Irish defamation law for almost half a century. The 2009 Act represents significant changes in Irish law, as many believe that it previously attached insufficient importance to the media's freedom of expression and weighed too heavily in support of the individual's right to a good name.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Kieron |title=Defamation Law in Ireland |url=https://www.lawyer.ie/defamation/ |website=www.lawyer.ie |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>