Tag: lgbt
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Media Release: LGBT+ Restorative Justice Campaign Welcomes Cabinet Approval of Historic Disregard Scheme
4th Feb 2026 The LGBT+ Restorative Justice Campaign welcomes the decision of the Government, taken at Cabinet this morning (4th Feb), to approve the establishment of a Disregard Scheme for convictions arising from historic anti-gay laws, for which legislation will be brought to the Dáil as amendments to the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous…
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Media Release: Strong welcome for Working Group report on Disregards for past gay convictions.
1st July 2025 This evening the Government have published the final report of the Department of Justice’s ‘Working Group to Examine the Disregards for convictions of relating to consensual sexual activity between Men’. The LGBT Restorative Justice Campaign welcome the report and the approach that the Working Group has taken to delivering on Disregards for…
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Media Release: Disregard Scheme offers the opportunity to right grave injustices.
1st July 2025 The LGBT Restorative Justice Campaign welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee of a public consultation on the proposed scheme to disregard the historic convictions of gay and bisexual men for consensual same-sex activities. “A grave injustice was done to gay and bisexual men who were arrested, charged, prosecuted,…
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