Tag: lgbti
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Dáil Passes Historic Disregard Bill
11th June 2026 Justice for those persecuted under the former anti-gay laws in Ireland. The Dáil last night voted to pass the Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 which includes a Disregard Scheme that provides redress to gay men for the harms done to them through unjust laws, which were repealed…
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Historic Wrongs Being Righted: Disregard Legislation Reaches the Dáil
9th June 2026 Government’s Disregard Scheme legislation major milestone, but still significant gaps. The Minister for Justice has published legislation that will provide for a Disregard Scheme for men persecuted under Ireland’s former anti-gay laws. The Scheme being introduced through amendments to the Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 will be…
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Dáil debates opposition bill on disregards of historic convictions under anti-gay laws.
16th April 2026 A Private Members Bill to disregard historical convictions for consensual same-sex activity will be debated at second stage in the Dáil, this afternoon, Thursday, 16th April. The Bill first introduced to the Dáil last year by Deputy Aengus O’Snodaigh and supported by Sinn Fein, Labour, Social Democrats, Green Party and People Before…
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