New crime of blasphemous libel proposed for Defamation Bill - goodbye free speech ?

[Trampas]

He may well have scored a massive political own goal here and I'd be amazed if the FF'ers don't find a way of reining him in this week.

I think they will. Ahern's IT article last Friday was an insult to the collective intelligence of the people of Ireland. He blithely dismissed the obvious solution of a constitutional referendum before going on to inform us that the constitution was the problem. He obviously takes us for idiots.

[Captain Con O'Sullivan]

That last sentence! Really!!! I was thinking about going to bed and now have some REALLY horrible mental pictures to deal with!!

Lets face it- for her country she probably couldn't do more.

[oceanclub]

Any gratutiously offensive material that is deemed blasphemous should be banned,

Yes, good to see you have finally clarified that you want to see "The Life of Brian" and such works banned

P.

[oceanclub]

No, nor have I ever claimed to.

Well, since you're the only one in the forum who has MPAC.ie in their .signature, I presume that you are acting as their representative.

P.

[garlandgreen]

Well, since you're the only one in the forum who has MPAC.ie in their .signature, I presume that you are acting as their representative.

P.

He also claimed to be in Dublin recently on a Mpac strategy meeting so search me

[Alterego]

Well, since you're the only one in the forum who has MPAC.ie in their .signature, I presume that you are acting as their representative.

P.

You presume wrong - mpacie represent themselves just fine, you'll find what they have to say on their site.

[garlandgreen]

You presume wrong - mpacie represent themselves just fine, you'll find what they have to say on their site.

"They"... Are we really talking about a plural here?

[oceanclub]

You presume wrong - mpacie represent themselves just fine, you'll find what they have to say on their site.

Seems to be exactly the same opinion that you have.

P.

[Trampas]

mpacie represent themselves just fine

But then little do they know.........

[Alterego]

Seems to be exactly the same opinion that you have.

P.

I would hope their views are representative of more than simply me.