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IRELAND: ICCL welcomes decriminalisation of restriction on movement and return to policing by consent
Statement published on ICCL website, 8 June 2020 - accessible here The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed ...
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IRELAND: Call to include physically distant protest as a reasonable excuse to leave home
Article originally published on ICCL website, 23 April 2020 - accessible here The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has ...
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IRELAND: ICCL Letter to Garda Commissioner
Article originally published on ICCL website, 27 April 2020 - accessible here ICCL wrote to the Garda Commissioner on 27 ...
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IRELAND: Any extension of garda powers must undergo human rights vetting process
Article originally published on ICCL website, 10 April 2020 - accessible here The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has ...
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IRELAND: ICCL – Extraordinary police powers should not be used
Article originally published on ICCL, 8 April 2020 - accessible here The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said ...
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Freedom of association

IRELAND: The far right – Narratives, strategies and left responses (Part 2)
Article originally published on Brexit, Europe and the Left, 13 December 2019 - accessible here Author: Mark Malone Read Part ...
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IRELAND: The far right – Narratives, strategies and left responses
Article originally published on Brexit, Europe and the Left, 12 December 2019 - accessible here Author: Mark Malone Events since ...
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IRELAND: Environmental groups outline shock at proposed planning Bill
(Environmental Pillar) IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ireland’s leading environmental coalition is shocked at the Minister for Housing’s attempt to press for new ...
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IRELAND: Senator Lynn Ruane launches bill for reform of Electoral Act with backing of campaign groups
(Irish Council for Civic Liberties) Senator Lynn Ruane today launched her bill for reform of the Electoral Act with support ...
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IRELAND: Regulator settles dispute with Amnesty Ireland over foreign funding
(European Civic Forum to CIVICUS Monitor) On 31st July 2018, the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) accepted that the ...
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Freedom of expression

IRELAND: The far right – Narratives, strategies and left responses (Part 2)
Article originally published on Brexit, Europe and the Left, 13 December 2019 - accessible here Author: Mark Malone Read Part ...
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IRELAND: The far right – Narratives, strategies and left responses
Article originally published on Brexit, Europe and the Left, 12 December 2019 - accessible here Author: Mark Malone Events since ...
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IRELAND: Environmental groups outline shock at proposed planning Bill
(Environmental Pillar) IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ireland’s leading environmental coalition is shocked at the Minister for Housing’s attempt to press for new ...
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IRELAND: Woman with disability told she cannot take part in political activity if PA is with her
(The Irish Times) A woman with a serious disability who requires the support of a personal assistant has been told she ...
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IRELAND: Council won’t reverse cancellation of Eighth Amendment book event in spite of councillors’ vote
(thejournal.ie) DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL has said it will not reinstate an event involving writers who have contributed to a book ...
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Freedom of assembly

IRELAND: ICCL welcomes decriminalisation of restriction on movement and return to policing by consent
Statement published on ICCL website, 8 June 2020 - accessible here The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed ...
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IRELAND: Call to include physically distant protest as a reasonable excuse to leave home
Article originally published on ICCL website, 23 April 2020 - accessible here The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has ...
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IRELAND: Far-right and anti-racism protesters clash; police deny young climate protesters supervision
Article written by European Civic Forum and originally published by Civicus Monitor, 11 March 2020 - accessible here BACKGROUND Since ...
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IRELAND: The far right – Narratives, strategies and left responses (Part 2)
Article originally published on Brexit, Europe and the Left, 13 December 2019 - accessible here Author: Mark Malone Read Part ...
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IRELAND: The far right – Narratives, strategies and left responses
Article originally published on Brexit, Europe and the Left, 12 December 2019 - accessible here Author: Mark Malone Events since ...
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IRELAND: Coalition for Civil Society Freedom statement on the Electoral Act
(ICCL) We are a coalition of civil society organisations working to influence public policy for the benefit of people living in ...
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Regulating Political Activity of Civil Society: a comparative analysis of regulation of civil society organisations’ “political activity” and international funding – Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Finland
(CIVICUS and Irish Council for Civil Liberties) Ireland has a vibrant and diverse civil society. An estimated 29,000 civil society organisations ...
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