{"id":54230,"date":"2024-06-27T11:50:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T10:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=54230"},"modified":"2024-06-28T15:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:01:47","slug":"irelands-hate-speech-law-could-censor-the-entire-internet-warns-michael-shellenberger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/shellenberger-irish-censorship","title":{"rendered":"Ireland\u2019s hate speech law could \u201ccensor the entire internet\u201d, warns Michael Shellenberger\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54230\" class=\"elementor elementor-54230\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-503588e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"503588e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-168fe67\" data-id=\"168fe67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31142758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31142758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bestselling author &amp; journalist warns Irish parliamentarians against \u201celite panic\u201d shutting down public discourse<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New polling shows 1 in 4 Irish already feel they can\u2019t speak openly in the pub<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIrish Free Speech Summit\u201d, supported by ADF International, highlights leading public voices challenging government censorship<\/span><\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717de22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"717de22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shellenberger-ADF-1-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54236\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shellenberger-ADF-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shellenberger-ADF-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shellenberger-ADF-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shellenberger-ADF-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shellenberger-ADF-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shellenberger-ADF-1.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758967f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"758967f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">DUBLIN (27th June 2024) <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211; Global voices have united in concern about the \u201chate speech\u201d bill pending before Irish parliament, as 1 in 4 Irish say they are worried about the erosion of free speech.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaking at the Irish parliament this month, &#8222;Twitter Files&#8220; journalist Michael Shellenberger stated clearly that\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cthere is no hate crisis in Ireland\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and that the case for censorship was brought about by \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">elite panic\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">trying to stifle open conversation and discourse among the Irish people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The bill\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">would make it <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an offence to possess (for distribution) material that could lead to \u201chatred\u201d in Ireland, with punishment of up to 5 years in prison. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The bill would also impact the right to share views on social media across much of the world, with directors and executives of social media platforms with international HQs in Ireland (X, Facebook, and more) held accountable to the Irish government if found to be platforming undefined \u201chate speech\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6c398b elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"2f6c398b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\"The world is watching Ireland. As the home of various international social media headquarters,<\/span> the bill would have a global impact on what we can all discuss online.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Michael Shellenberger, \"Twitter Files\" journalist &amp; author<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e2f692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79e2f692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>\u201cThe world is watching Ireland. The censorial &#8222;hate speech bill&#8220;, if passed, would not only shut down conversation nationally &#8211; as the home of various international social media headquarters, it would have a global impact on what we can all discuss online.<\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/><\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cA sweeping ban on undefined &#8222;hate&#8220; gives authorities the power to determine which viewpoints are acceptable to voice. World history warns us that such power can be easily abused,&#8220;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said Michael Shellenberger, international bestselling author and journalist behind the &#8222;Twitter Files&#8220;.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67c20d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b67c20d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Far-reaching consequences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259b061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"259b061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; 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Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc4fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dc4fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The bill offers no clear definition of what \u201chate\u201d entails. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/irish-hate-speech-bill-video\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Experts<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> warn this could pave the way for the criminal prosecution of a wide range of expression considered unfavorable by authorities.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The bill would further make refusal to give a password to an electronic device a crime, which would allow authorities to search and possibly find materials that are \u201chateful\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b15a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09b15a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1 in 4 Irish concerned about right to free speech being eroded <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818797f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"818797f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New national polling commissioned by ADF International reveals a deep-seated concern amongst the Irish for the erosion of free speech, with a quarter revealing they already feel restricted in expressing their views and opinions in social settings like a pub, or in their place of work or study.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the survey, conducted by Whitestone Insight*, 90% confirmed that free speech was \u201cvery important\u201d to them \u2013 while the Irish parliament debates\u00a0 new and wide-ranging \u201chate speech\u201d legislation, with egregious implications for the basic human right to free speech.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The proposed \u201chate speech\u201d legislation would be one of the worst examples of censorship in the modern West. <\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The bill purports to stamp out \u2018hate speech,\u2019 but fails to define what \u2018hate\u2019\u201d is &#8211; allowing authorities to censor any speech the state opposes.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">That\u2019s why voices from around the world are speaking up for the right to debate and discuss ideas \u2013 here in Ireland, and everywhere,\u201d <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">said Lorcan Price, Irish Barrister and Legal Counsel for ADF International.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4618f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4618f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global voices speak out against censorship <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eef103a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eef103a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7321780f\" data-id=\"7321780f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e14f32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7623b701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7623b701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFather Ted\u201d screenwriter Graham Linehan was among the famous faces gathered, challenging attempts to censor Ireland:<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8222;We&#8217;re all coming together with different viewpoints, beliefs, and perspectives &#8211; but we agree on one thing. We should be allowed to freely discuss and debate ideas in Ireland. Our free speech must not be curtailed by a censorial government. It&#8217;s essential that the parliament consider the draconian impact that the hate speech bill could have on Irish society &#8211; and keep the public square open for all,\u201d <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said Graham Linehan, screenwriter of \u201cFather Ted\u201d, who is billed to speak at the Summit.<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Independent Senators R\u00f3n\u00e1n Mullen and Sharon Keogan spoke out against the bill, with Mullen highlighting that thie bill is \u201c<\/span><i style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">far too vague\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWhen it comes to democracy, I believe in it. When it comes to the right to test each other\u2019s ideas, I believe in it. And we can\u2019t do that if we\u2019re operating under the chilling fear of giving offence to somebody who wraps that up as hatred, claims that it\u2019s against the law, attacks you as a mob online, causes social media companies to take down your stuff so that you\u2019ve failed to communicate before you even begin to try&#8230;If nobody was ever prosecuted under this law, the process itself would become the punishment,\u201d <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said Mullen in his address.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Also speaking up at the event were cleric and broadcaster Fr Calvin Robinson; Cambridge academic Dr. James Orr; Irish journalist Laura Perrins; Philosophy Professor Gerard Casey; feminist campaigner Laoise de Br\u00fan; GB News host Andrew Doyle; psychotherapist and Director of Genspect, Stella O\u2019Malley; and international bestselling author Andy Ngo.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaking to censorship within the gender debate specifically, Genspect director and psychotherapist Stella O\u2019Malley said:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I am finding the gender world increasingly hardline, and there is a lack of understanding about the importance of free speech, which is a cornerstone and a fundamental to a civilisation. We need to be able to speak about this freely rather than stumbling over what is the fashionable phrase to use right now.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more information on the Ireland Free Speech Summit, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.freespeechsummit.com\/events\/freespeechireland1\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">click here.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">*<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\">Methodology note<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\">: Whitestone Insight surveyed 1,027 Republic of Ireland adults online from 15th-20th March 2024. 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