13 July 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) says the new law introducing a vaccine pass system for indoor settings is discriminatory and should be scrapped. We have contacted Ireland’s elected representatives asking them to oppose it. Executive …
9 July 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is strongly opposed to the Government proposal to rush through emergency legislation – which would run roughshod over equality, data protection and privacy law – to reconcile its previous timetable …
24 May 2021 Representatives from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) are to go before the Oireachtas Health Committee tomorrow (Tuesday) to call for an urgent review of the emergency covid legislation. This is the bedrock law which allows …
17 November 2020 There has been an impassioned response to video footage of people drinking in public as the country lives under level 5 restrictions. That response includes a proposal to introduce an €80 fine for offenders. ICCL is opposed …
20 October 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has written to all TDs to urge them to oppose the extension of the Emergency Health Legislation without substantial review and debate on Thursday of this week. The legislation, fast …
4 June 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), in advance of an expected government announcement on moving into phase two of reopening the country, has said that emergency garda powers are now inappropriate, unworkable, and must be ended. …
27 May 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said it is time for the government to trust the people of Ireland to maintain social distancing and self-isolate where necessary in order to protect others from COVID19. The …
10 May 2020 (via email) Dear Deputy, On behalf of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), I would like to congratulate you on your appointment to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response. We welcome the establishment of this Committee …
24 March 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that new restrictions on non-essential services and outside gatherings announced today by government clearly impact our rights but human rights law allows for such restrictions when proportionate to …
PDF version here ICCL supports the need for extraordinary governmental measures in these extraordinary times. However, we all need to be assured that when the emergency has passed this legislation, which foresees a significant interference with our rights, will also …
