ICCL Surveillance and Human Rights Senior Policy Officer, Olga Cronin, and ICCL Enforce Senior Fellow, Dr Kris Shrishak, make the case against the government's digital wallet proposal for the Irish Examiner ⬇️ www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

I analysed the DoJ’s immigration chatbot for @iccl.bsky.social and the amount of seriously wrong information it gave was shocking even to me. The idea that people fleeing persecution would be expected to rely on a chatbot in lieu of actual legal advice is 😱😱😱 www.dublininquirer.com/chatbots-con...

This is a huge win for @iccl.bsky.social whose @johnnyryan.bsky.social has been arguing for recommender systems to face scrutiny for some time now.

A spark of action from the European Commission on social media recommender algorithms at long last ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Amid attacks from the right on “NGOs”, trust in Ireland’s charities has been declining. Scandals in some charities have also harmed the reputation of the sector as a whole, which is unfair, people working for other nonprofits say. More here: www.dublininquirer.com/amid-attacks...

ICCL Senior Policy Officer, Olga Cronin, appeared on RTÉ today to discuss our very serious concerns with the Justice Minister's proposal to give Gardaí profoundly intrusive surveillance powers, which include the use of covert software to intercept digital communications ➡️ www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

ICCL has written to the Seanad ahead of today's debate on the Mental Health Bill 2024. In partnership with Mental Health Reform, ICCL welcomes some of the proposed amendments -- but the Bill as currently drafted still fails to protect human rights in several key areas ➡️ www.iccl.ie/news/iccl-wr...

Our colleagues at the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) invite you to the launch of "Fighting for Our Lives: Pathways to Abortion Rights Globally". 📆 Thursday, 22 January 🕑 1:00 PM UTC 📍 Online Register here ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

As the inquest into the death of George Nkencho gets underway this week, we stand in solidarity with his family as they continue their campaign for truth, accountability and justice. www.thejournal.ie/george-nkenc...

Today, ICCL and @tjmcintyre.com published a new analysis of the investigatory powers of An Garda Síochána, Coimisiún na Meán, the EU Commission and the Data Protection Commission ➡️ www.iccl.ie/press-releas...

As of today, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties will no longer be posting or monitoring our account on X 👇

I write in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social about the laws that are broken when online AI platforms facilitate the production of child sex abuse material. No new laws are needed. Companies (and their executives) are accountable as well as users. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Things stepping up. ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to the Garda Commissioner calling for an urgent investigation of X.

ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland are calling on An Garda Siochana to investigate X under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1988, after its Grok AI chatbot generated non-consensual and sexualised deepfake images of children and women. Read more ➡️ www.iccl.ie/press-releas...

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Give a gift that matters this #Christmas 🎁 An ICCL gift membership supports our vital work in the areas of justice, equality, democratic freedoms and digital rights — a small gift with a big impact! Learn more 👉 www.iccl.ie/members/

Our letter in today's @irishtimes.com calling for transparency and public consultation on changes to Irish policing. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

Reporting by @thejournal.ie has consistently highlighted this issue. Trans and non-binary people should be in a position to access general health care and gender-affirming services with no differential treatment. www.thejournal.ie/free-hrt-sch...

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This afternoon in the Dáil's last hours before it breaks for Christmas, the government will present new draft legislation which would give gardaí access to AI-powered surveillance. Our colleague @olgacronin.bsky.social lays out our many concerns about this legislation.

Today 128 guards in Dublin and Waterford will be armed with tasers - a fundamental shift in Irish policing without any public consultation. ICCL is deeply concerned at the speed with which tasers have been introduced and An Garda's approach to "piloting" new tech. www.iccl.ie/news/taser-p...

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ICCL, in collaboration with ShoutOut and Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI), published Ireland's first-ever comprehensive "Know Your Rights" guide for trans and non-binary people yesterday. Learn more and download the full guide ➡️ www.iccl.ie/news/iccl-pu...

ZINE WORKSHOP! tinyurl.com/3fny7rzc To conclude our 2025 Legal Eagles programme,TY students from Mercy College Coolock received legal lessons on Garda Powers (Stop & Searches),facilitated by @iccl.bsky.social l.bsky.social; and on Consent, Sex & the Law, by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.

A new “know your rights” guide for trans and non-binary people has been published by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), in collaboration with ShoutOut and Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI). @iccl.bsky.social‬

ICCL Executive Director, Joe O'Brien, will appear on @news.rte.ie this evening to discuss our concerns about the plans to equip frontline Gardaí with tasers. Learn more ➡️ www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...

Thanks to everyone who joined our #FORSEE workshop in Dublin with @iccl.bsky.social and @adaptcentre.bsky.social, focusing on gender and LGBTQ+ concerns related to AI. Grateful to hear from Dr @abeba.bsky.social, a global expert on AI impact! #AIGovernance #DigitalPolicy #CivilSociety #AI

Yesterday @tjmcintyre.com of Digital Rights Ireland and ICCL told the Justice Committee that sections of the National Cyber Security Bill would give the National Cyber Security Centre powers that go beyond what is required under the NIS2 Directive, which Ireland is obliged to transpose. (1/15)

Today, ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland will tell the Oireachtas Justice Committee that there is no justification for scanning the networks of homes and small businesses under the National Cyber Security Bill ➡️ www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

ICCL is saddened to hear of the passing of Margaretta D’Arcy. A fearless artist and activist for peace and human rights, may she rest in peace. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

You can read a selection of my criticisms of the chatbot’s replies (I emphasise, merely a selection) here

ICCL invites members of the public to contact us if they have received wrong answers from the AI chatbots used by the Department of Justice, and have suffered adverse consequences as a result. Learn more ➡️ www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...

Our investigation into Irish Department of Justice use of chatbots. The department hides behind disclaimers while deploying misleading chatbots. @iccl.bsky.social @abeba.bsky.social @johnnyryan.bsky.social www.iccl.ie/news/irish-d...

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) welcomes the publication today of the Oireachtas Justice Committee’s pre-legislative scrutiny report on the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025. Swipe to read our full statement 👉

🌍 Today, we're celebrating 75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights. The #ECHR is a cornerstone of equality, justice and democracy in Europe; but its core principles are facing unprecedented challenges. For ICCL, the protection and promotion of these rights has never been so essential.

The question of this moment is whether Europe will be a bastion of democratic resilience or a vassal. My piece in Tech Policy Press. www.techpolicy.press/europe-isnt-...

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has signed a joint letter to the government to express our deep concern at the recent appointment of the third Commissioner of the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) ➡️ www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

The Irish Network of Legal Observers has today published its first report, which found that gardaí violated garda policies and human rights obligations when policing the Dublin’s port tunnel protest on Saturday 4 October 2025. Read the full report ➡️ www.iccl.ie/press-releas...

Kneecapping Dissent: A panel discussion on the crippling of artistic and political expression Join @iccl.bsky.social for a panel discussion with Dan Lambert, manager of Kneecap, Claire Mc Evoy, and Una Mullally, writer and journalist. #IAHRFestival smashingtimes.ie/event/kneeca...

Join us next Tuesday for a panel discussion on freedom of expression, with Dan Lambert, Claire Mc Evoy and Una Mullally! Kneecapping Dissent: A panel discussion on the crippling of artistic and political expression 🗓️ 14 October, 7.00pm to 8.30pm 📍 Hen's Teeth, Blackpitts, Dublin, D08 A9FD

As I write in The Guardian this morning, the danger of this moment is that if Europe does not act against Trump now, it will never act again. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Today, the @globalencryption.org published an open letter to the Irish government, expressing their serious concern about the government’s support for breaking #encryption. The letter was published ahead of an EU vote on Chat Control👉 www.iccl.ie/press-releas...

ICCL condemns the wholly disproportionate use of force by An Garda Síochána at a Dublin protest opposing genocide in Palestine on Saturday, 4 October.

EU governments will soon vote on whether they support the "Chat Control" bill. If passed, then every message you send will be scanned for child abuse material, even on encrypted apps like WhatsApp — undermining the privacy and security of everyone in the EU ➡️ www.iccl.ie/news/iccl-an...

🚨Reminder 🚨 🗓️ Saturday, 4 October ⏰ 12.30pm 📍Garden of Remembrance @ipsc.bsky.social #FreePalestine #FlotillaUnderAttack 🇵🇸

Women's Aid, the Garda Representative Association (GRA) and the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) have called for action to be taken to address the sale of smartphone location data by brokers in the #AdTech industry ➡️ www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

Important question in the Dail today after the RTE Prime Time expose on the sale of data about people's locations @ivanabacik.bsky.social asks @simonharrisireland.bsky.social After 8 years of inaction on Real-Time Bidding, how can you continue to have confidence in the Data Protection Commission?

The DPC announced its findings against the Dept of Social Protection and its use of facial recognition technology as part of the registration process, called SAFE 2, for the Public Services Card (PSC), in July. It published the decision yesterday afternoon