The Irish Times

Publications on abortion coming off banned books list

Update of register to reflect legal position following repeal of Eighth Amendment

Fri Jul 19 2019 - 00:50

‘Vile’ banned book contained five sex acts on girl in first 77 pages, Ennis court told

Man admits having child abuse material after book found on bedside locker

Fri Jun 28 2019 - 09:29

Censorship board bans book for the first time since 1998

‘The Raped Little Runaway’ was deemed ‘indecent or obscene’ by regulatory body

Sat Mar 12 2016 - 14:47

Remembering ‘The Dark’: Fifty years on from the ‘McGahern affair’

The writer lost his teaching job when ‘The Dark’, which dealt with child abuse, was banned

Tue Sept 01 2015 - 01:00

New censorship board appointed to deal with Shatter book

Minister’s 1989 novel ‘Laura’ the only publication to be referred to board in past five years

Wed Mar 19 2014 - 01:00

Complaint against Shatter’s novel has to be dealt with before censorship board abolished

‘Amazing Detective Stories’ and ‘Daring Romances’ among 274 banned publications

Sat Jan 25 2014 - 01:01

Shatter’s steamy novel only book referred to censors in five years

‘Amazing Detective Stories’ and ‘Daring Romances’ among 274 still-banned publications

Fri Jan 24 2014 - 12:21

Conflict of interest concern spurs Shatter in censor move

Obscenity complaint lodged recently over novel Minister first published in 1989

Thu Jun 20 2013 - 10:16

Shatter novel prompts censorship reform

Minister for Justice made decision to avert possible conflict of interest, after complaints novel was ‘obscene’ and advocated abortion

Thu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00

Taoiseach’s stance on abortion legislation praised by Connemara cleric

Catholic hierarchy stance that of the ’idealist’

Sat Jun 15 2013 - 11:14

State’s first banned book to be published for first time in 80 years

Liam O’Flaherty’s novel a tale of gombeenism

Wed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00