Back Showing posts tagged #censorship
An account of a 1977 Irish Women United action to buy and distribute the UK second wave feminist magazine, Spare Rib, in response to the Irish censor banning it as 'obscene'.
From the Irish Women United magazine, Banshee: https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1894/
#IrishWomenUnited #SpareRib #Banshee #Censorship #Feminism #Activism #IrishLeftArchive
Banshee, No. 7 (1977) — Irish Women United
Irish Left Archive[>
Section 31 f the Broadcasting Authority Act in the Republic of Ireland prevented broadcasting of interviews with representatives of the IRA or Sinn Féin.
You'll find more documents on the subject here: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/2690/
For background and an overview, here is Wikipedia's outline: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland#Section_31
Censorship in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org[>
New document:
Irish Reporter, No. 5, first quarter 1992.
"The Free Press and its Enemies". This issue looks at Section 31 and press coverage.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6268/
#Ireland #Politics #History #IrishReporter #Censorship #Section31 #IrishLeftArchive
Irish Reporter, No. 5 (1992)
Irish Left Archive[>