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08.05.2024. COALITION AGAINST HATE CRIME.PHOTO SHOWS : (LtoR) Michael Collins, Luna Lara Liboni and Padraig Rice joins the Coalition against Hate Crime, campaigning for hate speech legislation after , a report according to new statistics published by An Garda Síochána on Wednesday, 548 hate crimes were reported to the force last year. There were a total 651 hate crimes and hate related non-crime incidents reported to gardaí in 2023, a 12% increase on the total reported in 2022. A hate crime is classified as any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person to, in whole or in part, be motivated by hostility or prejudice, based on actual or perceived age, disability, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos
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