Frances Fitzgerald: Laws needed to tackle online crime

We need robust laws to tackle online abuse and cybercrime in Ireland, the Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has said.

“There is free speech and there are robust exchanges but threats to people’s lives have to be taken seriously, threats to rape have to be taken seriously, but as we’ve heard from discussions here, we need robust law in relation to online abuse and there is no question of that and it is developing and will develop in Ireland,” the Tánaiste said.

She was speaking at a Dublin City University (DCU) conference on violent online political extremism yesterday.