Health Minister Simon Harris backs call for vote on blasphemy

Ireland’s blasphemy laws are embarrassing and should be removed through a constitutional referendum, according to Health Minister Simon Harris.

He was speaking as gardaí decided not to move forward with an investigation into comments made by British actor Stephen Fry in an interview with Gay Byrne on RTÉ in February 2015.

“It’s silly. It’s a bit embarrassing. It needs to be changed,” said Mr Harris.