Minister: Blasphemy should not be a crime in Ireland

A cabinet minister says Ireland's ban on blasphemy needs to be removed - but it cannot be done overnight.

Minister: Blasphemy should not be a crime in Ireland

A cabinet minister says Ireland's ban on blasphemy needs to be removed - but it cannot be done overnight.

Simon Coveney was responding to yesterday's shooting in Paris against staff at a satirical magazine, by suspected Islamist militants.

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