Free speech vital to democracy

LAST week there was supposed to be a debate in Cork University Hospital (CUH) regarding euthanasia, which was supposed to be attended by controversial Doctor Len Doyal, who supports euthanasia.

There was always going to be a protest at it and rightly so. Euthanasia is immoral and unethical and should never ever be implemented.

Nevertheless, what happened was an absolute disgrace. The protesters repeatedly disrupted the debate, tried to cause trouble, and succeeded.