Elaine Loughlin: Voices from the centre must be heard in hate speech row

Those who do not come down strongly on either side — or who have yet to form a view — fear being cancelled if they speak up and ask questions

Helen McEntee: Entrenched in a war of words over hate speech legislation.

Back from maternity leave, Justice Minister Helen McEntee found herself in the middle of a war of words as accusations were hurled across the Seanad this week.

But as the discussion over hate speech becomes more and more polarised, there are concerns that voices in the centre have been bullied out.