Irish Examiner View: We must protect minority groups from being targeted with hate crime

Justice Minister Helen McEntee's hate legislation has been in the making for what appears to be an inordinately long period of time.

Assaults and killings this week have put Justice Minister Helen McEntee and her proposed hate-crime legislation centre-stage. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

The recent spate of violent crime, and especially those involving the LGBT+ community, has increased the pressure on Justice Minister Helen McEntee to bring her long-awaited hate crime bill before the Dáil. 

Assaults and killings this week alone have spread fear in society at large, but particularly among the LGBT+ population, who seem to have been increasingly targeted.