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flag Ireland debates state apology for 1981 Stardust fire victims and criticizes proposed hate speech legislation.

flag Ireland's political debate will focus on a state apology to the victims' families of the 1981 Stardust nightclub fire, and concerns over proposed hate speech legislation. flag Taoiseach Simon Harris will make an official state apology to the families, while constituents have criticized proposed hate speech legislation as "authoritarian" and fear it will make Ireland a "police state." flag Politicians have been debating the legislation's wording, aiming to overhaul 1989 incitement to hatred laws and introduce laws that would make "hate" an aggravating factor in certain offenses.

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