Is blasphemy illegal in Ireland?
No blasphemy law
The blasphemy offence was removed by referendum in 2018 and repealed in 2020.
Ireland is one of 10 countries classified “No blasphemy law” for blasphemy — 18% of the 57 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Checked by hand against the source.
Nearby countries
- United Kingdom
- No blasphemy law Blasphemy laws have been abolished in England and Wales (2008) and Scotland (2021), with no current criminal penalties for blasphemy.
- Netherlands
- No blasphemy law Netherlands abolished its blasphemy law in the 1960s.
- France
- No blasphemy law France abolished blasphemy laws in 1881, though religious insult remains punishable under other provisions.
- Denmark
- No blasphemy law Denmark repealed its blasphemy law in 2017, though it was reinstated in 2023.
- Germany
- Criminal offense Germany criminalizes religious defamation that disturbs public peace, as seen in the 2006 toilet paper case.
- Switzerland
- Criminal offense Switzerland criminalizes public insult or mockery of religious convictions with monetary penalties.
Other laws in Ireland
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- Partial ban
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.