A move by three tech giants in the US to shutdown Parler - a social media platform favoured by Donald Trump supporters - has renewed debate over freedom of speech online.
In the wake of the US Capitol riots earlier this month, Apple and Google removed Parler from their app stores, while Amazon Web Services stopped hosting the company on its servers.
All three argued Parler had not done enough to moderate content posted on its platform.
Associate Professor in UCD s Sutherland School of Law TJ McIntyre said of the Parler shutdown: This is the first time we ve seen this response to the platform.
Tributes paid to memory of Old Man Belfield who died at UCD
Gardaí confirmed late last night that they are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body of a 71-year-old man in Belfield
Michael Byrne had become a fixture of campus life and was remembered with fond affection. File picture.
Tue, 12 Jan, 2021 - 09:29
Ciarán Sunderland
Tributes have been paid to the memory of a homeless man affectionately known “Old Man Belfield” who died yesterday.
Named by University College Dublin (UCD) as Michael Byrne, it is understood the man was found around 12pm.
In a statement the university said: “Michael Byrne, affectionately known as “Old Man Belfield” by students and staff, sadly passed away on Monday 11 January 2021.
Garda probe continues as tributes flood in for homeless man found dead on UCD campus
UCD management confirmed that the man who was discovered as Michael Byrne, affectionately known as Old Man Belfield
RIP Michael Byrne
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Gardai are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body of a 71-year-old homeless man found in a sleeping bag on the campus of University College Dublin.
Few people had any real enthusiasm for the Government of Ireland Act 1920 when it was enacted 100 years ago. It was sometimes known as the Fourth Home Rule Bill , a reference to three previous attempts at achieving Irish autonomy within the United Kingdom that occurred in 1886, 1893 and 1914.
However, the 1920 legislation was more popularly known as the Partition Act , as this was its most important impact on Irish politics and society. No political constituency in early 20th-century Ireland regarded partition as their ideal choice for the future of the island. Nevertheless, leading Ulster unionists gradually moved towards the possibility of detaching their province from the rest of the island based on fears that Home Rule would mean Rome rule .