Over the past three years, measures have been proposed on four occasions which, if enacted, would change the law around  the use of force by householders. This submission sets out the current state of the laws in Ireland  and considers its adequacy in relation to relevant legal standards on the lawful use of force, including the requirements the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Today, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) launched a brand new teaching resource for use on the Junior Certificate CSPE curriculum. 'Think Before You Click' explores online privacy issues and encourages young people to take steps to protect their own privacy, and that of their classmates.