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In 2010, it was announced that, as the last book had been banned in 1998, no books were currently banned in Ireland as the 12-year limitation had run out on all existing bans. [8] In March 2016, the Irish Censorship board issued its first ban in 18 years. The book The Raped Little Runaway by Jean Martin was deemed "indecent or obscene" by the ...
Banned books are books or other printed works such as essays or plays which have been prohibited by law, or to which free access has been restricted by other means. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship , from political, legal, religious, moral, or commercial motives.
The Committee on Evil Literature was a committee set up by the Irish Free State's Department of Justice in 1926 to look into censorship of printed matter.. After independence in 1922, the authorities of the Irish Free State came under increasing pressure to ban materials considered obscene or liable to corrupt public morals.
One enraged parent brought the book to the attention of Carol Nolan, a member of the Irish Parliament, who upon reading it, said: “How this trash and drivel ever made its way into a curriculum ...
The following articles contain lists of prohibited books: Index Librorum Prohibitorum. List of authors and works on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum; List of books banned by governments. Book censorship in Canada; Book censorship in China; List of books banned in India; Book censorship in Iran; List of authors banned in Nazi Germany
3. Zebra Cakes. Zebra Cakes are weak. I said what I said. They're plain. They're dry. And the "chocolate" icing posing as zebra stripes doesn't even taste like chocolate.
Until the late 1980s a large number of (mainly foreign) newspaper and magazines were banned in Ireland including Playboy [5] and the News of the World. [6] Playboy's ban was lifted in 1995, [7] while on the other hand the British edition of the News of the World was still, theoretically, banned when it ceased publication in 2011. [8]
Little Debbie, introduced in 1960, is well-known for its wide range of sweet treats, including snack cakes, pastries and cookies. Some of the brand's most popular products include Swiss Rolls ...