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Thereafter Irish censorship of books declined markedly. 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 Censorship of Publications Board is a formally independent but government-appointed board established by the Censorship of Publications Act, 1929 to examine books and periodicals that are for sale in Ireland. It is governed by the Censorship of Publications Acts of 1929, 1946 and 1967.
The Censorship of Publications Act 1929 was an act "to make provision for the prohibition of the sale and distribution of unwholesome literature and for that purpose to provide for the establishment of a censorship of books and periodical publications, and to restrict the publication of reports of certain classes of judicial proceedings and for ...
There have reportedly been nearly 700 attempts to censor library materials and services in the first eight months of this year.
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.
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The Irish censorship board banned The Country Girls upon its publication, adding it to a list of over 1,600 books banned in Ireland under the Censorship of Publications Act, 1929. [4] [5] The public response in Ireland was largely negative as a result of the sparse sexual imagery and national critique throughout the trilogy.
It's Banned Books Week, an annual effort by the American Library Association to raise awareness about censorship.. Each year, the ALA creates a top 10 list of the most challenged books filed by ...