Some of Ireland's strangest old laws are to be repealed
We could have taken them.
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LAWS THAT PROHIBIT drunkenness, swearing and profaning on Sundays are among a group of antiquated laws that could be repealed.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is looking to revoke around 4,500 pre-independence government regulations. This is the largest repealing measure ever undertaken by the state.
A public consultation on the move was launched yesterday.
The laws listed for removal include:
- Declarations of war against Denmark in 1666 and against France in 1744,
- A proclamation of 1817 reserving oatmeal and potatoes for consumption by the "lower orders of people"
- A proclamation of 1690 prohibiting officers and soldiers from engaging in duels
- A proclamation of 1661 prohibiting drunkenness, cursing, swearing and profaning on the Lords' Day
- A proclamation of 1668 offering a pardon and reward for taking dead or alive named rebels who fail to surrender by a designated To read more...
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