The sole man who complained to the Garda under the terms of the 2009 blasphemy law previously told the Irish Independent: “I did my civic duty in reporting it. But Mick Nugent, co-founder of Atheist Ireland, said the dropping of the case against Fry underlined how “dangerous and absurd” the country’s relatively new blasphemy law actually is. Atheist Ireland had warned that a scenario like the attempted prosecution of Fry would come about as a result of the 2009 legislation, he said. The campaign group has challenged both the authorities and religious believers to report Atheist Ireland to the Garda Síochána for breaching the country’s blasphemy laws. Atheist Ireland said it is prepared to be prosecuted and tried in court over the publication of the anti-religion statements.

Source: The Guardian May 09, 2017 19:41 UTC