In 2018, consultation began with stakeholders from diverse and minority backgrounds, academics, civil society and government agencies to develop a new working definition of hate crime for the police. This concluded in 2019 with a new Garda Diversity and Integration Strategy, 2019-2021.
This category includes 36 ageist and 39 "anti-Traveller" hate crimes.
This category includes 37 homophobic and five transphobic hate crimes.
This was reported as "sectarian" hate crime.
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Fifth Report on Ireland."
The Council of Europe's Ad Hoc Committee Of Experts On Roma And Traveller Issues (CAHROM) published relevant recommendations in its "Thematic Report on Roma and Travellers' Access to Justice (with a gender focus)."
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers published relevant recommendations in its "Resolution on the Implementation of the Framework Convention for the protection of National Minorities in Ireland."
ODIHR observes that Ireland has not reported to ODIHR the numbers of prosecuted hate crime cases and information on sentenced hate crime cases.