Dáil Éireann - Volume 39 - 01 July, 1931

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Search of Newspaper Office.

Mr. Aiken (for Mr. Briscoe) Mr. Aiken (for Mr. Briscoe)

Mr. Aiken (for Mr. Briscoe) asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that a party of the Detective Division of the Gárda Síochána, on the 24th June, acting under a warrant to search the premises where “An Phoblacht” was being printed, examined the copy for the current issue, and informed the acting Editor that it was passed for publication; and if he will state the Act under which this censorship was exercised.

Mr. Fitzgerald-Kenney Mr. Fitzgerald-Kenney

Mr. Fitzgerald-Kenney: The premises where “An Phoblacht” is printed were searched on the 24th June, 1931, on the authority of a warrant issued under Section 10 of the Treasonable Offences Act, 1925. No censorship was exercised on the occasion.

Dáil Éireann 39 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. Search of Newspaper Office.

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