Current Version
| Region | Ireland |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1993 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | The age of consent in Ireland is 17 for heterosexual and homosexual sex. Section 2 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 states: "Subject to sections 3 and 5 of this Act, any rule of law by virtue of which buggery between persons is an offence is hereby abolished." |
| Sources | http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/act/pub/0020/ |
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Revision History (2)
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| Description | The age of consent in Ireland is 17 for heterosexual and homosexual sex. Section 2 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 states: "Subject to sections 3 and 5 of this Act, any rule of law by virtue of which buggery between persons is an offence is hereby abolished." | |
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created by PaulBrierley
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1993 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1993/en/act/pub/0020/ |