Banned books from Ireland’s room of ‘evil literature’ finally see the light of day

Censored books spanning 1926-96 contained themes ‘likely to corrupt or deprave’, or references to contraception or violence For almost a century, an Irish government building in the heart of Dublin has hosted a secret sanctum: the banned books room. The department of justice, on…

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