Taoiseach Micheál Martin was among a Coalition trio who met today to discuss legislation regarding generating and sharing sexual abuse images on social media. Illustration: Paul ScottThe Republic will use its six-month presidency of the European Union to work on prohibiting the generation of non-consensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material, a meeting of the three Coalition principals agreed on Monday night. Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Simon Harris and Independent Minister of State Seán Canney met in Government Buildings to discuss domestic and European laws relating to generating and sharing sexual abuse images on social media. The AI Advisory Council has recommended making it simpler for victims to report suspected sharing of non-consensual intimate image abuse. It also recommends a new information campaign explaining that using AI to generate non-consensual intimate images of people is a potential criminal offence.

Source: The Irish Times January 20, 2026 04:53 UTC