# Irish politicians disavow ‘demeaning’ PSA warning grandparents not to hug family without asking consent

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/irish-politicians-disavow-demeaning-psa-warning-grandparents-not-to-hug-family-without-asking-consent/
- Published: 2026-10-23T21:20:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T22:26:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/irish-politicians-disavow-demeaning-psa-warning-grandparents-not-hug-family-without-asking-consent
- Topics: Trending, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Ireland’s rape crisis centre removed a consent advert about hugging.
- Politicians called the video demeaning and counterproductive.
- The centre is reviewing the campaign’s impact.

## Summary

An Irish public-awareness advert urging grandparents to ask before hugging their grandchildren was withdrawn after politicians across parties called it inappropriate and demeaning. The dispute has focused on whether the video helped explain consent or instead trivialised the subject and offended older people.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre said the advert was part of a longer campaign to teach respect for boundaries from an early age, but it removed three videos while reviewing their impact. Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said the department had funded the campaign and that the video did not represent the Government’s views; Senator Gareth Scahill criticised its use of public money. The article also cites a report that sexual-assault reports in Ireland nearly doubled from 2012 to 2022.

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