http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0921/1224279369319.htmlThe reason given for declining to issue a certificate for the DVD, was the depiction of “acts of gross violence and cruelty towards humans”. Mr Zarchi commented: “It doesn’t surprise me that Ireland have decided to ban the film.
“It has relentlessly continued to shock and offend audiences since 1978 when it was first released, and it still does to this date.
“However, with the level of graphic violence and horror available these days, it’s surprising that IFCO sees this 1978 film as more offensive than some of the most daring and empty-of-content torture porn available today.”