Gardaí are not investigating if the British actor Stephen Fry made blasphemous comments on an RTÉ programme two years ago.
A complaint was made to them following the broadcast of Fry's interview on The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne and a statement was taken.
Garda sources say that following consideration of that statement, a decision was taken not to proceed with an investigation. No injured parties came forward.
It had been reported that writer and broadcaster Fry could face a fine of up to €25,000 over a blasphemy complaint following controversial comments during his February 2015 appearance on the RTÉ show.
During the episode of the series in which Byrne interviews notable public figures about their beliefs, Fry said that he believed God is "quite clearly a maniac, an utter maniac, totally selfish".
"Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid god who creates a world which is so full of injustice and pain?" he added.
"We have to spend our lives on our knees thanking him. What kind of god would do that?"
The Irish Independent reported on Saturday that a member of the public believed Fry's comments were illegal and contrary to the Defamation Act 2009.
The person said they were "doing their civic duty" and had written to Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan over the comments, but had not been personally offended, the Irish Independent said.
