Atheist Ireland will be holding a raffle at our Christmas party on Friday 6th December in the Trinity Capital Hotel in Dublin to raise funds for developing our new primary school course about atheism for Educate Together schools. Here are details of the Christmas Party on Friday 6th Here are ...
This is video and script of Michael Nugent's speech at the Oxford Union debate on 7 November, where he proposed the motion That Religion Harms Society. Also proposing the motion were David Silverman, Peter Atkins, Nonie Darwish and Peter Millican. Opposing the motion were Mehrunissa Sajjad, Julian Brazier MP, David ...
This is video and script of Michael Nugent's speech at the Oxford Union debate on 7 November, where he proposed the motion That Religion Harms Society. Also proposing the motion were David Silverman, Peter Atkins, Nonie Darwish and Peter Millican. Opposing the motion were Mehrunissa Sajjad, Julian Brazier MP, David ...
Atheist Ireland has today sent this submission to the Department of Education on inclusiveness in primary schools. Contents 1. Introduction 2. Respecting Secularism as a Philosophical Conviction 3. Rule 68 - Religious Integrated Curriculum 4. Other Specific Recommendations 5. Conclusion “This state is a Republic, proudly proclaimed outside the GPO ...
Atheist Ireland has sent this letter to the Minister for Education and Skills Ruairi Quinn, and we have copied it to the CEO of the National Parents Council Primary Áine Lynch, the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority. Re: Consultation on Inclusiveness in Schools Dear Minister, We appreciate ...
Atheist Ireland has already made the following submission to the Constitutional Convention: A Secular Constitution for a Pluralist People Today we have sent this two page supplementary submission: We have already made a submission to you on the need for a Secular Constitution with Separation of Church and State, including specific ...
There's a lot going on this week, all over the country. If you're in Galway in particular, make sure to check out either or both of Atheist Ireland's events there. See the Calendar section for full details. I will be spending most of the coming week working on the special new ...
Atheist Ireland has sent the following submission to the Equality Authority, regarding a proposed amendment to Section 37 of the Employment Equality Act 1998-2011. This is the Section that allows religious, educational or medical institutions to discriminate against employees or potential employees who do not share the religious values and ...
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has said today that it is to raise several secular issues with Ireland, which Atheist Ireland recommended in a submission to the United Nations in August. The UN has today published the list of issues that it will ask Ireland about, under the fourth ...
I hate to nag but the world won't just change itself. There are a few fairly easy ways you can help our cause of promoting atheism, reason and an ethical, secular state. To make it even easier, I've grouped them all together in one section. It's called "Reminders" because we've ...