Taoiseach reports to Parliament on his meeting with Atheist Ireland
Five TDs, including three Party Leaders, today asked the Taoiseach Enda Kenny in the Dail to report on his recent meeting with Atheist Ireland - Socialists and independents Ruth Coppinger, Joe Higgins and Richard Boyd Barrett; Micheal Martin of Fianna Fail; and Gerry Adams of Sinn Fein. Here are the ...
Secular Sunday #183 – Bending Towards Justice
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RTE to reconsider Angelus Title – letter to Atheist Ireland
RTE to reconsider Angelus title - RTE’s Head of Broadcast Compliance has written to Atheist Ireland in response our complaints about the Angelus. We thank RTE for its comprehensive reply, and we welcome that RTE is to reconsider whether the title ‘The Angelus’ remains the best one for modern Ireland. ...
Another UN Committee tells Ireland to end all religious discrimination in education
A major UN Human Rights Committee today told Ireland to stop breaching the human rights of atheists and minority faith citizens in the education system, as well as in abortion law and the ability to vindicate human rights in practice. The UN report vindicates the complaints raised by Atheist Ireland ...
Secular Sunday #182 – Fighting for Freedom
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Atheist Ireland supports new Section 37 Bill to remove religious discrimination in schools and hospitals
Atheist Ireland spoke yesterday at the launch of a new Bill, proposed by the Anti-Austerity Alliance, to amend the Employment Equality Act to stop religious schools and hospitals from discriminating against LGBTQ and atheist teachers and other staff. The Bill has the support of a wide number of groups, including ...
Secular Sunday #181 – Making Progress
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First Atheist Ireland report from Geneva of UN questioning Ireland on human rights breaches
This is the first Atheist Ireland report of our very successful briefing and lobbying session this week in Geneva. The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was questioning Ireland on its human rights obligations. Atheist Ireland was there along with other Irish civil society groups and the Irish Human Rights ...
Atheist Ireland briefs UN about religious discrimination in Ireland
Atheist Ireland has just made the following statement to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. We will next be attending a more detailed briefing session with UN Committee members, then the Committee will be questioning Ireland about its human rights record. The Twitter ...
Secular Sunday #180 – Regional Growth
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