Which Irish political parties have the most secular policies?
How do the political parties in this Friday’s General Election stand on separation of Church and State, with a particular focus on secular education and blasphemy? Atheist Ireland is not asking people to vote for any particular party or candidate. Atheists and secularists are typically independently-minded people who each value ...
Atheist Ireland to host talk by Aron Ra
Atheist Ireland are proud to host a talk by Aron Ra. Well known debater and YouTuber Aron Ra makes videos promoting science education in an area where creationism is often promoted even in public schools. As Texas State Director of American Atheists, he is an activist for secular politics in a heavily religious ...
Atheist Ireland to address UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in March
Atheist Ireland has been selected to speak at a pre-session meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in March, as part of the lead-up to the Human Rights Council questioning Ireland about its human rights record in May. During the Pre-session meeting, several speakers will deliver statements. The ...
Irish Atheists, Evangelicals and Muslims unite for Secularism at Inter Belief Day
Jane Donnelly and Michael Nugent took part in a very positive Inter Belief Dialogue conference in Mary Immaculate College Limerick yesterday. There were representatives from the NCCA, which is currently preparing a State course for primary schools about religion, beliefs and ethics, as well as speakers from various religious and ...
Medjugorje Silenced?
Over the last two years, representatives of Atheist Ireland have had more than a dozen guest articles carried in the Northern Standard. This is a weekly newspaper published in Monaghan, with a circulation of more than 15,000. At the start of January 2015, one such article was censored based on the ...
Historic meeting of Irish Atheists, Evangelicals and Ahmadiyya Muslims for Secularism
Yesterday in Dublin, for the first time in the history of the State, Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Association of Ireland, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Ireland united to start a campaign for Separation of Religion and State. We agreed that the first steps of this campaign will be: We ...
New UN report issued today vindicates Atheist Ireland schools policy
Atheist Ireland welcomes the conclusions today from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child that Ireland should significantly increase the availability of non-denominational or multi-denominational schools, eliminate discrimination in school admissions including by amending the Equal Status Act, and ensure accessible options for children to opt-out of religious ...