Atheist Ireland | November 2016

27/11/2016 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #257 ‘Patron bodies are holding the State to ransom

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25/11/2016 Atheist Ireland

Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner says Irish school patrons are holding State hostage

Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland met twice with Nils Muiznieks, Human Rights Commissioner with the Council of Europe, during his four-day visit to Ireland which ended today. During his visit, the Commissioner examined breaches of the human rights of women, children, ...

Atheist Ireland, Evangelical Alliance Ireland and Ahmadiyya Muslims raise secular education at Council of Europe conference

Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland, attended a Council of Europe human rights round-table conference today in the Department of Foreign Affairs. At this conference, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muiznieks called on civil society organisations to work alongside Council ...

Secular Sunday #256 ‘A very productive AGM’

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20/11/2016 Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland holds very productive AGM

Atheist Ireland held a very productive 2016 Annual General Meeting yesterday, after which we are prepared for another busy year promoting atheism, reason and ethical secularism. Pictured above is the Atheist Ireland Committee for 2017. Below are the three political reports to the AGM from Chairperson Michael Nugent, Human Rights Officer Jane Donnelly, and Atheist Alliance ...

Secular Sunday #255 ‘Ask TDs to remove religious discrimination in new Schools Bill’

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06/11/2016 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #254 ‘Patronage system undermines rights of parents and children’

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