Promoting atheism, reason and an ethical, secular state
Yet another Council of Europe Report calls for end to religious discrimination in Irish schools
Atheist Ireland welcomes that the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muiznieks, has told the Irish Government that the State is responsible for ending the breaches of human rights of atheist and minority faith pupils and parents in Irish schools. When Commissioner Muiznieks visited Ireland last November, he met with Atheist Ireland, ...
Submission to Department of Education Public Consultation Process on the role of Denominational Religion In the School Admissions Process On Monday Atheist Ireland sent the following to the Submission to Department of Education Public Consultation Process on the role of Denominational Religion In the School Admissions Process. Introduction Atheist Ireland ...
Notme.ie sees an increase in the number of people symbolically defecting from the Catholic Church. Atheist Ireland runs a website called notme.ie. The purpose of this website is to allow people to register that they would choose to leave the Catholic Church if they were allowed to do so. Over ...
Atheist Ireland continues to campaign for women’s reproductive rights and calls for a referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment. On Sunday 5th March Atheist Ireland presented to the Citizens’ Assembly as part of their discussion on the 8th Amendment. We were grouped with the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference and the General ...
With wave after wave of scandals continuing to wash over Ireland, arising from decades of religious influence on our laws and government, it is beyond time that we looked at the bigger picture. We need to go beyond addressing each individual scandal. We need to fully separate Church and State. ...