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Atheist Ireland asks Charities Regulator if Iona Institute is complying with Charities Act

25/04/2018 Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland asks Charities Regulator if Iona Institute is complying with Charities Act

Atheist Ireland wrote to the Charities Regulator in April 2018, asking it to investigate whether the Iona Institute is complying with the Charities Act. Update: The Regulator replied in June 2018, concluding that the Iona Institute is complying with the Act. The Regulator also stated that it was considering amending its ...

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25/04/2018 Atheist Ireland

Despite TUI claims, the Directive on alternatives to religious education can be implemented

Recently on RTE, in a debate with Atheist Ireland’s Michael Nugent, the General Secretary of the Teachers Union of Ireland said his Union would refuse to even try to implement the new Directive allowing students to choose another subject instead of religion in ETB schools. The TUI’s John MacGabhann gave ...

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24/04/2018 Ashling O'Brien

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. Today's Reason to Repeal is with thanks to Maeve in Galway. #Together4Yes for Savita.

23/04/2018 Ashling O'Brien

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. Today's Reason to Repeal is with thanks to Lothar Luken. Innocent – unless put on a guilt trip Back in Germany in 1978, my girlfriend and ...

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23/04/2018 John Hamill

Atheist Ireland Writes To Bishop Leahy About Religion School Books

Atheist Ireland has written to Bishop Brendan Leahy, as part of efforts to ensure that there is a competitive market for school books in Ireland, which operates in the best interests of consumers. A competitive market is required to ensure that thousands of parents and guardians are not paying excessive ...

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22/04/2018 Ashling O'Brien

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. Today's Reason to Repeal is from Helen. My reason to repeal - forced sex is a crime, forced surgery is a crime so why do we ...

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21/04/2018 Ashling O'Brien

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. We will publish these over the coming weeks. "This amendment came in the same year I was born. I have far worse instances of my being ...

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20/04/2018 Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland asks Oireachtas Education Committee to support objective sex education

Atheist Ireland has made a comprehensive submission to the Oireachtas Education Committee, asking it to support objective sex education in Irish schools, based on the framework of Solidarity's Objective Sex Education Bill. You can read Atheist Ireland's submission here. Our four recommendations to the Oireachtas Education Committee are: 1. Objective ...

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20/04/2018 Ashling O'Brien

Reasons To Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. In response Tehmina Kazi and Conatus News have given us permission to use this recent piece. (First published on Conatus News on 12th March 2018, reproduced ...

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19/04/2018 Ashling O'Brien

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. In response Dave Cal has given us permission to include his recent blog 'Shrill, eh?', first published on his blog davecalproject Shrill, eh? To prejudge, to ...

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