Atheist Ireland | April 2019

29/04/2019 Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland questions for local election candidates about religion in ETB schools

Atheist Ireland has written today to all political parties that are contesting the Local Elections on 24th May, asking them to support the right of students to attend ETB schools without attending religion classes, and for students who do not attend religion classes to be given an alternative timetabled subject. ...

28/04/2019 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #383 – Atheist Ireland to meet TUI about religion opt-out

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24/04/2019 Atheist Ireland

Donegal ETB, in Minister for Education’s constituency, unlawfully coerces students into religion classes

Atheist Ireland has obtained under the Freedom of Information Act an email and letter from last September, from Donegal Education and Training Board, in the Minister for Education’s constituency. In that internal exchange, the ETB’s Director of Schools advised Moville Community College to “write to the parents of the opt ...

24/04/2019 Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland holds protest outside TUI National Congress to protect the right to opt out of religion class

Atheist Ireland is today holding a protest outside the Teachers Union of Ireland National Congress in the INEC Centre in Killarney, Kerry, to coincide with the Minister for Education, Joe McHugh, addressing the conference. We are highlighting two things: 1. The Teachers Union of Ireland refused to implement a lawful ...

21/04/2019 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #382 – Cartoon images of young boys being tortured on crosses

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14/04/2019 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #381 – RTE Documentary shows impact of Church on Irish State

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12/04/2019 Atheist Ireland

Cultural Catholics still give cover to the criminal church that runs our schools

We need to end the alliance of convenience between the Catholic Church and cultural Catholics that enables this criminal church to maintain control over most of our State-funded public schools. We need to move towards a secular State-funded education system that treats all children equally regardless of the beliefs of ...

07/04/2019 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #380 – Catholic scaremongering and religious oaths

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04/04/2019 Atheist Ireland

Conscientious atheists again excluded from new Irish Council of State

President Michael D Higgins has today appointed seven citizens to the Council of State, which advises the President on various issues. Again, these appointments have excluded conscientious atheists as candidates. This is because, in order to take office as members of the Council of State (or President, or a Judge) ...