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Why must schools make Religious Education a core subject in order to protect their religious ethos?

Why is curriculum Religious Education a ‘core subject’ in Irish schools? Catholic and ETB schools say it is in order to uphold the religious ethos...

By law, schools must not shorten the school day for children who do not attend religious instruction

26/08/2024

Religious teaching in publicly funded schools – a clash of educational ideologies

28/07/2024

Atheist Ireland submission to NCCA on Draft Primary Curriculum Specifications

18/07/2024

Atheist Ireland letter to Ministers re Incitement to Hatred Bill and recent European Court case

17/07/2024

How the Department of Education went beyond its powers by judging on parents’ constitutional rights

22/05/2024

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UN to raise racial and religious discrimination in the Irish Education system

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15/10/2019 Atheist Ireland

UN to raise racial and religious discrimination in the Irish Education system

In Geneva this December, Ireland will be examined by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Last Friday, the UN CERD...

The United Nations and Religious Minorities

31/05/2020

Atheist Ireland gets Special Consultative Status at the United Nations

30/12/2022

Tackling prejudice-motivated crime and protecting freedom of expression

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10/12/2019 Atheist Ireland

Tackling prejudice-motivated crime and protecting freedom of expression

[David Kaye is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the freedom of opinion and expression. His recommendations form part of...