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One in five Irish people either told census they have no religion (14%) or declined to answer (7%)

Over a million (or one in every five) Irish people either said they have no religion (14%) or declined to state a religion (7%) in...

Secular Sunday #596 – Celebrating marriage and reflecting on dying

28/05/2023

Two levels of religious discrimination in solemnising marriages

27/05/2023

Secular Sunday #595 – Defence Force Chaplains and Religious Education

21/05/2023

Atheist Ireland meets with Defence Forces Chaplaincy Review Board

16/05/2023

Secular Sunday #594 – Marriage laws still discriminate against atheists

14/05/2023

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

General

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

Blasphemy

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...