Atheist Ireland response to European Court ruling on crucifixes in classrooms
The European Court of Human Rights today ruled that Italian State schools may display crucifixes on classroom walls, overturning an earlier judgment to the contrary. Today's judgment lays down many important points of human rights law in favour of secularism, and it leaves open the possibility of further legal challenges ...
Atheist Ireland welcomes new forum on Catholic patronage of Irish schools
Atheist Ireland welcomes the decision by Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn to establish a forum to identify how schools can be transferred out of Catholic patronage as a matter of immediate priority. We hope to participate as fully as possible in this forum as an advocacy group for an ethical ...
Attend the World Atheist Convention in Dublin, Ireland, June 3-5 2011
You can now buy discounted early-bird tickets for the World Atheist Convention in the O'Callaghan Alexander Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, from 3-5 June 2011. The Convention, co-hosted by Atheist Ireland, will see the launch of the new Atheist Alliance International, the world umbrella group for atheist advocacy groups. Click ...
Atheist Ireland submission to Programme for Government negotiating teams
Atheist Ireland has sent the following submission to the members of the Fine Gael and Labour Party negotiating teams for the Programme for Government. As you begin setting out an agreed Programme for Government for the incoming administration, Atheist Ireland wants to congratulate your parties on your recent successes. We ...
The God Delusion or Solution? Michael Nugent debates Hamza Tzortzis
As part of Islamic Awareness Month in Ireland, Michael Nugent debated Hamza Tzortzis on the topic God Delusion or Solution in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Here's an extract followed by the full debate: Extract: Atheism, Islam, Morality and the Quran Part 1: Opening Address by Hamza Tzortzis ...
How did the parties and candidates reply to our questions on secular policies?
Atheist Ireland and the Humanist Association of Ireland are asking voters to vote for candidates who support secular policies in the Irish General Election this Friday. We realise that most people will vote based on economic policies or party allegiance. In such cases we are asking people that, if several ...
Please vote for secular candidates in the General Election
Atheist Ireland is asking people to vote for General Election candidates of all parties and none whose policies are closest to our secular agenda. As we approach the election, we will be publicly informing people about which candidates best fit this description based on their responses to questions we have ...
Canvass for Ivana Bacik and Ruairi Quinn, Saturday 19 February
On Saturday week, 19 February, Atheist Ireland members will be spending two hours in the morning canvassing and dropping leaflets for Ivana Bacik in Dun Laoghaire, and two hours in the afternoon canvassing and dropping leaflets for Ruairi Quinn in Dublin South East. These are the two members of the ...
Bertie Ahern says Catholic Church should be taxed on non-charitable income
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that the Catholic Church should be taxed like other organisations on its non-charitable activities, particularly on its land of which it has a lot, given that the State needs the money. Ahern said this to Atheist Ireland Chairperson Michael Nugent today (Sunday 30 January) ...
Six Questions for Secular Voters
Atheist Ireland is writing to all election candidates asking their views on six questions that are central to building a rational, ethical society with a secular State that does not support any religion. We will publish the candidates’ replies before the election. We also ask voters to ask their local ...