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19/05/2019 No Comments Atheist Ireland

New report could give churches more privileged access to lobby EU institutions and Irish Government

The European Humanist Federation and Humanists International have expressed concern that proposals would give more influence to religious groups on European laws, and with national governments, in a dialogue process that Atheist Ireland takes part in. A report by European Parliament Vice President Mairead McGuinness, and adopted by the European ...

17/02/2019 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #373 – The power of science

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23/12/2018 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #365 – So Here it is, Merry Christmas!

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02/12/2018 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #362 – Atheist Ireland holds tenth AGM

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04/11/2018 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #358 – What’s next? Schools, oaths, and marriages

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28/10/2018 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #357 – Atheist Ireland welcomes removal of medieval crime of blasphemy

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18/09/2018 Atheist Ireland

Solidarity proposed amendments for a wider secular referendum

Solidarity today supported the Bill to hold a referendum to remove the offence of blasphemy from the Irish Constitution, and will be campaigning for a Yes vote in the referendum. Solidarity has formally proposed a removal of the blasphemy provision in their own Bill that they introduced in July 2017. ...

02/09/2018 Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #349 – Back to school and blasphemy

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23/02/2018 Atheist Ireland

How the State Religious Education Course breaches Human and Constitutional Rights

This week the Minister for Education, Richard Bruton issued a new Directive to ETB schools and colleges on religion. This new Directive has been a long time coming. Atheist Ireland has been working on this for years as the majority of the complaints we get are from parents and students about ...

16/01/2018 Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland to attend meeting of Census 2021 Advisory Group on Religion question

Atheist Ireland will be attending a meeting next Monday of the Census 2021 Advisory Group on the questions of Religion and Ethnicity. The meeting will take place in the Central Statistics Office. Atheist Ireland has proposed changes to the religion question. Our proposals are that the question should be optional, ...