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01/08/2019 No Comments Atheist Ireland

A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Contents

In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government, Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page links to the contents of Atheist Ireland's policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. Contents 1. Overview of Atheist Ireland’s ...

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A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Part 1 of 5 – Overview

In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government, Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page is part 1 of Atheist Ireland's policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. The parts of the document are as ...

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A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Part 2 of 5 – Dialogue

In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government, Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page is part 2 of Atheist Ireland's policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. The parts of the document are as ...

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A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Part 3 of 5 – Communities

In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government, Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page is part 3 of Atheist Ireland's policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. The parts of the document are as follows: ...

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A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Part 4 of 5 – Education

In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government, Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page is part 4 of Atheist Ireland's policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. The parts of the document are as ...

01/08/2019 No Comments Atheist Ireland

A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society – Part 5 of 5 – Other Issues

In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government, Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page is part 5 of Atheist Ireland's policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. The parts of the document are as follows: ...

12/07/2019 No Comments Atheist Ireland

Please ask your TDs to ensure that all abuse victims in Louise O’Keeffe case get compensation

Please contact your local TDs and ask them to ensure that all the victims of abuse in Irish schools, similar to that in the Louise O'Keeffe case, get justice and compensation. The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar has apologised to victims of abuse in day schools. But the State has for the ...

04/07/2019 No Comments Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland calls for ethical secularism at meeting with Taoiseach and Government

Michael Nugent and Jane Donnelly of Atheist Ireland are today calling for an ethical secular State at a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Taoiseach, the Government, Churches, and Non-confessional Bodies, in Dublin Castle. The meeting is addressing three themes: Effective Structured Dialogue, Inclusive and Diverse Communities, and Education. ...

19/05/2019 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 ...

10/03/2019 Atheist Ireland

How State Schools Break The Rules – New Report from Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland has published a major new report titled How State Schools Break The Rules. It explains how the Department of Education, the ETBs, and the NCCA are breaching Constitutional and Human Rights and the IHREC Act in Religious Education in ETB schools. We will be using this report as the ...