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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. ...

10/10/2018 Helen O Shea

Public Meeting to Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law Cork

Public Meeting to Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law Cork When: 20th of October at 3pm Where Metropole Hotel Cork Public Meeting in Cork on Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law. Details of speakers to follow. Find this event on facebook and meetup. The Irish Constitution, written in ...

03/10/2018 Helen O Shea

Public Meeting on Vote Yes To Remove the Blasphemy Law Galway

Public Meeting on Vote Yes to Remove Blasphemy Law Galway When: 16th of October at 8pm Where Harbour Hotel Galway Public Meeting in Galway on Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law. Details of speakers to follow. The Irish Constitution, written in 1937, makes blasphemy an offence punishable by ...

02/10/2018 Helen O Shea

Public Meeting on Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law

Public Meeting on Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law When 13th of October at 3pm Where Buswells Hotel 23-27 Molesworth St Dublin Public Meeting including guest speakers David Nash, Blasphemy laws historian Michael Nugent, Atheist Ireland More speakers too follow. #BlasphemyRef The Irish Constitution, written in 1937, ...

10/03/2017 Atheist Ireland

It is beyond time to separate Church and State. Here’s how you can help to make it happen

With wave after wave of scandals continuing to wash over Ireland, arising from decades of religious influence on our laws and government, it is beyond time that we looked at the bigger picture. We need to go beyond addressing each individual scandal. We need to fully separate Church and State. ...

20/11/2016 Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland holds very productive AGM

Atheist Ireland held a very productive 2016 Annual General Meeting yesterday, after which we are prepared for another busy year promoting atheism, reason and ethical secularism. Pictured above is the Atheist Ireland Committee for 2017. Below are the three political reports to the AGM from Chairperson Michael Nugent, Human Rights Officer Jane Donnelly, and Atheist Alliance ...

20/02/2016 Ashling O'Brien

Atheist Ireland to host talk by Aron Ra

Atheist Ireland are proud to host a talk by Aron Ra. Well known debater and YouTuber Aron Ra makes videos promoting science education in an area where creationism is often promoted even in public schools. As Texas State Director of American Atheists, he is an activist for secular politics in a heavily religious ...

17/01/2016 Atheist Ireland

Come to the World Rationalist Conference in Tallinn, Estonia, on 23-24 April

Michael Nugent will be speaking at the next World Conference of Rationalist International, on 23-24 April, in the Baltic city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, a secular EU country. We hope to have some other Atheist Ireland members there also, and we look forward to seeing you there if ...

14/01/2016 John Hamill

Atheist Ireland at the UN

Following the UN Children's Rights Committee questioning of Ireland today in Geneva, Atheist Ireland is confident that the UN will yet again tell Ireland to stop breaching the human rights of atheist and minority faith families in Irish schools. Atheist Ireland had very positive interactions with the Committee here, during ...

16/04/2015 Atheist Ireland

How Religion Harms Education – Talk by Aron Ra next Tuesday, 21 April, at public meeting in Dublin

Aron Ra, Texas State Director of American Atheists, will be speaking in Dublin next Tuesday evening at a public meeting organised by Atheist Ireland, about how religion harms education. It will be Aron's first talk for Atheist Ireland since our successful World Atheist Convention in Dublin in 2011. The meeting ...