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06/05/2020 Atheist Ireland

Homework Pass ruling has lessons for the state, school boards, principals, and teachers

A recent case at the Workplace Relations Commission has found that Yellow Furze National School in Meath discriminated on religious grounds against a family that had no religious belief. The school claimed at the WRC that the case was unfounded. Most schools are unable to recognise religious discrimination when it ...

Atheist Ireland submission to Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality

Atheist Ireland has made the following submission to the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality. We have focused on three issues that have a secular relevance, rather than replicating issues that are already on the agenda of the Assembly. Introduction Atheist Ireland is an advocacy group. We promote atheism and reason ...

Tackling prejudice-motivated crime and protecting freedom of expression

[Pictured above is David Kaye, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the freedom of opinion and expression, whose recommendations form part of this document] Atheist Ireland has made the following submission to the Department of Justice's consultation on hate crime and hate speech laws. We ...