Schools Admissions Process Submission
Submission to Department of Education Public Consultation Process on the role of Denominational Religion In the School Admissions Process On Monday Atheist Ireland sent the following to the Submission to Department of Education Public Consultation Process on the role of Denominational Religion In the School Admissions Process. Introduction Atheist Ireland ...
Atheist Ireland paper on abortion rights for Citizens Assembly presentation
Atheist Ireland will be addressing the Citizens Assembly on abortion rights on 5th March. As part of the process, we have submitted this paper today to the Assembly for circulation among its members. As well as the overall Atheist Ireland case for respecting individual conscience, we have included reference to ...
Atheist Ireland to address Citizens Assembly on abortion rights and respecting individual conscience
Atheist Ireland will address the Citizens Assembly on abortion rights on Sunday 5th March, along with other advocacy groups and representative bodies. Unlike previous weekends of the Assembly, which only ran until 1pm, this meeting will continue into the afternoon in order to allow for a wide range of organisations ...
Atheist Ireland asks IHREC to investigate human rights breaches in Community National Schools
Atheist Ireland has sent the following letter to the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission, asking it to investigate human rights breaches in Community National Schools. RE: ETB / Community National Schools / Section 42 (1) IHREC Act 2014 Dear Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission, We are writing to ...
Protecting the rights of atheist, secular and minority faith teachers in Irish schools
One of Atheist Ireland's priorities this year will be campaigning for the right of atheists and religious minorities to access the teaching profession. As well as being able to legally discriminate against pupils and their parents, State funded Irish schools can also legally discriminate against teachers on the ground of ...
Atheist Ireland asks Citizens Assembly to respect individual conscience on abortion
Atheist Ireland has made the following submission to the Citizens Assembly on the subject of abortion. Making Abortion Illegal is Not a Settled Moral Value - Our Laws Should Respect Individual Conscience Contents About Atheist Ireland We support repeal of the Eighth Amendment Abortion should not be dealt with within ...
Atheist Ireland Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Atheist Ireland has given a written statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of the final session of the Universal Periodic Review of Ireland. The Thirty Third session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) will take place from 13th – 30th of September. Ireland’s Working Group Report ...
Diversity and Choice = Religious Discrimination and Segregation
Atheist Ireland yesterday made this Submission to the Consultation process, started by the new Minister for Education Richard Bruton, on his Statement of Strategy 2016- 2018. Introduction Atheist Ireland is an Irish advocacy group. We promote atheism and reason over superstition and supernaturalism, and we promote an ethical, secular society where ...
Catholic schools will not objectively teach new Religions, Beliefs and Ethics course
The Department of Education is planning a new primary school course of Education about Religions, Beliefs and Ethics. While this sounds good in theory, it will not be delivered objectively in practice. This is because the Irish State cedes control of the ethos of schools to private Patrons, 90% of whom are ...
Submission to Department of Justice for UN review of Ireland
Atheist Ireland submission for UN Human Rights Council review of Ireland: Atheist Ireland has made the following submission to the Department of Justice as part of the process of Ireland being reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council next year. Contents 1. About Atheist Ireland 2. Recommendations 3. Freedom ...