Article published – Atheist Ireland welcomes WRC ruling on religious discrimination in employing military chaplains
https://atheist.ie/2023/03/religious-discrimination-in-employing-military-chaplains/
Mentioned in Irish Times article – Defence Forces discriminated against atheist who applied to be chaplain, commission finds
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2023/03/02/defence-forces-discriminated-against-atheist-who-applied-to-be-chaplain-commission-finds/
Article published – Irish Council of State: Atheists need not apply
https://atheist.ie/2023/03/irish-council-of-state-atheists-need-not-apply/
Secular Sunday #583 – More religious privilege in Irish schools published
https://atheist.ie/2023/02/secular-sunday-583-more-religious-privilege-in-irish-schools/
Article published on Atheist.ie and Teach Dont Preach – Minister respects the rights of religious parents while undermining the rights of nonreligious parents
https://atheist.ie/2023/02/minister-respects-the-rights-of-religious-parents/
Article published on Atheist.ie and Teach Dont Preach – How an ETB school admission policy makes up a definition of religious instruction with no legal basis
https://atheist.ie/2023/02/etb-school-religious-instruction/
Article published on Atheist.ie and Teach Dont Preach – UN calls for evidence-based sex education in Ireland. This requires amending the Education Act on ethos.
https://atheist.ie/2023/02/un-calls-for-evidence-based-sex-education-in-ireland/
Secular Sunday #582 – Not Attending Religion Instruction published
https://mailchi.mp/atheist.ie/not-attending-religion-instruction-secular-sunday-582
Article published on Atheist.ie and Teach Dont Preach – The Oireachtas, not the Government, must regulate the Constitutional right to not attend religious instruction
https://atheist.ie/2023/02/oireachtas-must-regulate-right-to-not-attend-religious-instruction/
Letter published in the Irish Times – Schools, rights and religious instruction State should heed UN body’s recommendations
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2023/02/13/schools-rights-and-religious-instruction/ Sir, – Atheist Ireland welcomes the concluding observations about Ireland from the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. We were in Geneva last month when the committee questioned Ireland, and the committee has made all of the recommendations we asked for. The UN has urged ...