BLASPHEMY: Oonagh Young Gallery Exhibition Launch on Friday
The exhibition "Blasphemy" will be launched on Friday evening 6 - 8pm at the Oonagh Young Gallery as a response to the Blasphemy Laws. On Wednesday 10th the gallery will host a showing of the 1967 film Rocky Road to Dublin which was essentially banned for it's portrayal of aspects ...
Atheists in the Pub – January
Update - Change of venue: This meetup will now take place in the Davenport, across the road from the Mont Clare. Atheists in the Pub will be hosted on Thursday 21st at 7.30pm in the Mont Clare Hotel, junction of Clare St. and Merrion Sq. We'll be discussing ideas for ...
Catholicism: Is there a place in schools for it? – by Alice Kinsella
Guest Post by Alice Kinsella. Via VoicesOfYouth Recently, a friend of mine went to our principal and asked to leave religion class, which is compulsory in our school. I managed to get out at the beginning of the school year by pointing out that I’d never been baptised and that ...
RTE Prime Time – A Holy Show
Prime Time Report on the Irish Blasphemy Law. On 12th January 2010 RTE Broadcast "A Holy Show" a Prime Time Report on Ireland's new Blasphemy Law. Ireland is the only European country to have introduced a contemporary blasphemy law. At the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2009, Pakistan proposed ...
Irish blasphemy law being used as a lever by Islamic countries
Via the UK National Secular Society The Freedom of Expression pressure group Article 19 has expressed concern that the Irish blasphemy legislation is being used by Islamic countries to demand an international “defamation of religion” law. The submissions on defamation of religions brought by Pakistan on behalf of the Organisation ...
25 Blasphemous Quotes
From today, 1 January 2010, the new Irish blasphemy law becomes operational, and we begin our campaign to have it repealed. Blasphemy is now a crime punishable by a €25,000 fine. In response, we have published a list of 25 blasphemous quotes: 1. Jesus Christ, when asked if he was ...
Atheist Ireland Publishes 25 Blasphemous Quotes
25 Blasphemous Quotes. From today, 1 January 2010, the new Irish blasphemy law becomes operational, and we begin our campaign to have it repealed. Blasphemy is now a crime punishable by a €25,000 fine. In response, we have published a list of 25 blasphemous quotes, which have previously been published ...
Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin
On 29 November 2009, the Minister for Justice and Equality, in keeping with the statutory obligation under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004, published Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin on the Department's website as well as through the Government Publications Office. The report below ...
Extraordinary General Meeting: Education Policy
On Saturday 28th of November Atheist Ireland will hold an extraordinary general meeting to discuss & vote on our education policy. The meeting will briefly establish where Ireland is now as regards religion in education. It will then focus on what we would specifically like to see replacing faith-based schools. ...
Dylan Evans to speak to UCC Atheists
Dr. Dylan Evans will address a meeting organised by the UCC Atheists on Tuesday October 13th on the topic Born to Believe? Evolution, Psychology and Religion. All are welcome to attend the meeting, which starts at 7 pm in room G19 of the Kane Building. This is the first of ...
