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23/04/2018 No Comments John Hamill

Atheist Ireland Writes To Bishop Leahy About Religion School Books

Atheist Ireland has written to Bishop Brendan Leahy, as part of efforts to ensure that there is a competitive market for school books in Ireland, which operates in the best interests of consumers. A competitive market is required to ensure that thousands of parents and guardians are not paying excessive ...

22/04/2018 No Comments Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday #330 – Solidarity’s Objective Sex Education Bill passes first vote

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22/04/2018 1 Comment Ashling O'Brien

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. Today's Reason to Repeal is from Helen. My reason to repeal - forced sex is a crime, forced surgery is a crime so why do we ...

21/04/2018 No Comments Ashling O'Brien

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. We will publish these over the coming weeks. "This amendment came in the same year I was born. I have far worse instances of my being ...

20/04/2018 No Comments Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland asks Oireachtas Education Committee to support objective sex education

Atheist Ireland has made a comprehensive submission to the Oireachtas Education Committee, asking it to support objective sex education in Irish schools, based on the framework of Solidarity's Objective Sex Education Bill. You can read Atheist Ireland's submission here. Our four recommendations to the Oireachtas Education Committee are: 1. Objective ...

20/04/2018 No Comments Ashling O'Brien

Reasons To Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. In response Tehmina Kazi and Conatus News have given us permission to use this recent piece. (First published on Conatus News on 12th March 2018, reproduced ...

19/04/2018 1 Comment Ashling O'Brien

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. In response Dave Cal has given us permission to include his recent blog 'Shrill, eh?', first published on his blog davecalproject Shrill, eh? To prejudge, to ...

19/04/2018 No Comments Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland delighted at passing of Solidarity’s Objective Sex Education Bill

Atheist Ireland is delighted that Solidarity’s Objective Sex Education Bill has passed its first vote today in the Dail. It will now go on to be debated at Committee stage. Along with our allies in other groups who support this Bill, we will now lobby members of the Oireachtas Education ...

18/04/2018 1 Comment Ashling O'Brien

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. We will publish these over the coming weeks. I am voting to Repeal The 8th Amendment because the civil law needs to be informed by the ...

17/04/2018 No Comments Ashling O'Brien

Reasons To Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. We will publish these over the coming weeks. I am a 70 year old retired teacher and support Repeal the 8th 100%. My reasons being: As ...