On Monday 27 February, Atheist Ireland met with a delegation from the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), a monitoring body of the Council of Europe. Here is a report of the meeting. We also gave them this written submission. Equality before the law...
On Monday 27 February, Atheist ireland met with a delegation from the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM), a monitoring body of the Council of Europe. Here is a report of the meeting. We also gave them this...
Atheist Ireland is meeting two Council of Europe delegations today who are in Dublin monitoring Ireland’s record in protecting human rights. They are the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), and the Advisory Committee for the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities...
Welcome to this week’s Secular Sunday, the newsletter of Atheist Ireland. In this issue: News Upcoming Events Blog Round-up
...On Monday 20 February in University College Cork, Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland debated Brendan O’Neill of Spiked magazine and Adnan Rashid of iERA on the merits of Catholicism, Islam and secularism. The debate was jointly organised by the UCC Philosophical, Atheist and Muslim Societies....
On Monday 20 February in University College Cork, Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland debated Brendan O’Neill of Spiked magazine and Adnan Rashid of iERA on the merits of Catholicism, Islam and secularism. The debate was jointly organised by the UCC Philosophical, Atheist and Muslim Societies....
Has religion poisoned politics in Ireland? This debate was held on 5 December 2011 in Queens University Belfast, organized by the Belfast Humanist Group. Speaking for the motion were journalist Malachi O’Doherty, Atheist Ireland chairperson Michael Nugent and Jon Dickinson of QUB Humanist Society. Speaking...
Irish Senators will be asked today to vote that they must stand for 30 seconds of silent reflection each morning, before they continue the current practice of praying to the Christian God, asking that god to direct their actions so that every word and work...
During the course of our lives, most of us will find ourselves in a situation where we would have to appear in court to give evidence or as a member of the jury. You will be approached by the clerk Bible-in-hand ready to take your...
Time for another Secular Sunday! In this issue: News Upcoming Events Opinions
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