Atheist Ireland has today sent the following letter to all of the members of the respective Committees on Procedure and Privilege of both the Dail and the Seanad. Dear ——————-, We are writing to you as a member of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges...
Welcome to this special Darwin Day edition of Secular Sunday. As you all no doubt know, Charles Robert Darwin was born on 12 February 1809. His book On The Origin of Species , published when he was 50, described for the first time a plausible...
Does religion do more harm than good? Here are the opening speeches from the debate in NUI Galway, on Thursday Feb 9 2012, between Michael Nugent, chairperson Atheist Ireland, and Adnan Rashid, Islamic Education and Research Academy. Michael Nugent proposing the motion Adnan Rashid opposing...
Is the world a better place with religion? Here are the opening speeches from the debate in Dublin Institute of Technology Bolton Street, on Tuesday Feb 7 2012, between Michael Nugent, chairperson Atheist Ireland, and Hamza Tzortzis, Islamic Education and Research Academy. Michael Nugent opposing...
Welcome to this week’s Secular Sunday. We have a packed issue this week with a focus on blasphemy, our first competition, and news of upcoming events, including not one but two events outside Dublin! But first this: Today at 4:00 pm. A celebration of Christopher...
On Tuesday 31st January, along with Professor David Nash of Oxford Brookes University, Committee members of Atheist Ireland met with TDs, Senators, and their representatives, at Leinster House to brief them on the need to repeal the Irish blasphemy law. Atheist Ireland Chairperson, Michael Nugent...
This is the second in a series of occasional lectures hosted by Atheist Ireland and livestreamed on the Internet. Professor David Nash and Austin Dacey talk about blasphemy laws, at a discussion chaired by Michael Nugent.
...Following a briefing of politicians by Atheist Ireland on Tuesday, two Irish Senators have asked the Irish Government to support Alexander Aan, the indonesian civil servant who is facing blasphemy charges for writing on Facebook that God does not exist. Speaking in the Seanad this...
Senator Ivana Bacik yesterday requested a Senate debate on the Irish blasphemy law and its international implications, following a briefing by Atheist Ireland of politicians in Leinster House the previous day. Senator Maurice Cummins responded that the Government can certainly look at this.
...Atheist Ireland calls for the abolition of social welfare grants for Holy Communion and Confirmation, which contravenes the Constitutional requirement that the State should not endow any religion, and we welcome today’s announcement to reduce this payment as a positive step to a secular Ireland...