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22 September 2013

Secular Sunday #91 – Once Yearly, Clearly

This week has been all about our fifth AGM. I’m glad to report that it was an enjoyable and productive event and that I received a lot of positive feedback about this newsletter. I’m glad it’s being read anyway, and to those who expressed a...

21 September 2013

Atheist Ireland to develop first Irish course about atheism for primary schools

Atheist Ireland will launch two important initiatives at our AGM today, Saturday 21 September, in the Harbour Hotel in Galway, from 10 am to 5 pm. We will be launching the Dublin Declaration on Secularism Empowering Women, that was drafted at our international conference on...

21 September 2013

Atheist Ireland annual report and agenda for 2013 AGM

1. Report of Activities since 2012 AGM 2. Financial Report for 2012 3. Committee Elections 2013 4. Priorities and Plans for 2013-2014 1. Report of Activities since 2012 AGM In October 2012, we launched our Good WIthout Gods initiative to encourage charitable and otherwise worthwhile...

21 September 2013

Dublin Declaration on Secularism Empowering Women 2013

On 30 June 2013, Atheist Ireland’s international conference in Dublin on Empowering Women Through Secularism discussed and adopted the following declaration. We are launching it today at the Atheist Ireland AGM in the Harbour Hotel in Galway. 1. Secular Values in Society The secular values...

21 September 2013

EWTS 2013 Kate Smurthwaite closing address

This is Kate Smurthwaite’s closing address at the international conference on Empowering Women Through Secularism hosted by Atheist Ireland in Dublin in June 2013.

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15 September 2013

Secular Sunday #90 – Brevity etc.

This week’s newsletter is a little more compact than usual, which is entirely due to all the important work we’re doing behind the scenes and not at all because I spent most of yesterday listening to TED talks and most of today looking at aeroplanes....

8 September 2013

Secular Sunday #89 – The End of the Weekend

Another extra long Second Sunday brunch has led to this newsletter being quite late again. Isn’t it great to be an atheist and have your Sundays free? Anyway, we have some important news about our AGM and the usual other bits and pieces. – Derek...

1 September 2013

Secular Sunday #88 – Back To School

September signals the end of the summer and if you are a parent (or indeed a student) it means back to school. As well as making sure uniforms and bags are in order, it can also mean having to deal with religious indoctrination. If your...

25 August 2013

Secular Sunday #87 – Where Have All the Bloggers Gone?

Regular readers will know that this newsletter usually features atheism-related posts from bloggers based in Ireland. Sometimes those definitions are stretched if I think a post is particularly interesting or if there’s a dearth of more relevant posts. And occasionally, like this week, I just...

18 August 2013

Secular Sunday #86 – Anthology of Interest

It’s been a relatively quiet week for Atheist Ireland but that doesn’t mean there’s not plenty going on behind the scenes. As well as our forthcoming AGM, there are a number of other projects underway that we hope will benefit our members, help expand our...

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