Are proposed reforms to end religious discrimination in Irish schools unconstitutional? This document should be read alongside the Schools Equality PACT, which asks the Irish Parliament to urgently pass a comprehensive Schools Equality Bill to reform the current State-funded religious discrimination. The PACT (Patronage, Access,...
Taking a Stand at the GPO by Brendan Maher There is so much to say about this but one must be brief. Let us begin by considering the history of establishing the Atheist Information Table and why it was vital to make such information available...
Please sign and share the PACT petition at this link The Schools Equality PACT is a major new initiative of Atheist Ireland to enable everybody, regardless of your religious or nonreligious beliefs, to support religious equality in Irish schools. It is part of an ongoing...
The Minister for Education and the Department of Justice are blaming each other for the continued discrimination against atheists in State-funded schools. Atheist Ireland has recently met the Department of Justice about this, and will soon be meeting the Department of Education, following up on...
Special Needs Assistants must evangelise vulnerable children in State-funded Irish schools. It is not an occupational requirement of a Special Needs Assistant to teach religion, but they still must be prepared to evangelise vulnerable children into a religious way of life. This is a breach...
Thinking of getting into the teaching profession in Ireland? If so be prepared to be a missionary for the Catholic Church. The vast majority of publicly funded schools in Ireland are controlled by the Catholic Church, and if you want to get a job as...
Do you live near Galway, and want to help promote religious equality in Ireland? The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and ICCL are holding an important public meeting in Galway tomorrow afternoon, Thursday 16 July. They want to hear what problems the public want...
The Irish Government is proposing a Bill to protect LGBT teachers, while allowing religious discrimination against teachers who are atheist and minority faiths. Atheist Ireland is campaigning to change this Bill so that it protects all teachers equally. This is a rare opportunity to...
Atheist Ireland has made a report to the Council of Europe about the Louise O’Keeffe judgement last year in the European Court of Human Rights. Atheist Ireland has made a report to the Council of Europe about the Louise O’Keeffe judgement last year in the...
Irish State claims EU sanctions discrimination against atheist teachers. After today’s Seanad debate, the Bill to protect teachers from religious discrimination in schools will still not protect atheist or religious minority teachers at all, including Protestant or Muslim teachers, who cannot access the teaching profession...