Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland

3 October 2013

Atheist Ireland promotes human rights of atheists at OSCE international human rights conference in Poland

Michael Nugent speaking at OSCE human rights conference Jane Donnelly speaking at OSCE human rights conference Michael Nugent and Jane Donnelly of Atheist Ireland spoke at the OSCE’s international human rights implementation conference in Warsaw, Poland, last week. This annual conference monitors how OSCE states...

30 September 2013

Teaching atheism in Irish primary schools – interview on CKNW Vancouver

Atheist Ireland is working with Educate Together to develop Ireland’s first course about atheism for primary school children. Michael Nugent discussed the issue on CKNW News Talk AM 980 Radio in Vancouver in Canada with host Sean Leslie and Pat O’Brien of Center For Inquiry...

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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10 August 2013

Atheist Ireland asks UN Human Rights Committee to raise secular issues with Ireland

The UN Human Rights Committee is preparing to adopt a list of issues about Ireland at its session from 14 October to 1 November. Yesterday was the closing date for emailing submissions to the UN Human Rights Committee asking them to raise issues with Ireland....

25 July 2013

Ask Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore not to swear the religious oath next Monday

Atheist Ireland has today written to Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore, to remind him that next Monday, as a member of the Council of State, he will become the first Irish person to be asked to swear a Constitutional oath in the presence of a god that...

24 July 2013

The Civil Registration Act discriminates on religious grounds and undermines human rights

Jane Donnelly reports on the ongoing efforts by Atheist Ireland, including through Freedom of Information requests, to find out the basis on which decisions are taken in implementing the discriminatory aspects of the Civil Registration Act. We are continuing to pursue this issue, and we...

19 July 2013

Atheist Ireland asks Constitutional Convention to remove blasphemy offence

Atheist Ireland has today made the following submission to the Irish Constitutional Convention, seeking the removal of the offence of blasphemy from the Irish Constitution. 1. Executive summary 1. Atheist Ireland is an advocacy group for atheism, reason and ethical secularism. We are participants in...