Secular Sunday

Secular Sunday

10 January 2021

Secular Sunday #472 – The Ghost of Ireland Past

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial The Ghost of Ireland Past   This week RTE backed down to demands that they remove a supposedly blasphemous comedy sketch from their online player. The...

3 January 2021

Secular Sunday #471 – Bishops want ‘blasphemous’ item removed

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   Editorial Bishops want ‘blasphemous’ item removed   Happy new year to all of our readers! The Catholic Bishops have started the new year by returning to...

27 December 2020

Secular Sunday #470 – An eventful year

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial An eventful year   Atheist Ireland has had an eventful 2020. The blasphemy law was finally removed from the Statute books, the Government is removing religious...

20 December 2020

Secular Sunday #469 – Free Speech and hate speech

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial Free Speech and hate speech   The Department of Justice has released a report on its public consultation about hate speech. It tries to strike a...

17 November 2013

Secular Sunday #99 – Into the West

There’s a lot going on this week, all over the country. If you’re in Galway in particular, make sure to check out either or both of Atheist Ireland’s events there. See the Calendar section for full details. I will be spending most of the coming...

10 November 2013

Secular Sunday #98 – Remember, Remember

I hate to nag but the world won’t just change itself. There are a few fairly easy ways you can help our cause of promoting atheism, reason and an ethical, secular state. To make it even easier, I’ve grouped them all together in one section....

3 November 2013

Secular Sunday #97 – More to Read

If your thirst for reading about all things atheistic is not entirely quenched by my weekly outpourings, you’re in luck. This week there’s a chance to win a book, which you can read between newsletters. Lots of other news too, so don’t stop there. And...

27 October 2013

Secular Sunday #96 – Pick ‘n’ Mix

So here we are again. Quite a lot to keep you busy this week, whether you like political campaigning, reading about atheism, watching people argue about religion, or even getting the experience of church without any of that God malarkey. Take what you like and...

20 October 2013

Secular Sunday #95 – Fighting The Good Fight

We’ve had another very busy week. I say we but I really mean my fellow committee members who have mostly been working very hard; all I have to do is compile everything they’ve done in this dominical digest. I think I’ve got everything. Anything I...

13 October 2013

Secular Sunday #94 – Slim Pickings

Another slimline edition this week following an extremely long Second Sunday brunch. (For all I know the die-hards are still there!) It may sound like some Bacchanalian extravagance but it was a relaxed and sober affair, the emphasis on conversation much more than food or...