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...
Atheist Ireland has sent the following submission to the Equality Authority, regarding a proposed amendment to Section 37 of the Employment Equality Act 1998-2011. This is the Section that allows religious, educational or medical institutions to discriminate against employees or potential employees who do not...
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has said today that it is to raise several secular issues with Ireland, which Atheist Ireland recommended in a submission to the United Nations in August. The UN has today published the list of issues that it will ask...
The Equality Authority has given some background to the Proposed Amendment:- “Background You may also be aware that The Programme for Government stated: “People of non-faith or minority religious backgrounds and publicly identified LGBT people should not be deterred from training or taking up employment...
The Constitutional Convention are holding public meetings throughout Ireland to get the views of the public on changing the Constitution. You can give your views on Constitutional issues for consideration in the next phase of the Convention’s agenda. The first public meeting will be held...
It’s just the news and calendar this week, but there’s quite a lot in both. In fact we’re so busy I’ve been drafted to take part in a debate, as apparently even Michael Nugent can’t be in two places at once. – Derek Walsh, Editor
...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...
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...
As today is the second Sunday of the month, I spent much of the afternoon at one of Atheist Ireland’s monthly brunches (although brunch might be the wrong term for something that goes on until 5:00 in the afternoon). It’s a regular event and I...
We have a small amount of big(ish) news this week, as well as a substantial amount of smaller news. And some cracking blog posts. And details of upcoming events. All of it’s worth reading on for. This part is mostly just filler. So you can...