The Oireachtas Justice Committee is scrutinising the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020. This is a submission from Atheist Ireland responding to questions raised by the Committee. Define the problem/the policy issue which the Bill is designed to address; to what extent is it an issue...
Atheist Ireland has sent the following letter to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Dear BAI, We understand that RTE is reporting itself to the BAI for breaching your Code of Programme Standards regarding a comedy sketch broadcast on its New Years Eve Countdown show. While...
Atheist Ireland has made the following submission to the NCCA on the Draft Primary Curriculum Framework. Contents 1. Introduction 2. Constitutional and Human Rights of Atheists 3. The 1999 Primary School Curriculum 4. The Draft Primary Curriculum Framework 5. The Recommendation from the Forum on...
Atheist Ireland is pleased that the Seanad did not pass a Bill yesterday that would have enabled people and groups other than politicians to raise money for political purposes without the safeguards in the SIPO laws. Several Senators quoted concerns raised by Atheist Ireland. Instead,...
The ETBI has written the following letter to Atheist Ireland in response to our letter and legal opinion about religious instruction and related matters. ETBI-responseto-legal-opinion
...Atheist Ireland has made the following submission to the Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality. We have focused on three issues that have a secular relevance, rather than replicating issues that are already on the agenda of the Assembly. Introduction Atheist Ireland is an advocacy group....
[David Kaye is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the freedom of opinion and expression. His recommendations form part of this document] Atheist Ireland has made the following submission to the Department of Justice’s consultation on hate crime and hate...
In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government, Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page links to the contents of Atheist Ireland’s policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. Contents...
In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government, Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page is part 1 of Atheist Ireland’s policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. The parts...
In July 2019 Atheist Ireland took part in a meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Government, Churches, and Non-Confessional Organisations in Ireland. This page is part 2 of Atheist Ireland’s policy document submitted to the Irish Government as part of this process. The parts...