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1 August 2021

Secular Sunday #501 – What will the UN Special Envoy do?

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial What will the UN Special Envoy do?   This week the Government appointed Katherine Zappone as Special Envoy to the UN on Freedom of Expression. Many...

30 July 2021

What will Ireland’s Special Envoy to the UN on Freedom of Expression actually do?

Obviously there should have been a transparent procedure to select Ireland’s Special Envoy to the UN on Freedom of Expression. But a more important issue is what does the job consist of, and why was the position created? A Government spokesman said that the Special...

25 July 2021

Secular Sunday #500 – Halfway to Edition #1,000!

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial Secular Sunday #500 – Halfway to Edition #1,000!   This week sees the publication of the 500th edition of weekly newsletter Secular Sunday. To mark the...

25 July 2021

Celebrating 500 editions of Secular Sunday

This week sees the publication of the 500th edition of weekly newsletter Secular Sunday. To mark the occasion, here are some extracts from editions number 1, 100, 200, 300, and 400. We’re halfway to edition 1000, which will be published to celebrate the achievement of...

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22 July 2021

The Student and Parent Charter Bill must protect the right to not attend religious instruction

Atheist Ireland has sent the following Letter and Briefing Document for TDs and Senators regarding the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019 and the Constitutional right to ‘not attend’ religious instruction in publicly-funded schools Dear TD/Senator, The Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019...

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18 July 2021

Secular Sunday #499 – Submission to Anti-racism Committee

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email   Editorial Submission to Anti-racism Committee   Atheist Ireland made a submission this week to the Department of Equality’s Independent Anti-Racism Committee. As atheists, we empathise with members...

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18 July 2021

Atheist Ireland submission to Government Anti-Racism Committee

Atheist Ireland made a submission this week to the Department of Equality’s Independent Anti-Racism Committee. You can read that submission in full at this link. Below is the overview and contents sections of the submission. Introduction to the submission As atheists, we empathise with members...

11 July 2021

Secular Sunday #498 – Debutante film to have online premiere

This week’s Secular Sunday. To avoid missing out, sign up here to receive Secular Sunday by email *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   Editorial Debutante film to have online premiere   Debutante, a short film about religious control and coming-of-age in a hostile environment, will have its online premiere...

11 July 2021

Debutante film to premiere online at Galway Film Fleadh

Debutante, a short film about religious control and coming-of-age in a hostile environment, will have its online premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh on 24th July. Atheist Ireland are official partners of the film by Kamila Dydyna, a Polish filmmaker based in Dublin. In Debutante,...

8 July 2021

The Broadcasting Authority should not enforce respect for unethical religious beliefs

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has released its report about the RTE comedy sketch on New Year’s Eve, in which the police arrest the Christian god for sexual harassment against Mary, and the courts find him guilty but release him. The BAI Committee found that...