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21 April 2018

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. We will publish these over the coming weeks. “This amendment came in the same year I was born. I have far...

20 April 2018

Atheist Ireland asks Oireachtas Education Committee to support objective sex education

Atheist Ireland has made a comprehensive submission to the Oireachtas Education Committee, asking it to support objective sex education in Irish schools, based on the framework of Solidarity’s Objective Sex Education Bill. You can read Atheist Ireland’s submission here. Our four recommendations to the Oireachtas...

20 April 2018

Reasons To Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. In response Tehmina Kazi and Conatus News have given us permission to use this recent piece. (First published on Conatus News...

19 April 2018

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. In response Dave Cal has given us permission to include his recent blog ‘Shrill, eh?‘, first published on his blog davecalproject...

19 April 2018

Atheist Ireland delighted at passing of Solidarity’s Objective Sex Education Bill

Atheist Ireland is delighted that Solidarity’s Objective Sex Education Bill has passed its first vote today in the Dail. It will now go on to be debated at Committee stage. Along with our allies in other groups who support this Bill, we will now lobby...

18 April 2018

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. We will publish these over the coming weeks. I am voting to Repeal The 8th Amendment because the civil law needs...

17 April 2018

Reasons To Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. We will publish these over the coming weeks. I am a 70 year old retired teacher and support Repeal the 8th...

17 April 2018

CCPC Questions Role of Bishops in School Book Market

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has sought an explanation from the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference, in relation to a possible breach of EU competition law. The consumer protection body is concerned that the behaviour of the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference has been prejudicial...

16 April 2018

Reasons to Repeal

What are your Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment? Atheist Ireland have asked our members and supporters their Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment. We will publish these over the coming weeks. – Because no one is pro abortion. But in the real world we...

16 April 2018

What Does The Bible Say About Abortion?

On 5th March 2017, Ashling O’Brien addressed the Citizen’s Assembly on the question of abortion. The paper on which Ashling’s presentation was based, makes it clear that the 8th Amendment to the Irish Constitution was religiously inspired. It is interesting to wonder though, by which...