A campaign for secular education
A History of the Irish Education System
The following brief history of the Irish Education system was attached to the Constitutional Review Group Report in 1995 and written by Aine Hyland. “When the National School system was set up in 1831, its main object was to 'unite in one system children of different creeds'. The National Board ...
This is a list of the Concluding Observations of the United Nations and Council of Europe on Ireland's Human Rights Record. These observations mainly deal with education. UN Human Rights Committee “22.The Committee notes with concern that the vast majority of Ireland’s primary schools are privately run denominational schools that ...
Prof Gerry Whyte – Religion and Education – the Irish Constitution "The Constitution addresses the issue of education in two different Articles – Article 42 dealing with education generally and Article 44 dealing with religion. This arrangement is not without significance for the former Article is largely informed by Roman ...
This is a summary of the questions and answers part of the meeting last Tuesday between Michael Nugent and Jane Donnelly of Atheist Ireland, and the Department of Education’s Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector. We were questioned by the Advisory Group to the Forum, which consists ...
Yesterday, Tuesday September 6, Michael Nugent and Jane Donnelly of Atheist Ireland attended the Department of Education’s Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector. We were there to elaborate on, and answer questions about, the written submission that Atheist Ireland previously made to the Forum. We were questioned ...
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