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UN again tells Ireland to provide secular schools and remove religious oaths
Atheist Ireland welcomes today’s concluding observations of the UN Human Rights Committee, which again tell Ireland to provide secular education by establishing non-denominational schools, and...

Pope confirms Catholic education is evangelisation
July 14, 2022
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Catholic school guidelines on inclusion deny the rights of secularists
The Joint Managerial Body (JMB) for second level Religious schools has issued revised Guidelines for the ‘Inclusion of Other Beliefs in Catholic Secondary Schools’. These...

The Constantly Shifting Ethos of ETB Schools and Colleges
February 19, 2020

The State religion course disrespects atheists and humanists
August 8, 2020
Minister confirms that many ETB schools are denominational
UPDATE: The Department of Education has told Atheist Ireland that the Minister for Education gave incorrect information in the response to this parliamentary question. You...

Religion should not, and can not, be made compulsory in Irish schools
November 24, 2019