Atheist Ireland asks Oireachtas Committee for objective sex education without religious ethos
June 13, 2018 No Comments

Atheist Ireland asks Oireachtas Committee for objective sex education without religious ethos

Jane Donnelly, Human Rights Officer of Atheist Ireland, yesterday gave evidence to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education about the need for objective sex education. Jane is pictured above with Cliona Saidlear of Rape Crisis Network Ireland, Aoife Neary of University of Limerick, and Debbie Ging of DCU, who also ...

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New directive on religious instruction will change the culture of ETB schools
February 19, 2018 No Comments

New directive on religious instruction will change the culture of ETB schools

Atheist Ireland welcomes the Department of Education’s new directive on religious instruction in second-level ETB schools. It is the most significant recognition of the constitutional and human rights of atheist, minority faith, and secular families in Irish schools since Atheist Ireland was founded. These rights have always existed, and now ...

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Submission to NCCA consultation on Junior Cycle Religious Education
November 21, 2017 No Comments

Submission to NCCA consultation on Junior Cycle Religious Education

This is a joint submission made to the NCCA consultation process on Junior Cycle Religious Education from: Michael Nugent and Jane Donnelly, Atheist Ireland Imam Ibrahim Noonan, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland Pastor Nick Park, Executive Director, Evangelical Alliance of Ireland The three groups are pictured above with Nils Muižnieks, ...

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Protecting the rights of atheist, secular and minority faith teachers in Irish schools
January 7, 2017 No Comments

Protecting the rights of atheist, secular and minority faith teachers in Irish schools

One of Atheist Ireland's priorities this year will be campaigning for the right of atheists and religious minorities to access the teaching profession. As well as being able to legally discriminate against pupils and their parents, State funded Irish schools can also legally discriminate against teachers on the ground of ...

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Atheist, Evangelical & Muslim alliance addresses Oireachtas Education Committee
December 15, 2016 No Comments

Atheist, Evangelical & Muslim alliance addresses Oireachtas Education Committee

At 2:30 pm today the secular schools alliance of Atheist Ireland, Evangelical Alliance Ireland and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland will address the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education about the Admission to Schools Bill. Pictured above with Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, are Pastor Nick ...

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Ireland reaches double figures for international human rights bodies criticising Irish schools
November 27, 2016 1 Comment

Ireland reaches double figures for international human rights bodies criticising Irish schools

This has been a very positive week for Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland. We met with Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, and we attended a Council of Europe Human Rights Conference at which Commissioner Muiznieks was ...

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New Government Education Action Plan fails to address religious discrimination
September 15, 2016 No Comments

New Government Education Action Plan fails to address religious discrimination

The Government today launched its Action Plan for Education, which it says is aimed at becoming the best education service in Europe. It is already the best education service in Europe for breaching the human rights of atheists, secularists, and members of minority faiths who want inclusive schools that treat ...

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Diversity and Choice = Religious Discrimination and Segregation
June 9, 2016 No Comments

Diversity and Choice = Religious Discrimination and Segregation

Atheist Ireland yesterday made this Submission to the Consultation process, started by the new Minister for Education Richard Bruton, on his Statement of Strategy 2016- 2018. Introduction Atheist Ireland is an Irish advocacy group. We promote atheism and reason over superstition and supernaturalism, and we promote an ethical, secular society where ...

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How Atheist Ireland is briefing the UN on religious discrimination
April 4, 2016 No Comments

How Atheist Ireland is briefing the UN on religious discrimination

Last week Atheist Ireland told a meeting of United Nations state delegates in Geneva that Ireland's Constitution is incompatible with our human rights obligations in freedom of religion, blasphemy laws, religious discrimination in schools and religious oaths for politicians and judges. Atheist Ireland attended and spoke at the Pre-Session of ...

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Catholic schools will not objectively teach new Religions, Beliefs and Ethics course
March 23, 2016 No Comments

Catholic schools will not objectively teach new Religions, Beliefs and Ethics course

The Department of Education is planning a new primary school course of Education about Religions, Beliefs and Ethics. While this sounds good in theory, it will not be delivered objectively in practice. This is because the Irish State cedes control of the ethos of schools to private Patrons, 90% of whom are ...

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