How to let the Minister for Education know your views on inclusive primary schools
October 11, 2013 1 Comment

How to let the Minister for Education know your views on inclusive primary schools

Atheist Ireland is suggesting the following advice for parents and other citizens who are making a submission to the Department of Education’s consultation on promoting greater inclusiveness in primary schools. The Minister for Education is seeking submissions from the public on the following questions. The views expressed will help shape Government ...

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How to let Ruairi Quinn know your concerns about inclusive schools.
October 4, 2013 2 Comments

How to let Ruairi Quinn know your concerns about inclusive schools.

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn, is seeking submissions on promoting greater inclusiveness in primary schools. Information on the process can be accessed here http://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Conferences/Patronage-and-Pluralism-in-the-Primary-Sector/Call-for-Submissions-on-the-Recommendations-of-the-Advisory-Group-to-the-Forum-on-Patronage-and-Pluralism-in-the-Primary-Sector.pdf The majority of schools in Ireland are religious and the United Nations Human Rights Committee has raised concern regarding the human rights of ...

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IHRC asks UN to ask Ireland about non-faith children in education system
August 29, 2013 No Comments

IHRC asks UN to ask Ireland about non-faith children in education system

In their Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on Ireland’s Fourth Periodic Report under the ICCPR –(List of Issues Stage) the Irish Human Rights Commission has raised the issue of the human rights of non-faith children in Irish schools. In 2008 the UN Human Rights Committee raised concern regarding ...

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The Irish State – breaching the human rights of secular parents and their children.
July 12, 2013 No Comments

The Irish State – breaching the human rights of secular parents and their children.

Religious discrimination in access to education. The above link is to a paper called ; A discriminating education system: religious admission policies in Irish schools and international human rights law. The research is by Dr. Alison Mawhinney, Lecturer in Law, School of Law, Bangor University. The following is an extract ...

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Atheist Ireland submission to Department of Education on school enrolment
October 28, 2011 No Comments

Atheist Ireland submission to Department of Education on school enrolment

This is Atheist Ireland's submission to the Department of Education's discussion paper on a regulatory framework for school enrolment, submitted to the Department in October 2011. Contents 1. Introduction 2. Discrimination and Human Rights 3. The European Convention 4. The Education Act 1998 5. Conclusion (more…)