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Atheist Ireland is financing, developing, designing and piloting Ireland’s first ever primary school course about atheism. We are working with Educate Together to coordinate this project, with information provided by us and developed into lessons by professionals. This project has caught imaginations around the world. Time and The Guardian are among many international publications covering […]

Right to Die Ireland has made the following submission to the Irish Constitutional Convention. Recommendation: Amend the Constitution to protect and respect equally: The right of terminally or seriously ill people, who want to live as long as they can, to get the best possible medical resources that are available to enable them to do […]

Jane Donnelly of Atheist Ireland was on RTE’s Beyond Belief last Monday discussing RTE’s daily broadcasting of the Angelus. Also on the show was Roger Childs, head of religious programming on RTE. Please email Roger to let him know your opinions about RTE broadcasting the Angelus at roger.childs@rte.ie In this extract Jane rejects RTE’s claim […]

Mary FitzGibbon of Ireland Stand Up, the Catholic lobby group established to maintain the Irish Embassy in the Vatican, has been on Radio Kerry complaining about Atheist Ireland and casually defaming Jane Donnelly and me by associating us with Nazism. It’s a fascinating example of some Catholic advocacy in Ireland today, in which Mary is […]

Atheist Ireland has today made this submission to the Constitutional Convention. 1. Executive Summary 1.1 Atheist Ireland is an advocacy group for atheism, reason and ethical secularism. We are the only advocacy group in Ireland that promotes the political cause of separation of church and state as a primary aim. We are participants in the […]

Atheist Ireland has today made this submission to the Constitutional Convention. 1. Atheist Ireland and our reasons for making this submission 1.1 Atheist Ireland is an advocacy group for atheism, reason and ethical secularism. We are participants in the dialogue process between the Government and religious and philosophical bodies. We also work with other advocacy […]

Atheist Ireland welcomes the call from six members of the Council of State for the removal of the religious elements from the oaths that the Irish President, judges and Council of State members have to swear in order to take up office. It is a significant step for members of the Council of State to […]

Last week I debated scientist and Christian Dr David Glass, chaired by Stephen Shaw QC, in the Courtyard Theatre, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. There were three rounds of statements followed by audience questions. Opening statement by David Glass Opening statement by Michael Nugent Second statement by David Glass

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 policy and will input into […]

Jane Donnelly and I were in Ardee today for an Atheist Ireland meeting, and on the way home we stopped off in a Drogheda church to see the head of the decapitated Oliver Plunkett. It is on display alongside the obligatory collection boxes, and a fun cartoon of Plunkett being hanged to delight any children […]