A campaign for secular education
Atheist Ireland rejects Holy See claims about Irish schools at OSCE
The Irish State has ceded control of most of our publicly funded schools to a Church that swaps at will between being a religion and being a foreign state. This foreign State claims internationally they are not responsible for the running of Catholic schools in Ireland, while at the same time ...
The Holy See today responded to Atheist Ireland's contribution at the OSCE on religious discrimination in Irish schools. We will have a full analysis later, including how the Holy See's response contrasts with its submission to the UN Committee on the rights of the Child, but for now here are ...
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 ...
I am a parent of four children. My eldest is twelve years old. With second level education an imminent consideration, I recently began to take a look at the school options available. The closest second level school to my home is Castleblayney ETB College, less than a ten minute walk ...
One family's story in accessing their local ETB school. Guest post by an atheist parent We are lucky enough to have landed in one of the world's more favoured places, good scenery, nice beaches and dog walks and a good active friendly community, taking part locally is as easy as ...
This week has seen children all over Ireland return to school after the holidays. It has also been a very busy week for Atheist Ireland on the subject of education. Most notably, we have demonstrated that in many respects, the ETB sector in Ireland is every bit as Roman Catholic ...
Irish schools integrate religion into Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) at both primary and second level, contrary to the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Atheist Ireland has made a Submission to the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission in relation to this. The Action Plan introduced yesterday ...
If you want to understand what is wrong with the school patronage system in Ireland, then look no further than the recent article in the Irish Times by Michael Moriarty, General Secretary of Education and Training Boards Ireland. Michael Moriarty presents Community National Schools as another choice for parents. He ...
The General Secretary of Education & Training Boards Ireland has told Atheist Ireland that the issues we raised last week about the teaching of religion represent "an undoubted challenge for the ETB sector." Meanwhile, the Principal of one ETB school has told a parent that she doesn’t run the school, and that ...
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