New guidelines for Catholic ETBs must involve more than revising sectarian headcounts
Education & Training Boards schools and colleges are presented as the alternative to denominational schools in Ireland. The ETB sector is in competition with Educate Together for the patronage of new second level schools. But Atheist Ireland has discovered that many ETB schools have a Christian and Catholic ethos and ...
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, ...
Crowdfunding appeal – help us to expose religious ethos in State Schools
Please donate now to the crowdfunding appeal at this link to help expose the extent of religious ethos in State Schools in Ireland. Atheist Ireland has recently exposed, using Freedom of Information law, that some State-run schools in Ireland have a Catholic ethos, and refuse to let children opt out from ...
Minister for Education’s Dail answer is misleading about religious ethos of Model Schools
Last week Minister for Education Richard Bruton answered a written Dail question from Ruth Coppinger TD about the status of religious instruction in schools in which he or a public body is the Patron. Minister Bruton’s answer began: “As Minister for Education and Skills, in accordance with the Education Act ...