New Draft Primary Curriculum must respect rights of atheists as decided by the courts
The NCCA is holding a Public Consultation on the new Draft Primary Curriculum Framework. Atheist Ireland has prepared the following Submission. Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Burke Case and the Campaign case at the Supreme Court 3. The right to respect for our philosophical convictions 4. The Draft Primary Framework ...
Protect nonreligious beliefs, say Atheist Ireland and IHREC
The Department of Justice is reviewing the Equal Status Act and the Employment Equality Acts. Atheist Ireland made a Submission which you can find here. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission also made a submission, which you can find here. In the Venice Commission Guidelines for Legislative Reviews of Laws Affecting ...
The misuse of public funds in administering the right to not attend religious instruction
Atheist Ireland recently made a complaint to the Irish Comptroller and Auditor General about the misuse of public funds regarding the teaching of religion in Irish schools. We have now written a follow-up letter regarding the implications of the the recent Burke case at the Supreme Court. This is our ...
Amend Employment Equality Act, say Atheist Ireland and IHREC
The Department of Justice is reviewing the Equal Status Act and the Employment Equality Acts. Atheist Ireland made a Submission which you can find here. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission also made a submission, which you can find here. Atheist Ireland’s recommendations include: “Amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 and ...
Amend Equal Status Act, say Atheist Ireland and IHREC
The Department of Justice is reviewing the Equal Status Act and the Employment Equality Acts. Atheist Ireland made a Submission which you can find here. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission also made a submission, which you can find here. Under the Equal Status Act schools can refuse access to a ...
Atheist Ireland writes to Public Accounts Committee and C&AG
This is a letter from Atheist Ireland to the Comptroller and Auditor General on 8 February 2022, and to the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee on 15 February 2022, following the Supreme Court judgment in the Burke case. This is a follow-up to our complaint from December 2021. On page 16 ...
Burke judgment strengthens argument for right to not attend religious instruction
The Supreme Court has ruled in the Burke case that the Department of Education exceeded its jurisdiction, by disregarding the constitutional rights of home-schooled students when it was implementing a new leaving certificate scheme during the Covid pandemic. The Department had argued in the case that its only obligation was ...