On September 23, Atheist Ireland became the first explicitly non-theist group to speak to the full United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Pastor was found not guilty of making highly offensive, anti-Islamic remarks during a sermon, in which he described Islam as ‘satanic’ and ‘heathen’.
Ireland’s Minister for Education, Jan O’Sullivan, has decided to remove a 50-year-old official rule that gives religion classes a privileged status.
The Roman Catholic Church’s child protection overseer revealed that 325 allegations have been made since 1941 and only eight have been convicted.
The UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights called on Ireland to increase the number of nonreligious schools in its education system.
Last month, Ireland voted by a huge majority to legalize same-sex marriage; the first country in the world to have achieved the same via popular vote.
One of the most recognized metal bands in Ireland has distanced itself from an overly homophobic game titled “Kill the Faggot”.
Atheist biologist Richard Dawkins recently said that children need to be protected from religious indoctrination.
The first official meeting between the Taoiseach and members of an atheist group in the history of Ireland took place earlier this month.
A catholic priest in Ireland received a standing ovation from members of his congregation after announcing he is gay at the end of a sermon.
