Atheist Ireland welcomes positive exit poll figures on blasphemy referendum
Exit polls suggest that today’s Yes vote might be between 69% (Irish Times exit poll) and 71% (RTE exit poll). We must remember that these are only exit polls, and not the official result of the vote, which we will not know until tomorrow or Sunday. Whatever the actual result, ...
Ronan Mullen voted against the blasphemy law in 2009, despite now denying that he did so
Senator Ronan Mullen voted against the Irish blasphemy law in 2009, despite denying that he did so on Prime Time yesterday. He opposed the blasphemy law because it did not explicitly allow religious people to blaspheme against matters held sacred by other religions. He added: ‘I say this as someone ...
How the Islamic States at the United Nations use the Irish blasphemy law to justify their own laws
One of the arguments that Atheist Ireland has made, in support of removing the Irish blasphemy law, is that repressive regimes have used our law to politically justify their use of blasphemy laws, and to attempt to spread blasphemy laws around the world. Here is the most significant example of ...
Pakistan Blasphemy Laws In Ireland
One of the issues that Atheist Ireland has consistently cited while campaigning against the prohibition of blasphemy in Ireland, relates to our international obligations. Pakistan applies the death penalty for blasphemy, and has used verbatim language from Irish law when defending their position from international criticism. The distance between the ...
Referendum on blasphemy
Atheist Ireland welcomes the announcement today by An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, that our campaign for a referendum on blasphemy has been successful. There will be a referendum on the blasphemy provision within the Irish Constitution during October of 2018 and Atheist Ireland will be campaigning strongly to reform, update and ...
The Danish Blasphemy Law has been abolished!
In a vote in the Danish parliament recently, their Blasphemy Law was abolished by a majority of 75 - 27. The proposal to abolish was made from the socialists in 'Enhedslisten', but was backed from both sides of the aisle. The Danish Humanist Society has had abolishment as a goal ...
Fifty Secular Groups Urge Repeal of Greek Blasphemy Law
Atheist Ireland has consistently opposed blasphemy laws, both in Ireland and also internationally as members of International Coalition Against Blasphemy Law (ICABL). As part of these efforts with international partners, Atheist Ireland has become one of more than fifty organisations to sign a letter to the Secretary-General for Transparency ...
Atheist Ireland at International Hate Studies Conference in Limerick
Atheist Ireland was represented this week at the International Network on Hate Studies conference in the University of Limerick. It was one of the most engaging and informative conferences that we have attended. We learned a lot about prejudice and hate motivated behaviour, which we will be able to bring ...
Seeking Asylum when Under Threat from Blasphemy Attacks
Atheist Ireland has campaigned consistently against the blasphemy laws in Ireland. We have explicitly highlighted the chilling effect of this legislation at home, but our opposition to the Irish blasphemy law has been primarily driven by the international responsibilities of our country. Consequently, much of our lobbying on the blasphemy issue is through the UN. ...
Michael Nugent Irish Blasphemy Law Discussion on RTÉ Prime Time and Today FM
Irish Blasphemy Law Discussion In the wake of the Paris atrocities and #jesuischarlie the blasphemy law discussion in Ireland is in the news. The government is giving mixed messages on its 2014 commitment for a referendum to remove blasphemy as an offence from the Constitution of Ireland. While Enda Kenny ...