Speeches from Limerick Meeting
Here are the speeches from the recent Limerick meeting against the proposed Irish blasphemy law, courtesy of Limerick Blogger. Michael Nugent, Atheist Ireland, and Larry Maher, Midwest Humanists Blasphemy is a Victimless Crime from Limerick Blogger on Vimeo.
Speeches from Cork Meeting
Here is the first of the speeches from the recent Cork meeting against the proposed Irish blasphemy law. We will upload more soon. Thanks to Tom for filming and uploading the videos. Lothar Luken, Cork poet and member of Humanist Association of Ireland
Speeches from Dublin Meeting
Here are the speeches from the recent Dublin meeting against the proposed Irish blasphemy law, along with discussion from the floor and responses from the panelists. There are nine videos, covering 80 minutes of the meeting. Thanks to Paul for filming and uploading them. Introduction by Michael Nugent, writer and ...
Speeches from Waterford Meeting
The first public meeting against the blasphemy law took place on Thursday 21 May 2009 in the Tower Hotel, Waterford. Here are the speeches by Michael Nugent, chair of Atheist Ireland and Barry Grant, Waterford citizen and campaigner. Michael Nugent outlines the context of the proposed law Barry Grant analyses ...
Submission to Justice Committee
The All-Party Justice Committee is meeting today to discuss the Defamation Bill, and we have arranged to send them a submission which will be circulated to them before they meet. Here is a draft of this submission. Any feedback welcome, before we send it over to the Committee. Update: the submission ...
Help Stop the Irish Blasphemy Law
Do you want to stop the Irish government from reviving the medieval crime of blasphemy? Do you want to promote a rational, ethical and secular society in Ireland? Please leave a comment, and we'll pass it on to the Government. Please let us know if you want to help this ...
In the News – Sunday May 3
Atheist Ireland fights to keep God out of Irish law (news item by Henry McDonald in the Observer) Dermot Ahern is a Catholic fundamentalist (opinion piece by Diarmuid Doyle in the Sunday Tribune) New libel law is a threat to free speech (opinion piece in the Sunday Times)
In the News – Wed April 29
Crime of blasphemous libel proposed for Defamation Bill (news item by Carol Coulter in the Irish Times) Atheist Ireland responds to proposed law on RTE radio (recording of Liveline, with Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland) Ahern defends blasphemy changes (news item on Irish Times website) Religion doesn't need protection (opinion ...