Two Irish Senators support Alexander Aan in Indonesian blasphemy case
Following a briefing of politicians by Atheist Ireland on Tuesday, two Irish Senators have asked the Irish Government to support Alexander Aan, the indonesian civil servant who is facing blasphemy charges for writing on Facebook that God does not exist. Speaking in the Seanad this Thursday, Senators Jillian van Turnhout ...
Update on the campaign against the Irish blasphemy law
This is an update on the ongoing work that we have been doing in the campaign against the Irish blasphemy law, which is still on the Irish statute books. Our campaign against this law took a different and less confrontational focus when the previous Justice Minister accepted that the law ...
25-day walk for Irish blasphemy referendum
Starting today, Thursday May 6th, Atheist Ireland member Paul Gill will walk the length of Ireland, from Mizen Head in Cork to Malin Head in Donegal, to highlight the need to vote Yes in the coming Irish blasphemy referendum. On January 1st, the day Ireland’s new blasphemy law became operational, ...
Ahern proposes Autumn referendum on blasphemy
Atheist Ireland welcomes the statement from Dermot Ahern, the Irish Justice Minister, that he is proposing a referendum this Autumn to remove the offence of blasphemy from the Irish Constitution, along with two other referendums that the government is already committed to. The Minister has told the Sunday Times that ...
Atheist Ireland Publishes 25 Blasphemous Quotes
From today, 1 January 2010, the new Irish blasphemy law becomes operational, and we begin our campaign to have it repealed. Blasphemy is now a crime punishable by a €25,000 fine. The new law defines blasphemy as publishing or uttering matter that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to ...
Campaign for a Secular Irish Constitution
Today is International Blasphemy Day, administered by the Center For Inquiry as part of its Campaign for Free Expression. Atheist Ireland is an advocacy group for an ethical and secular Ireland: see details in these Irish Times articles on the Irish blasphemy law and our first AGM. Atheist Ireland is ...
Campaign to Repeal the Blasphemy Law
Today the Irish President signed into law the Defamation Act that includes the newly-defined crime of blasphemy. This law will become operable when the Minister for Justice signs an order making it so. Atheist Ireland will now campaign for the repeal of this anachronistic and dangerous blasphemy law, and for ...
Is the Blasphemy Law Unconstitutional?
Atheist Ireland has sent a letter to the President of Ireland, outlining our concerns about the constitutionality of the new blasphemy law, for her to consider before she discusses the issue with the Council of State tomorrow. In our letter we argue the following: The law is contrary to the guarantees ...
In the News – July 6 to July 19
President calls Council of State meeting (news item in the Irish Times, July 17) Blasphemy law is an anachronism (opinion piece in the Offaly Express, July 15) Blasphemy law a return to middle ages - Dawkins (news item by Alison Healy in the Irish Times, July 13) Blasphemy law is ...
Speeches from Atheist Ireland AGM
Here are the opening speeches from the Atheist Ireland AGM on Saturday, which focus on the blasphemy law now passed by the Oireachtas. Introduction and opening speech by Senator Ivana Bacik (more…)