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…)
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 ...
Stewart Lee on Blasphemy
Stewart Lee, co-writer of Jerry Springer The Opera, examines the impact of religious censorship on artistic expression (40-minute video).
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 ...
Barry Grant on Waterford Local Radio
Barry Grant, who will be speaking at the Waterford public meeting this Thursday, being interviewed on Waterford Local Radio news about the proposed blasphemy law.
Jerry Springer the Opera – Satan and Jesus
Publishing or performing this could be illegal in Ireland if the new blasphemy law is passed.
We Must Not Incentivize Religious Outrage
Six months after the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten printed twelve cartoons of Muhammad in 2005, orchestrated Islamic outrage led to over a hundred people being killed and Danish embassies attacked in Syria, Lebanon and Iran. The proposed Irish blasphemy law uses religious outrage as one of the triggers for determining whether material is ...
Jesus Christ! The Musical – Jesus Will Survive
Publishing this could be illegal in Ireland if the new blasphemy law is passed.