Repeal the Irish Blasphemy Law
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Public Meeting to Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law Cork When: 20th of October at 3pm Where Metropole Hotel Cork Public Meeting in Cork on Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law. Details of speakers to follow. Find this event on facebook and meetup. The Irish Constitution, written in ...
Public Meeting on Vote Yes to Remove Blasphemy Law Galway When: 16th of October at 8pm Where Harbour Hotel Galway Public Meeting in Galway on Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law. Details of speakers to follow. The Irish Constitution, written in 1937, makes blasphemy an offence ...
Public Meeting on Vote Yes to Remove the Blasphemy Law When 13th of October at 3pm Where Buswells Hotel 23-27 Molesworth St Dublin Public Meeting including guest speakers David Nash, Blasphemy laws historian Michael Nugent, Atheist Ireland More speakers too follow. #BlasphemyRef The Irish Constitution, written in 1937, ...