Atheist Ireland

Atheist Ireland
Formation30 November 2008; 15 years ago (2008-11-30)
Region served
Ireland
Chairperson
Michael Nugent
AffiliationsHumanists International
National Women's Council of Ireland
Coalition to Repeal the 8th
Children's Rights Alliance
International Coalition Against Blasphemy Laws
Websiteatheist.ie

Atheist Ireland is an association of atheists based in Ireland. The group was initially founded by members of Atheist.ie, an online community set up by Seamus Murnane in June 2006. Its current chairperson is writer and activist Michael Nugent.[1] Atheist Ireland is a former member of Atheist Alliance International,[2] and a former member of Humanists International (previously known as The International Humanist and Ethical Union),[3] and current member of The Coalition to Repeal the 8th,[4] Children's Rights Alliance,[5] the International Coalition Against Blasphemy Laws [6] and the National Women's Council of Ireland.[7] The group estimates it has about 500 members.[8]

  1. ^ "Welcome to Atheist Ireland. Happiness, Atheism and Life". Michael Nugent. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Home". Atheist Alliance. 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Our members - Humanists International". Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Who we are - Repeal Eight". Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Become a Member | Children's Rights Alliance". www.childrensrights.ie. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Partners in the End Blasphemy Laws Coalition". End Blasphemy Laws. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Members A-Z List » Join » The National Women's Council of Ireland". www.nwci.ie. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  8. ^ D'Arcy, Ciarán. "Atheists label Rising rebels 'undemocratic killers'". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2020.