HAI Letter to the Minister for Education
The HAI has written to the Minister for Education, Norma Foley, expressing its deep concern over the painfully slow pace of the School Reconfiguration for Diversity Process and demanding that …
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Planting Tiny Forests in Your Neighbourhood
We are delighted to welcome Ashe Conrad-Jones and Catherine Cleary who will be speaking at our April event about Planting Tiny Forests in Your Neighbourhood. Ashe is an Australian tree …
How to Think Like a Philosopher
We are delighted to welcome Dr Julian Baggini , an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent. Dr Baggini is the author, co-author and editor of over 20 books …
UN Committee tells Ireland to end Religious Bias in Schools
The UN’s Committee on the Rights of the Child stated that comprehensive and evidence-based sex education is required to be integrated into Irish school curriculums at all levels of education …
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Darwin Day Lecture 2023 Event Review
Darwin Day Lecture: Charles Darwin – Rationality and Religion in a Victorian Context On February 13th, for our first in-person Darwin Day Lecture since the pandemic, we held a talk …
UN Call for Inputs from Children
The UN Human Rights Council resolution 49/20 on the rights of the child requests the High Commissioner to prepare a report on the rights of the child and inclusive social …
The HAI’s Submission to the Central Statistics Office for the 2027 Census
The CSO sought submissions from the public on improving the census questions for the next census in 2027. You can read the HAI’s submission here. The CSO will convene a …
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Primary School Textbook Encourages Belief in the Bible
The HAI has been made aware of the sentence in CJ Fallon basic spelling book used for 1st class onwards in primary schools. The sentence reads: “We should believe what …
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Nenagh primary school first in Tipperary to be multi-denominational
Nenagh Community National School, formerly St Mary’s Junior Boys National School, has formally become the first multi-denominational school in County Tipperary catering for children of all beliefs and none from …
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A Time to Remember
We are glad to let you know that the traditional remembrance event will take place on Sunday, 22nd January at 2.00 pm. This event is an opportunity to remember and celebrate, in a humanist way, those members and friends we have …