Humanist Association of Ireland

It is for those people who base their interpretation of existence on the evidence of the natural world and its evolution, and not on belief in supernatural power.

It hosts an annual lecture, usually at Trinity College Dublin, to mark Darwin Day and holds regular public meetings.

The HAI is also active in providing Humanist alternatives to traditional wedding, baptism and funeral ceremonies.

[4] In April 2009 the Association started an advertising campaign on the DART against religious oaths of office for Irish judges and presidents.

[5] Dick Spicer, the then chairman, has criticised the educational system, claiming that it discriminates against non-believers.