 Michael identified that he believed RTÉ "think" that their proposed alterations were appropriately inclusive, yet have failed to meet the requirements of a state funded television network.He suggested renaming the Angelus to something with a more neutral name.In 2016 Atheist Ireland refused an invitation to attend the state commemoration of the Easter Rising the chairman, Michael Nugent saying “The 1916 Rising involved an undemocratic group killing innocent people, based on a Proclamation whose authors claimed that Ireland was acting through them in the name of God...The reason for using the wrong date is to make the commemorations coincide with the Christian holiday of Easter.”

The Defamation Bill 2006 was being actively developed before coming to fruition in 2009 subsequently being renamed The Defamation Bill 2009.