by Catriona Mulcahy, Project Officer, Webwise Safer Internet Day (SID) 2026 will take place on Tuesday, 10 February 2026. This global event is an opportunity for schools, organisations, families and the wider community to put online safety at the top of the agenda and take action to make the internet a safer, better place for everyone, especially children and
Coimisiún na Meán’s new media campaign focuses on the importance of reporting harmful and illegal content to the online platforms. The national campaign will run until March. Aimed at raising awareness of individual rights under online safety legislation, the multi-channel campaign seeks to reach young people, parents and those who work with young people. The goal is to empower the public
Media literacy stakeholders and practitioners may be interested to know that the Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) Collaboration and Innovation Fund is now inviting applications for projects. This fund is aimed at collaborative initiatives that support adults with unmet literacy, numeracy, digital and financial literacy needs and that help organisations and services to become more literacy friendly and aware. Over the last three years, this funding has helped over 250
by Martina Chapman, National Coordinator for MLI Time flies when you are busy, and we certainly have been busy this year. As December rolls in, it’s a good time to look back at the year that was and appreciate what we have achieved. Six specific areas of activity were identified for 2025. They were to:
On 26 November 2025, the Media Literacy Ireland Conference took place in the Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin, and was attended by more than 90 participants, including 25 speakers and panellists. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Media Literacy – Supporting communities, fostering citizenship, promoting democracy’ and the event provided an opportunity for networking, connection and the
Read the November MLI newsletter for media literacy related news and updates.
Read the November MLI newsletter for media literacy related news and updates.
by Ryan Meade, Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager, Google Ireland The Future Report, a landmark youth research initiative commissioned by Google and delivered in partnership with youth consultancy Livity, offers a timely look into the minds of the next generation. Gathering insights from over 7,000 teenagers (aged 13–18) across seven European countries – Ireland,