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,
This article was written by Niamh Lenihan, Principal Solicitor, NLG Solicitors & Doctoral Researcher in Legal Philosophy. Niamh is Principal Solicitor at NLG Solicitors, a boutique practice specialising in EU digital regulation, AI governance, and data protection. She is also pursuing a doctorate in legal philosophy on the Harm Principle in the digital age. As
by Leona Cully, Social Media & Communications Manager, Creative Europe Desk Ireland The Media Literacy Call 2026 from Creative Europe is now open for applications. Designed to help address the challenges of the continuously changing digital media landscape, this funding stream supports cross-border projects that develop media literacy tools and initiatives. It also helps media literacy
The winners of the 2025 Media Literacy Ireland Awards were announced on 6 October at an exciting awards event kindly hosted by Virgin Media Studios. Paul Quinn, Virgin Media News Correspondent, expertly took on the role of Master of Ceremonies at the event, which was attended by representatives of all the 20 shortlisted projects, and