If you are starting to feel left behind with AI, then this new AI-skilling initiative might be just the thing you need. AIReady.ie is the Government’s new national AI-skilling platform, designed to provide people across Ireland with access to essential AI skills. The platform has been developed by SOLAS, in partnership with the National Skills
Reports by EU member states on national measures to promote and develop media literacy skills have been published and Ireland’s report reveals the breadth and depth of the work in this area. As part of an obligation stemming from the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Article 33a(2)), EU member states have to submit periodically a report to the
A new educational resource on digital media literacy has been developed by Munster Technological University. The course, Digital Media Literacy: Build the Skills to Question What You See Online, provides essential skills for students navigating today’s digital information landscape. Developed by a cross-disciplinary team of academic staff, library professionals, and students from Munster Technological University, with guidance from EDMO
by Ciarán Murray, Coordinator, Near Media Co-op On 23 March, Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr Ray McAdam launched Near FM’s media literacy series Mad about Media. This series is a collaboration with FET Dhúlaigh and is supported by Coimisiún na Meán’s Sound and Vision Fund through the television licence fee. The programmes go out every
by Daphne Siozos, programme assistant, EAVI–Media Literacy for Citizenship The third edition of the Voices Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom took place in Florence, at Teatro del Maggio Musicale, on 10–12 March 2026 and brought together journalists, researchers, policymakers, and citizens for three days of lively exchange, reflection, and collaboration. As an EU-funded initiative, Voices
by Jane McGarrigle, National Coordinator, Webwise A new programme for 5th and 6th class pupils is now available for primary schools. Switched On is a digital citizenship programme developed by Webwise in collaboration with and supported by Coimisiún na Meán. The programme is designed to help teachers support pupils in becoming safe, responsible and confident
by Ruairi Carroll, Head of News, Virgin Media Television We didn’t have ‘media literacy’ when I was a teenager in the 1990s. Media was RTÉ, The Irish Times, and The Irish Independent. Independent radio was still relatively new. There was no real internet as we know it now; mobile phones were rare; social media was years away — and when it came
by Ligimat Pérez, Media Literacy and User Education team, Coimisiún na Meán Media Matters is a ten‑part media literacy series running from February to November 2026 in The Primary Planet magazine, one of Ireland’s leading educational magazines. The series is a collaboration between Coimisiún na Meán and News Mag, publisher of The Primary Planet and