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
by Niamh Heggarty, Munster Technological University This project set out to create a solution designed to strengthen older adults’ digital media literacy skills, helping them to critically evaluate online media, thereby safeguarding their health and voice in today’s digital society When investigating the difference in digital media literacy levels between generations, it became clear that
by Clíodhna Purdue, Coimisiún na Meán It’s clear that journalists are facing increasing online abuse and threats in Ireland and globally. Online abuse directed at journalists is a threat to freedom of expression and can undermine democracy. In collaboration with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and An Garda Síochána, Coimisiún na Meán has created
by Martina Chapman, National Coordinator of Media Literacy Ireland On 25 July, the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee published a report summarising their inquiry into media literacy. The report highlights the importance of media literacy and emphasises the need for the UK government to take urgent action to improve media literacy skills across
The Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) Programme Office in SOLAS will mark International Literacy Day 2025 by launching a national campaign called ‘Let’s talk about media literacy’. The first phase of the campaign will run for three weeks, starting on 1 September in the run-up to International Literacy Day on 8 September 2025, while a