Irish people continue to trust major news brands but are losing trust in news more generally according to the annual Digital News Report Ireland 2026 from Coimisiún na Meán. The Report shows that 42 per cent of Irish people say they can trust most news most of the time, down from 51 per cent last year. […]
Coimisiún na Meán has become a member of WorldDAB – the global industry forum for Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB+) radio. This comes following the announcement in 2025 that An Coimisiún supported a new DAB+ trial in Ireland, which began in April 2025. Membership of WorldDAB will allow An Coimisiún to share experiences and best practices […]
Research has highlighted Irish audiences’ evolving attitudes to harmful and offensive media content, with two-in-three adults (67 per cent) reporting that they did not have concerns about seeing or hearing potentially harmful or offensive media content themselves. However, among adults who are parents, a majority (52 per cent) were concerned. The research on Audience Perspectives on […]
Coimisiún na Meán has announced €6.46 million in funding for radio and TV productions around Ireland as part of the latest round of the Sound & Vision scheme. Round 56 will support the production of 57 culturally significant projects for Irish audiences for broadcast across national, regional, local and community stations. This brings the total amount […]
More people in Ireland consume their news online than through any other medium, including television. This is the first time that news online has become more popular than television news in Ireland according to the annual Digital News Report Ireland. The report, published by Coimisiún na Meán, also reveals that the number of Irish news […]
Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland’s new body for regulating broadcasters, on-demand services, and online media, and supporting media development, has published details of the designation of ten services as named video-sharing platform services. The designation process for these services was completed during December 2023. The designated services are: • Facebook • Instagram • YouTube • Udemy […]
Ireland’s new media regulator and media development agency, Coimisiún Na Meánm has approved funding of €2.4 million for the independent commercial radio sector under the Sound & Vision 4 Broadcasting Funding Scheme. Allocations to individual radio stations range from €35,000 to €95,000. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, […]
The Commission services have signed administrative arrangements with the media regulators of France (Autorité de regulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique, Arcom) and Ireland (Coimisiún na Meán), to support its supervisory and enforcement powers under the Digital Services Act (DSA). These arrangements aim at developing expertise and capabilities and follow the Commission Recommendation to […]
Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland’s newly-established media regulator and media development agency, has set out its work programme for the coming nine months. Highlights include: For the first time, online service providers will have legally binding obligations to take steps that make the Internet safer for everyone. Regulation will be extended to cover on-demand services, as […]