Media literacy
We know the development of good media literacy skills is not achieved by one campaign.
As we explain in our Understanding Media page, we focus on competencies and skills developed in our Media Literacy Policy. For example, you may be aware of a particular scam, or be up to date with a new app, but then things change, new technology or apps are developed, new scams appear and you might find you need to learn all over again. This is why we say that media literacy is a life-long learning journey.
As the media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán has a statutory obligation to undertake, encourage and foster research and activities that promote and endorse media literacy. We also know that we can’t do this alone and there are many stakeholders involved in the pursuit of media literacy development, both at home and abroad. At home in Ireland, we fund and facilitate Media Literacy Ireland, an independent alliance of Irish stakeholders interested in promoting media literacy. Through this facilitation, we promote initiatives, campaigns, training and knowledge sharing about media literacy.
Media literacy funding – call for submissions
Disinformation is a growing challenge. We are calling for submissions for funding for media literacy initiatives in 2026. A total of €200,000 is available to fund organisations that can deliver media literacy activities in line with the National Counter Disinformation Strategy (NCDS) to help address the harmful effects of disinformation. This is the first of two calls that will issue in 2026. The second call for submissions will seek to provide micro-grants for community-based media literacy activities.
International engagement
On an international level, we work closely with other regulators and media literacy practitioners in Europe on various initiatives to do with media literacy. We learn from each other (what works or what doesn’t), we support each other, and we devise common frameworks so we can all do our respective jobs effectively.
We hold leading positions on various international fora, such as:
- The Media Board,
- The Global Online Safety Regulators Network (GOSRN),
- European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA), and particularly,
- EPRA’s Media and Information Literacy Taskforce (EMIL).
EMIL is a working group that gathers both regulators and media literacy agencies and practitioners with the purpose of:
- Promoting and supporting the creation and functioning of media literacy networks throughout Europe by bringing together key actors of these networks, and providing an independent and transparent forum for them to share relevant information, best practice, experience and expertise.
- Raising the public profile of media literacy networks and helping to share the best practice and experience from these networks with a wider audience of stakeholders.
- Sharing knowledge, best practices and experiences on media literacy activities and initiatives in general, including trying to avoid duplication of efforts between various coordination groups.
We have contributed to many conferences and keynote speeches with regards to media literacy and we work collaboratively with relevant key stakeholders.
Read our International page for more information.