Coimisiún na Meán has today (02.10.2025) opened a public consultation on a funding initiative to support Independent Commercial Television.
An Coimisiún is committed to ensuring a thriving, diverse, safe online and media landscape. This means having a mix of different voices, opinions, sources of news and protecting children and all of us from harmful content. Further to our Media Funding function, we develop and operate funding schemes to support the development of content for Irish audiences that reflects and shapes Irish society.
In response to a request from the Minister for Communications, Culture and Sport, Mr. Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., and to further achieve these objectives, we are implementing a funding initiative to support Independent Commercial Television. Funding of up to a total of c. €3 million is available.
We are now inviting views on the proposed approach to the funding initiative for Independent Commercial Television as part of a public consultation process. The submissions received in response to this public consultation will inform An Coimisiún’s decisions in respect of the final Scheme.
A Consultation Document sets out the new News & Current Affairs Independent Commercial Television Scheme.
The purpose of consulting on the Scheme document is to elicit the views of stakeholders about the Scheme’s objectives, parameters and how it will be run. The consultation is open until 12pm on the 31 October 2025.
Further information is available in the Consultation Document.