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€5.7m awarded under new Journalism Schemes

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Over 100 new or enhanced journalist roles to be filled under Local Democracy and Courts Reporting Schemes Nearly €5.7 million allocated to news outlets across Ireland to support high-quality independent journalism Coimisiún na Meán has today (06.02.25) announced the awarding of €5.7 million to news outlets across Ireland under their new Journalism Schemes. The Journalism […]

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Sound & Vision 4 – Upcoming funding round announced

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Coimisiún na Meán has announced details of an upcoming funding round under the Sound & Vision 4 Scheme.    Round 56 – Sound & Vision ‘Open’ Round  Round 56 will open on 8 April for broadcasters and independent producers to support the production of culturally valuable broadcast content, including content in the Irish language. This round closes […]

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€336k Sponsorship Scheme funding awarded to 32 successful applicants

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32 successful applications include festivals supporting animation, film and television, seminars and conferences, and awards recognising journalism and the creativity of Ireland’s audiovisual and broadcasting industries Coimisiún na Méan has today (16.01.25) awarded over €335,000 to 32 applicants across Ireland for media sector events and activities in 2025. Under the Scheme, sponsorship can be sought […]

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€4m funding awarded under our latest Sound & Vision round

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Round 54 allocation supports production of content focusing on the voices of new Irish communities. Coimisiún na Meán has today (14.11.24) announced the awarding of over €3.9 million of funding under the latest round of the Sound & Vision Scheme. Round 54 will fund the production of 35 projects across TV and radio by independent […]

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Could your organisation qualify for funding under our Sectoral Learning & Development Programme?

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Interested organisations are invited to apply by closing date Thursday, 5th December. Coimisiún na Méan has today (07.11.24) launched a funding round under its Sectoral Learning and Development Programme. Up to €550,000 in total is being made available to support industry networks and representative organisations deliver a range of training and development activities for the […]

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Sound & Vision Broadcasting Funding Scheme Round 55 – Open

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An indicative budget of up to €6.4m is available for this Round. Coimisiún na Meán has opened Round 55 of the Sound & Vision Broadcasting Funding Scheme today (15.10.2024). An Coimisiún welcomes funding applications from broadcasters and independent producers to support the production of culturally valuable broadcast content, including content in the Irish language.  An […]

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Coimisiún na Meán launches new round of Sponsorship Scheme – up to €300,000 available for media sector events and activities

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Interested groups are invited to apply by closing date Monday, 4th November. Coimisiún na Méan has today (08.10.24) launched a new funding round under its Sponsorship Scheme. Up to €300,000 in total is being made available to support a range of media-related events and activities for the forthcoming year, 2025. Sponsorship can be sought for […]

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Coimisiún na Meán awards over €10 million of funding under latest round of Sound & Vision Scheme

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Newly announced Round 53 allocation represents the largest single funding round in the history of the Sound & Vision Scheme Coimisiún na Meán has today (09.09.24) announced the awarding of over €10.1 million of funding under the latest round of the Sound & Vision Scheme. Round 53 will fund the production of 91 projects across […]

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Extended Deadline – applications for new Journalism Schemes

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On the 17th July 2024, Coimisiún na Meán launched our new Journalism Schemes which will support both the media sector and high-quality journalism across Ireland.The closing date for the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme, the Courts Reporting Scheme and the Ancillary Measures Schemes has now been extended from 17th September at 12pm to 30th September 2024 […]

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Coimisiún na Meán launches applications for new Journalism Schemes

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The Local Democracy and Court Reporting Schemes will support the creation of high quality accessible public journalism.€6 million has been allocated for the Journalism Schemes in 2024 Coimisiún na Meán has today (17.07.2024) launched our new Journalism Schemes which will support both the media sector and high-quality journalism across Ireland. The Schemes aim to supplement […]

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