The new President of Local Ireland, the association representing 42 news publishers around the country, is Declan McGuire of the Connacht Tribune Group. Mr McGuire, who succeeds David Ryan of…
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Editor of The Anglo-Celt Linda O’Reilly gave a presentation on behalf of Local Ireland to the Future of Media Commission on March 19 on the theme of What can independent media do to...
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GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PROVIDE URGENT SUPPORT FOR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS Local Ireland, the association representing 42 weekly paid-for newspapers around the country, is calling on the Government to match its €5…
Local Ireland Executive Director Bob Hughes made a presentation on February 11 to members of the Future of Media Commission on The Challenges and Opportunities facing Public Service Media and Public...
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Local Ireland has made a detailed submission to the Future of Media Commission outlining the current state of the local newspaper industry, the challenges it faces, the immediate need for…
Yet another consequence of the Covid 19 pandemic has been the postponement of this year’s awards ceremony. However, our award winners and shortlisted entries have been notified and full publicity…
Entries for the 2020 Local Ireland/National Lottery Media Awards have closed. Awards ceremony will take place in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone on Thursday 1st October 2020.
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Deadline for entries to the National Lottery/ Local Ireland Media Awards has been extended to 5pm Friday 17th July 2020. No late entries will be accepted.
NewsBrands Ireland and Local Ireland, the representative bodies for the national and local news publishing industries, have written to the government to appeal for ‘essential service’ status in the event…
