The 2015 round of The Mary Raftery Journalism Fund is now open. Journalists are invited to submit proposals for investigations that seek to service the public interest. The deadline for applications is Friday, 27 November 2015 at 5PM. For information…
Journalists in Ireland: Brian Furey is writing a thesis which will examine the social media habits of journalists working in Ireland as part of his MA in social media studies at Dublin City University. If you are an Irish member,…
NUJ members at the Gazette Group Newspapers are in dispute with their employer and have decided to stage a lunchtime protest (1.00pm to 2.00pm) this Wednesday, 27 May outside the company’s premises. The address is Clarendon House, 39 Clarendon Street,…
The Mary Raftery Journalism Fund welcomes applications for a nominated place on an RTÉ Investigative Journalism Course taking place full time from 25th May – 5th June 2015. The offer of the place on the course is part of a wider partnership…
Journalists and media professionals with an interest in reporting on issues in the developing world are invited to apply for funding under the Summer 2015 round of the Simon Cumbers Media Fund. The Fund is designed to facilitate more and…
Podcast of the NUJ memorial gathering for Charlie Hebdo staff and others, Dublin Castle, 10 January 2015.
Tomorrow, Saturday 10 January, at 11am NUJ members will gather in Dublin in remembrance and solidarity with our French colleagues and the people of France following the appalling murders in Paris on Wednesday. The gathering takes at 11am at Dubh…
Have you thought about owning your own website to showcase your work, but never been quite sure where to begin? Maybe you have an idea for a hyperlocal news site? Or a blog about a particular area you want to…
THE Irish Secretary of the National Union of Journalists has given a guarded welcome to what the union describes as “lamentably late draft guidelines” covering media mergers in Ireland. Minister for Communications Alex White T.D., published the draft media merger…
Jobbridge Survey Members of the NUJ in Ireland have received the JobBridge survey in the past week or so. Dublin Freelance branch has been pushing for action on JobBridge, but we need evidence, particularly where freelance work has been replaced…