Author: Gerard Cunningham

Gerard Cunningham, freelance journalist, writer, podcaster and site owner

Freelance Forum Spring 2025

Freelance Forum Spring 2025 is coming soon. Mark your diary now, and reserve your place below for Freelance Forum Spring 2025 on Monday 14 April. Reserve your place today The Spring 2025 Freelance Forum will consist of a one-day in…

Lyra McKee Bursary Scheme

Applications for the #CIJLyraMcKee Bursary Scheme 2025 are now OPEN! The #CIJLyraMcKee Bursary Scheme was established in memory of the young and courageous Northern Irish investigative journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot dead by dissident republicans in Derry in April…

Humanitarian Journalist of the Year

Irish Red Cross has opened up nominations for its Humanitarian Journalist Award. To be eligible journalists need to have had their work published or broadcast on the topics of human rights, social issues and humanitarian issues within the past two…

Credit Control for Freelances

Credit control is something every small business has to deal with, and freelance journalists are no exception. [See also Setting a Rate] At some point in your career, you will find yourself dealing with late paying clients, clients who are…

Freelance Forum 2024 Podcast Series

Welcome Freelance Forum is organised every year by the Dublin Freelance branch of the National Union of Journalists, with support from Coimisiún na Meán. The Forum is made up of two live day-long events in the Spring and Autumn, and…

Freelance Forum 21 October 2024

Some edited podcasts from the Freelance Forum Autumn 2024 event will be published in the next week or so, but before then, I wanted to share a few images from the day. Gerard Cunningham Chair, Dublin Freelance </hr >

Freelance Forum Autumn 2024

Freelance Forum Autumn 2024 is coming soon. Mark your diary now, and reserve your place below for Freelance Forum Autumn 2024 on Monday 21 October. Reserve your place today The Autumn 2024 Freelance Forum will consist of a one-day in…

NUJ Tributes to pioneering journalist Nell

The National Union of Journalists has paid tribute to Nell McCafferty, pioneering journalist, author and a founding member of the Irish Women’s Liberation Movement, who has died. Nell’s death was announced today by her family. She was a lifelong member…

Re-running of Election for the post of Editor of The Journalist

Silhouette of a hand placing a vote in a ballot box.

In the wake of extensive and ongoing problems in the postal system, particularly affecting delivery and receipt of ballot papers across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the NUJ’s Emergency Committee has taken the decision to re-run the election…