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Freelance Forum Spring 2026
with a focus on legal reporting issues, rules of contempt, defamation law etc.
Dublin, 21 March
NUJ members/students €5
Others €20
Organised by Dublin Freelance NUJ with support from @cnam-ie.bsky.social
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Members of the National Union of Journalists in RTÉ are being asked to vote on whether they have confidence in RTÉ's New Direction Strategy.
All I can think about is Jeff Bezos saying that he slashed jobs at the Washington Post — including those of foreign correspondents in the Middle East — based on "the data," and a few weeks later a whole war breaks out in the Middle East that these laid off folks would have covered as true experts.
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Freelance Forum Spring 2026: Saturday 21 March
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Freelance Forum Spring 2026: Saturday 21 March
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John Maher BL
Freelance Forum Spring 2026: Saturday 21 March
* Defamation Law with John Maher, barrister at law
NUJ members/students €5, others €20
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Leona O'Neill
Freelance Forum Spring 2026: Saturday 21 March
* Dealing with vicarious trauma, Leona O’Neill, head of Undergraduate Journalism at Ulster University
NUJ members/students €5, others €20
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Gerry Curran
Freelance Forum Spring 2026: Saturday 21 March
* The media as the eyes and the ears of the Public with Gerry Curran, Media Relations Advisor, The Courts Service
NUJ members/students €5, others €20
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Emmet Ryan
Sarah McDonald
Freelance Forum Spring 2026: Saturday 21 March
* Pitching Overseas: with freelance journalists Emmet Ryan and Sarah MacDonald
NUJ members/students €5, others €20
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Susan McKay
Freelance Forum Spring 2026: Saturday 21 March
* Susan McKay, press ombudsman on the Lyra McKee Bursary /investigative journalism
NUJ members/students €5, others €20
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Stephen Bourke
Freelance Forum Spring 2026: Saturday 21 March
* Reporting on Quasi-judicial bodies with Stephen Bourke, court reporter
NUJ members/students €5, others €20
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Paul Reynolds
Freelance Forum Spring 2026: Saturday 21 March
* Paul Reynolds, crime correspondent, RTÉ, on the Do’s and Don’ts of Court Reporting
NUJ members/students €5, others €20
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High Court president David Barniville
Freelance Forum Spring 2026: Saturday 21 March
with Address by the Honourable Mr Justice David Barniville, President of the High Court
NUJ members/students €5, others €20
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Statuette of Blind Justice, a blindfolded woman holding a weighing scales
Freelance Forum Spring 2026
with a focus on legal reporting issues, rules of contempt, defamation law etc.
Dublin, 21 March
NUJ members/students €5
Others €20
Organised by Dublin Freelance NUJ with support from @cnam-ie.bsky.social
dublinfreelance.org/freelance-fo...
ti.to/freelance-fo...
Earth Institute Journalist-in-Residence programme
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Gerry Curran has worked in Broadcasting and Media Relations for 30 years. He works for the Court Service as Media Relations Advisor “working to create an understanding of the courts through advice and information to media”, and has acted as an advisor and media liaison for five Chief Justices. He is currently joint-President of the National Union of Journalists with Fran McNulty, and former Cathaoirleach of the NUJ Irish Executive Council.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Laura Davison will be unable to make it to Freelance Forum next Monday. Instead, the Freelance Forum opening speaker will be NUJ joint president Gerry Curran.
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Lunch 1.00PM Introduce yourself to someone new, and catch up with old faces. Networking is also a key aim of the Freelance Forum. Session 3: 2.00PM – 3.15PM Follow The Money Speaker: Susan McKay, press ombudsman, Lyra McKee Bursary Speaker: Eoghan Rice, deputy director communications DFAT, Simon Cumbers Fund Chair: Margaret Ward A guide to financial support and awards programmes for journalists. Session 4: 3.30PM – 4.30PM Copyright Briefing Speaker: Samantha Holman, ceo, ICLA
#FreelanceForum - designed to keep freelance journalists up to date
Reserve Your Place for Monday 20 October:
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From Dublin Freelance NUJ branch with support from Coimisiún na Meán.
Registration: 9.30AM- 10.00AM Opening Address: 10.00AM – 10.30AM Unions in the 21st Century Laura Davison, general secretary, NUJ Session 1: 10.30AM – 11.45AM The Editors: Pitching to The Press Pitching in the current newspaper environment. Session 2: 11.45AM – 1.00PM Funding Schemes From video and audio documentaries to support for reporting on local issues and courts, Coimisiún na Meán administers several journalism funds. This session offers an overview of what’s available.
#FreelanceForum - designed to keep freelance journalists up to date
Reserve Your Place for Monday 20 October:
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From Dublin Freelance NUJ branch with support from Coimisiún na Meán.
Freelance Forum Autumn 2025 — for Photographers/Writers/PR NUJ Dublin Freelance — Supported by Coimisiún na Meán
#FreelanceForum -20 OCTOBER
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* Laura Davison NUJ
* Yvonne Hogan (Independent), Amy Forde (Farmers Journal), Deirdre Reynolds (Sunday World+)
* Sound+Vision; Democracy & Courts Reporting schemes
* Simon Cumbers fund, Lyra McKee bursary
Copyright Briefing - Samantha Holman, ICLA
Gerry Curran has worked in Broadcasting and Media Relations for 30 years. He works for the Court Service as Media Relations Advisor “working to create an understanding of the courts through advice and information to media”, and has acted as an advisor and media liaison for five Chief Justices. He is currently joint-President of the National Union of Journalists with Fran McNulty, and former Cathaoirleach of the NUJ Irish Executive Council.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Laura Davison will be unable to make it to Freelance Forum next Monday. Instead, the Freelance Forum opening speaker will be NUJ joint president Gerry Curran.
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Alice Linehan (gcn.ie), Peter O'Dwyer (businesspost.ie) and Priyanka Borpujari talk about pitching and commissioning at the #FreelanceForum
Freelance Forum Podcast Series, for Photographers/Writers/PR NUJ Dublin Freelance, Supported by Coimisiún na Meán
Freelance Forum podcast series 95:
The Editors: Pitching to The Press
GCN editor Alice Linehan, and Business Post head of news Peter O’Dwyer talk with journalist Priyanka Borpujari about pitching stories
At the link below or your podcatcher of choice
* podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
#jobfairy Mediahuis seeking a reporter for Sligo to cover locals courts under the Coimisiún na Meán courts reporting scheme. Fulltime 12 month contract. www.careers.mediahuis.ie/job/court-re...
Israel: Stop killing Palestinian journalists in Gaza
Dublin and Derry vigils to highlight killing of Al Jazeera team in Gaza
NUJ members will gather at The Spire, O'Connell Street, Dublin and Guildhall Square in Derry from 6pm this evening to express outrage at Israel's ongoing targeting and killing of journalists.
“We cannot simply offer words of support to our colleagues in #Gaza. We call on all journalists in Europe who are able to do so to make a donation via the @ifjglobal.bsky.social Safety Fund," said EFJ President @majasever.bsky.social
Safety Fund or DonorBox 👇
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Lunch 1.00PM Introduce yourself to someone new, and catch up with old faces. Networking is also a key aim of the Freelance Forum. Session 3: 2.00PM – 3.15PM Follow The Money Speaker: Susan McKay, press ombudsman, Lyra McKee Bursary Speaker: Eoghan Rice, deputy director communications DFAT, Simon Cumbers Fund Chair: Margaret Ward A guide to financial support and awards programmes for journalists. Session 4: 3.30PM – 4.30PM Copyright Briefing Speaker: Samantha Holman, ceo, ICLA
#FreelanceForum - designed to keep freelance journalists up to date
Reserve Your Place for Monday 20 October:
ti.to/freelance-fo...
From Dublin Freelance NUJ branch with support from Coimisiún na Meán.
Registration: 9.30AM- 10.00AM Opening Address: 10.00AM – 10.30AM Unions in the 21st Century Laura Davison, general secretary, NUJ Session 1: 10.30AM – 11.45AM The Editors: Pitching to The Press Pitching in the current newspaper environment. Session 2: 11.45AM – 1.00PM Funding Schemes From video and audio documentaries to support for reporting on local issues and courts, Coimisiún na Meán administers several journalism funds. This session offers an overview of what’s available.
#FreelanceForum - designed to keep freelance journalists up to date
Reserve Your Place for Monday 20 October:
ti.to/freelance-fo...
From Dublin Freelance NUJ branch with support from Coimisiún na Meán.
Freelance journalists must be paid promptly and fairly for their work.
The UK government's consultation on poor payment practices offers an opportunity to right the wrongs of our industry.
pressgazette.co.uk/news/freelan...
NUJ Dublin Freelance Freelance Forum Autumn 2025 Photographers/Writers/PR. Supported by Coi,isiún na Mean
#FreelanceForum is designed to keep freelance journalists up to date.
Reserve Now for 20 October:
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Aimed at writers, photographers and PR, covering print, broadcast and online media, organised by Dublin Freelance NUJ branch with support from Coimisiún na Meán.
Freelance Forum Autumn 2025 — for Photographers/Writers/PR NUJ Dublin Freelance — Supported by Coimisiún na Meán
#FreelanceForum -20 OCTOBER
ti.to/freelance-fo...
* Laura Davison NUJ
* Yvonne Hogan (Independent), Amy Forde (Farmers Journal), Deirdre Reynolds (Sunday World+)
* Sound+Vision; Democracy & Courts Reporting schemes
* Simon Cumbers fund, Lyra McKee bursary
Copyright Briefing - Samantha Holman, ICLA
Alice Linehan (gcn.ie), Peter O'Dwyer (businesspost.ie) and Priyanka Borpujari talk about pitching and commissioning at the #FreelanceForum
Freelance Forum Podcast Series, for Photographers/Writers/PR NUJ Dublin Freelance, Supported by Coimisiún na Meán
Freelance Forum podcast series 95:
The Editors: Pitching to The Press
GCN editor Alice Linehan, and Business Post head of news Peter O’Dwyer talk with journalist Priyanka Borpujari about pitching stories
At the link below or your podcatcher of choice
* podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
