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Continuation of Global Ireland Media Challenge Fund
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The Department of Foreign Affairs is confirming the continuation of the Global Ireland Media Challenge Fund, initially established in a pilot basis, for a further two years 2024 and 2025. The initiative will be reviewed at the end of this period.
The objective of the fund is to support the provision of information about major geo-political developments and the changing nature of Ireland’s role in the world, to the public in Ireland, by helping build the capacity of Irish media outlets to undertake international reporting, while maintaining editorial independence.
A core principle of the Global Ireland Media Challenge Fund is editorial independence. Accordingly, following the allocation of funding to organisations to support their coverage of international issues, the Department of Foreign Affairs does not direct the organisations in terms of the projects selected, the tone of the coverage, or the allocation of staff to carry out this work.
Applicant organisations are invited to submit proposals through the application form, describing the work that they plan to undertake to increase the scale and scope of their international reporting using the requested funding.
See the Terms of Reference for more detailed information
All enquires related to the Global Ireland Media Challenge Fund should be addressed to GIUMediaChallenge@dfa.ie
The first 2024 application window is May 20th to June 14th, with funding decisions to be confirmed in July 2024. A second window will be announced before year end 2024.
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Department of Foreign Affairs
May 2024
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