Join the NUJ’s Irish Executive Council at a roundtable discussion on building the future of Irish journalism.
NUJ members and student journalists are invited to an unmissable conference with prominent speakers focused on key issues including fighting for better pay, the role of public interest journalism, and the future of Irish journalism.
Members of the union’s Irish Executive Council will lead sessions on confidence boosting approaches for chapels and branches to build successful campaigns on pay, and speakers will explore steps to ensure our industry remains attractive to staff and freelances.
External speakers include former journalist and historian Dr Ida Milne, and Seamus Boland, President of EESC Diversity Europe - European Economic and Social Committee.
Book a free place today to ensure you don’t miss out.
Lunch will be provided for all delegates.
Full agenda details:
11.00 Session 1 - Report on the Future of Media Commission: Blueprint or wasted opportunity?
Overview: Séamus Dooley, Assistant General Secretary/Irish Secretary
Followed by round table discussion.
12.15pm Session 2 - Journalism: Not Just Busin€ss
Panel discussion on the role of public interest journalism.
Chair: Fran McNulty, National Executive Council, NUJ
Seamus Boland, President of EESC Diversity Europe - European Economic and Social Committee, Chief Executive Officer. Irish Rural Link
Siobhan Holliman, Cathaoirleach, Irish Executive Council and member, Future of Media Commission, Deputy Editor, Tuam Herald
Dr Ida Milne, Lecturer in European History, Carlow College, Ireland, Author, Stacking the Coffins, specialist in history of medicine, media commentator and former journalist.
1.20pm Lunch
2.15pm Session 3 - Journalism Matters: Negotiating Our Future
Chair: Damien Tiernan, National Executive Council, NUJ
The Equality Agenda: Dr Laura Bambrick, Social Policy Officer, ICTU
The focus of this session will be on the union’s industrial agenda, making journalism an attractive career for staff and freelances.
3.30pm Session 4 - Building for success: Developing chapels and branches:
Fighting for Better pay: Ian McGuinness, Irish Organiser, NUJ
Stephen Corrigan, Joint FOC Connacht and City Tribune and IEC member
Gerard Cunningham, Chair of Dublin Freelance Branch and IEC member
Kitty Holland, Joint MOC The Irish Times and IEC member
Kathryn Johnston, IEC and NEC member
4.30pm: Closing remarks
