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Welcome to the May 2026 edition of The Irish Journalist.

A four-month stalemate between the NUJ and Mediahuis has been broken after union members overwhelmingly voted in favour of new terms and conditions of employment.

The NUJ has welcomed the acceptance by Simon Harris, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, that a review of media coverage of oil price protests across Ireland last week would not be appropriate.

The NUJ has described as "sinister and deeply disturbing" the call by Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, for a Coimisiún na Meán review of media coverage of the recent nationwide fuel protests.

NUJ members at the Irish language station Raidió na Gaeltachta (RnaG) have welcomed an agreement with RTÉ, marking the end of an unfair two-tier pay system within Irish public service broadcasting through the assimilation of staff onto the standard RTÉ radio grading structure.

The vital role of professional journalists in covering courts was emphasised by Mr Justice David Barniville, president of the High Court in Ireland, at the Spring Freelance Forum organised by Dublin Freelance branch on Saturday.

Séamus Dooley, NUJ Irish secretary, called for a tech tax and stronger legislation to protect journalism and democracy while giving evidence to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on AI and copyright.

Welcome to the first Irish Journalist of 2026.

Tributes have been paid to former NUJ activist Paddy Clancy, who died at the weekend following a short illness.

The NUJ has expressed concern over the proposed acquisition of Alpha Media by Malcolm Denmark’s Iconic Media.

Welcome to the May 2026 edition of The Irish Journalist.

A four-month stalemate between the NUJ and Mediahuis has been broken after union members overwhelmingly voted in favour of new terms and conditions of employment.

The NUJ has welcomed the acceptance by Simon Harris, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, that a review of media coverage of oil price protests across Ireland last week would not be appropriate.

The NUJ has described as "sinister and deeply disturbing" the call by Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, for a Coimisiún na Meán review of media coverage of the recent nationwide fuel protests.

NUJ members at the Irish language station Raidió na Gaeltachta (RnaG) have welcomed an agreement with RTÉ, marking the end of an unfair two-tier pay system within Irish public service broadcasting through the assimilation of staff onto the standard RTÉ radio grading structure.

The vital role of professional journalists in covering courts was emphasised by Mr Justice David Barniville, president of the High Court in Ireland, at the Spring Freelance Forum organised by Dublin Freelance branch on Saturday.

Séamus Dooley, NUJ Irish secretary, called for a tech tax and stronger legislation to protect journalism and democracy while giving evidence to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on AI and copyright.

Welcome to the first Irish Journalist of 2026.

Tributes have been paid to former NUJ activist Paddy Clancy, who died at the weekend following a short illness.

The NUJ has expressed concern over the proposed acquisition of Alpha Media by Malcolm Denmark’s Iconic Media.