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Brood

Ian Kilroy — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:39:56 PDT

A long poem looking at the generation that grew up in Ireland after the historic 1979 visit of Pope John Paul II. Brood was filmed for Irish television with the support of the Arts Council, the Irish Film Board and RTÉ.

Understanding, and Developing, Audience Engagement with DCTV

Eddie Brennan — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:20:11 PST

This research explores community members’ perceptions of Dublin Community Television (DCTV), its programming and its programme schedule.

Risks and Safety on the Internet: EU Kids Online Findings from Ireland

Brian O'Neill — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:29:57 PDT

Children and young people in Ireland, as shown throughout the EU Kids Online survey, in many respects are among the leaders in most aspects on internet use compared to their counterparts from across Europe. Use of the internet at home among Irish children is well above the European average (87% vs. 62%). Access via school or college is much the same (66% vs. 63%). Using the internet ‘when out and about’ is also higher for children in Ireland than in Europe generally (20% vs. 9%) reflecting the growing popularity of mobile internet access through smartphones, laptops and other handheld devices.

Media Literacy in Ireland: From Protectionism to Participation

Brian O'Neill — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:29:55 PDT

Media literacy education in Ireland despite being under-resourced and relatively new to the public policy arena, builds on a long tradition and a solid foundation of critical engagement, creative activity and practical implementation. From a traditional position of protectionism in Irish cultural and educational policy, media literacy has rapidly moved to embrace new opportunities for greater participation and creative endeavour. This presentation will briefly sketch the contours of this development and identify the key elements of this multi-stakeholder, multi-disciplinary field.

Media Education and the Development of Media Competence

Brian O'Neill — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:29:51 PDT

The development of media competence is now widely recognized in educational and policy circles as essential to the formation of well-balanced citizens, capable of making their own judgements and participating fully in society. This presentation will focus on efforts in Irish education to support media competence and how it can contribute to sustainable policies for children, youth and families.

Book Review: The War On Online Terror

Tom Clonan — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:52:06 PST

Countering Militant Islamist Radicalisation On The Internet: A User Driven Strategy To Recover The Web Johnny Ryan 2007, Institute of European Affairs 23 The Institute of European Affairs (IEA) is a policy research institute based in Dublin and Brussels. In 2006, the IEA identified a number of key themes for priority research, including counterterrorism, immigration and integration. Arising from this research focus, Johnny Ryan, the IEA’s senior researcher in Dublin struck a rich seam of data linking all three themes by means of the internet. The results of Ryan’s researches are neatly summarised in the IEA published work, ‘Countering Islamist Radicalisation On The Internet’. Ryan, a former Cambridge University researcher – who worked alongside Professor Christopher Andrew, President of Corpus Christi College and Chair of the Cambridge Intelligence Seminar – reveals in this work the elaborate, web-based virtual communications networks employed by groups such as Al Qaeda to connect with, radicalise and recruit young Europeans to their terror cells.