Partners

GaelPro is a partnership project between An tOireachtas and Coimisiún na Meán.

 

An tOireachtas
An tOireachtas is a lead organization in the Irish Language sector with responsibility for ‘Organising & Promoting Events as Gaeilge & Establishing Irish Language Networks. The annual calendar of events includes the Oireachtas Media Awards, Literary & Publishing

Competitions and a series of sporting, cultural and arts events. Oireachtas na Samhna, the national arts & culture festival is our annual showcase event and features the best of sean-nós (traditional old style) performing arts. An tOireachtas receives core-funding from Foras na Gaeilge.

 

Coimisiún na Meán
Coimisiún na Meán has been established further to the provisions of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (“OSMR Act 2022”).The OSMR Act 2022 was enacted on 10 December 2022. The OSMR Act 2022 amended the Broadcasting Act 2009 to establish Coimisiún na Meán and dissolve the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (“BAI”).

In addition to undertaking the functions of the BAI as the regulator for broadcasting in Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán is to establish a regulatory framework for online safety, update the regulation of television broadcasting and audiovisual on-demand services, and transpose the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive into Irish law.