Coimisiún na Meán

Coimisiún na Meán (lit. 'Media Commission') is the regulator of broadcasting and online media in Ireland.

Coimisiún na Meán

State Agency overview
Formed	15 March 2023 (2023-03-15)
Preceding State Agency	Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Headquarters	One Shelbourne Buildings, Shelbourne Road, Dublin
Minister responsible	Catherine Martin, TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
State Agency executive	Jeremy Godfrey, Executive chairperson
Key documents	Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 Broadcasting Act 2009
Website	Official website

The commission was established in 2023 as a successor body to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.^[1]

The commission came into being on 15 March 2023 under amendments to the Broadcasting Act 2009 made by the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022.^[2][3][4]

The new framework has been described as "establish[ing] a robust regulatory framework for online safety in response to the emergence of non-traditional and on-demand media so that regulation of these forms of media are on an equal footing with that of traditional media broadcasting".^[5]

Members of the Commission

Members of Coimisiún na Meán:^[6][7]

• Jeremy Godfrey as Executive Chairperson;
• Niamh Hodnett as Online Safety Commissioner;
• Rónán Ó Domhnaill as Media Development Commissioner;
• Aoife MacEvilly as Broadcasting and Video-on-Demand Commissioner; and
• John Evans as Digital Services Commissioner

Relation with the European Union

Coimisiún na Meán is the designated Digital Services Coordinator for Ireland under the EU's Digital Services Act.^[8]

See also

• Communications in Ireland
• Mass media in Ireland

References

1. "Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, signs orders to formally establish Coimisiún na Meán and commence key provisions of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022". Government of Ireland (Press release). Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. 22 February 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
2. Cantillon (15 March 2023). "Coimisiún na Meán project reaches opening credits as BAI bows out". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
3. Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022, s. 8: Coimisiún na Meán (No. 41 of 2022, s. 8). Enacted on 10 December 2022. Act of the Oireachtas. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 21 February 2023.
4. Broadcasting Act 2009 (Establishment Day) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 72 of 2023). Signed on 22 February 2023 by Catherine Martin, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 15 March 2023.
5. Taaffe, Sinéad (13 March 2023). "A New Age of Regulation – The Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022". Fieldfisher. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
6. "Minister Martin announces forthcoming appointment of Executive Chairperson and Commissioners in Coimisiún na Meán". Government of Ireland (Press release). Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
7. "New media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, formally established". Government of Ireland (Press release). Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. 15 March 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
8. "Digital Services Coordinators". European Commission. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

External links

• Official website