OBITUARY: David Davin-Power
By Deaglán de Bréadún LONGTIME member of the Association of European Journalists and leading broacaster with RTÉ, David Davin-Power (also known as "DDP") passed away at the end of October, aged 72 years. He had become a national figure through...
Mark Little, Storyful, addresses the AEJ
Mark Little, founder of Storyful. Addressing the AEJ on Friday 25 October 2024.
Michael Ring addresses the AEJ
Comments by Deputy Michael Ring Thursday, 19th September, 2024. “We have a very serious problem with social media. Uncontrolled social media is a problem. If the world does not do something about it, God help young children today. When AI increases its influence,...
Association of European Journalists is concerned about developments in the public media in Slovakia
The Association of European Journalists (AEJ) strongly condemns the ongoing verbal assaults by government officials in Slovakia against journalists from the public broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS). Deputy Speaker of the Slovak Parliament, Ľuboš...
UCD Politics Professor David Farrell on the changing face of Irish elections
Prof David Farrell, Professor of Politics an International Relations, University College Dublin, addressed our gathering on Wednesday, 17h April, 2024, at the Grand Canal Hotel, Dublin 4. He outlined in detail the changing face of Irish politics and...
Larry Donnelly on election year in the United States
Caption: Larry Donnelly, Lecturer in Law at the University of Galway Date: 1st March, 2024 The races for the Republican and Democratic nominations to be the 47th President of the United States are also finished. It has been a thoroughly boring affair thus far. Donald...
French Ambassador Vincent Guérend address our Christmas gathering
“French people are keen to take to the streets and to protest which is something in the French genes,” says French Ambassador to Ireland, Vincent Guérend. Not for the first time – nor the last – France is having a debate about whether or not the mission statement of...
War in the Ukraine, the situation in Kosovo and AI dominated the 2023 AEJ Congress in Vlore, Albania
By Tim Ryan, Treasurer, Irish Section EU enlargement in the Western Balkans, the situation in Kosovo and the war in Ukraine were the focus of the Annual Congress of the 2023 AEJ in the southern Albanian city of Vlora from 25 – 28 October. In addition, the question of...
Charlie Flanagan TD speaks to the AEJ
Friday, 13th October, 2023 Grand Canal Hotel, Dublin I inherited my father’s seat. I am part of one of these dreadful dynasties Irish politics is noted for; but I can say from my own perspective it was never really like that. It wasn’t inheriting the seat - it...
Rory Montgomery Speaks to the AEJ
22nd September 2023 Rory Montgomery Chairman of the Press Council and Director on the Steering Commttee of the Arins Project, shaping the future of Ireland The problems facing the Good Friday Agreement are rooted in political fundamentals. But could changes help put...
Wesley Boyd R.I.P.
By David Davin Power Wesley Boyd served as Head of News in RTE during the most violent years of the Troubles, and was widely credited with maintaining the reputation of the station for impartiality and even-handedness during a period of intense political turmoil. He...
Rory Carroll talks about his bestselling book “Killing Thatcher,” the lead up and the aftermath of the Brighton bomb in 1984.
I wanted the readers to enter these different worlds — even within the IRA there were these different subcultures, and likewise with the police and the Tories and the people around Thatcher — to see how they all experienced the Troubles. It’s not about shifting...