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Report: Public Media Ireland
A new report that considers how Public Service Media would be setup following the potential reunification of Ireland, has been published. Public Media Ireland: a New PSM Organisation for a New Country, is a joint project from Ulster University and Dublin City University, co-authored by Phil Ramsey (also a member of the Cultural Policy Observatory…
Towns Welcoming Creativity
Partnered with UCD’s Centre for Irish Towns as part of their rish Towns Talking Towns Series, (December 2025), CPOI is exploring ways that everyday creativity happens in our towns. As explained by the Centre, in Ireland, Irish towns are home to a third of the population. They face significant challenges—including vacancy, underinvestment, and fragmented data…
The true meaning of cultural policy exchange
On Monday 10 November, the newly relaunched CPOI hosted the publication launch of the new edited collection Cultural Policy – Perspectives on the island of Ireland at TU Dublin, Grangegorman. More than 60 people assembled from the cultural sector, academia and policy bodies. They joined in celebrating the publication and heard from a range of…
