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The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland ( Choimisiún Craolacháin na hÉireann ) issued regulations on 8 December 2004 on the funding of Irish broadcasting. The Broadcasting (Funding) Act of 2003 obliged the BCI to develop a funding system and the draft scheme for consultation was published by the authority on 23 August 2004 (see IRIS 2004-9: 12). The core objectiveof the scheme is to increase public access to high-quality radio and television programmes in English and Irish which explore the themes of Irish culture, heritage and experience in contemporary or historical contexts. Another aim is to...

The Internet Advisory Board ["the Board"] has published the results of research on children and the use of new media, presented by the Board at its annual conference on 18 October 2004. The Board was set up on the recommendation of a government report in 1998 on "Illegal and Harmful Use of the Internet" (see IRIS 2000-3: 28). Its task is to facilitate the self-regulation of the Internet in Ireland and to monitor developments. The latest research carried out among parents and children to ascertain patterns regarding access and use of new technological media by children shows that although children...

On 3 September 2004, the Office of the Irish Film Censor (see IRIS 2004-3: 10) published the results of a survey of the views of parents regarding film classification. The main concerns of parents in regard to the content of the films, videos and DVDs that their children watched were ­ in descending order of concern: drug taking, violence, racial references, underage drinking of alcohol, sexual activity/dialogue, anti-social behaviour, swearing and strong language, horror and scary scenes, nudity, drinking of alcohol, and cigarette smoking. The survey also found that while parents were generally...

The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) announced on 8 September that, subject to the satisfactory conclusion of negotiations, it will enter into contracts with a Scottish company, Setanta, for the provision of a television service in accordance with sections 36 (satellite content contracts) and 41 (cable/MMD content contracts ­ MMD is the multipoint microwave distribution system used in less populated areas of the country) of the Broadcasting Act 2001. The service will be a 24 hours a day sports' service covering Scottish and Irish soccer, rugby, Gaelic sports, and minority sports. Distribution...

The Broadcasting (Funding) Act 2003 (see IRIS 2004-2: 13) provided that five per cent of the net income from television licence fees would be set aside to be used for funding certain television and radio programmes. The Act required the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) to prepare a scheme(s) for such funding. The draft scheme was launched by the BCI on 23 August 2004. In accordance with the Act (s.2), the scheme will apply to new programmes on Irish culture, heritage and experience and new programmes to improve adult literacy. It will support such programmes in the Irish language as well...