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The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) is an independent self-regulatory body set up and financed by the advertising industry. Although the amount of legislation governing advertising in Ireland is increasing, advertising remains largely self-regulatory. The ASAI publishes two Codes, which are updated regularly. The Codes cover commercial advertisements: these are characterised as where the advertiser pays or compensates a third party to communicate the commercial message. It covers advertising that has a "paid for" space in the media, which now includes the Internet. In line with...

On 23 April, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) made public its Second Report on Ireland (even though it was adopted on 22 June of last year). The Report contains, inter alia, provisions concerning the media. These provisions are largely confined to Section M, entitled "Media", which reads: "Although some media report widely and in a responsible fashion on issues of racism and intolerance, and concerning minority groups, others have tended to adopt a very negative attitude, particularly towards asylum seekers and refugees and towards members of the Traveller Community....

Ireland's current Data Protection Act was passed in 1988, when the Internet and international data transfers were much more limited than today. At the end of 2001, the Minister for Justice signed the European Communities (Data Protection) Regulations, 2001. The regulations implement certain provisions of the EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) and are due to come into effect on 1 April 2002. Under the new regulations, transfers of data to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA) cannot take place unless one of a number of clear conditions designed to protect people's privacy rights...

In November 1999 the Internet Service Providers of Ireland set up a hotline service, www.hotline.ie, to combat child pornography on the Internet. This is one of a number of self-regulatory measures that have been taken by the Internet service provider industry. The hotline service works closely with various domestic bodies including An Garda Síochána (the Irish police force), and with the INHOPE Association, an international association of hotlines in twelve countries (http://www.inhope.org/). The www.hotline.ie has just published its First Report, covering the period November 1999 - June 2001....

In January 2002, The Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland (ISPAI) published its first Code of Practice and Ethics. This is part of a largely self-regulatory approach aimed at eliminating and preventing harmful content on the Internet. The Code was drawn up in association with the Internet Advisory Board established by the Irish Government. The Code is aimed at encouraging members of the industry to take responsibility for issues relating to enforcement, obligations and control. It sets out minimum practice guidelines for its members. For example, each member must: have an Acceptable...