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Aidan O’Brien from EDMO Ireland recently took part in a panel discussion at the Freelance Forum Autumn 2026, held in Dublin. The Freelance Forum is a regular one-day event designed to keep freelance journalists up to date with the latest developments in their industry. Aimed at working journalists, photographers and PR practitioners, as well as … Read More “EDMO Ireland joins panel on disinformation at Freelance Forum Autumn” »
Dr Eileen Culloty of EDMO Ireland joined a panel at Business Post Cyber Security Summit 2026 in Dublin on 29 September. The event brought together industry leaders and experts to explore cyber threats, resilience, AI and regulation. Host Elaine Burke illustrated the confusion surrounding disinformation by asking the audience if they knew the difference between … Read More “How to defend democracy in the digital age? Start with plain language and transparent methodologies” »
Aidan O’Brien from EDMO Ireland spoke at the EDMO BELUX 2.0: Countering Disinformation, Raising Democratic Resilience conference, held at the Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies on Tuesday, September 7th. O’Brien participated in the closing policy panel, “Digital Services Action: What if We Actually Enforced the DSA?”, moderated by Joe McNamee, Senior Policy Expert at EU … Read More “Aidan O’Brien speaks at EDMO BELUX 2.0 Conference on enforcing the Digital Services Act” »
On June 16, 2026, Dr Eileen Culloty from EDMO Ireland was a speaker at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ 50th anniversary conference, held in partnership with Trinity College Dublin’s Law School, on a panel examining the challenges ahead for democracy and civil liberties. The panel, “The Challenges Ahead for Democracy and Civil Liberties”, was … Read More “Democracy and technology in focus at ICCL 50th anniversary” »
Aidan O’Brien of EDMO Ireland spoke as a panelist at the event “Understanding and Countering Disinformation from a Multilingual Perspective” on June 26, 2026. As part of a project supported by the ADAPT centre, the initiative brought together experts in minority language disinformation operations and countermeasures across under‑researched European minority and low‑resource languages. The event … Read More “EDMO Ireland analyst discusses disinformation in minority language contexts” »
Dr Eileen Culloty from EDMO Ireland and Edel Coffey from Hope and Courage led a session on media and technology at Maynooth University’s event “Emancipatory Politics in Ireland during Far-Right Times” on June 9, 2026. Organised by Barry Cannon, the event brought together different stakeholders to examine the influence of the far-right and responses. The … Read More “EDMO Ireland leads session on media and technology at Maynooth far‑right conference” »
Dr Eileen Culloty and DCU PhD candidate Ioan Suhov of EDMO Ireland delivered training to the Romanian Community of Ireland (RCI) on 2 June. Founded in 1998, RCI facilitates an open platform for Romanians living in Ireland, providing services such as English classes for beginners, organising social and cultural activities, and collaborating with local NGOs … Read More “EDMO Ireland delivers training to Romanian Community of Ireland” »
On 26th May, Dr Eileen Culloty and Shane Murphy of EDMO Ireland delivered training on ‘How to Recognise and Navigate Disinformation’ for the 2026 Summer School of the Dublin Public Participation Networks (PPNs). PPNs enable community groups to take part in local decision-making. Established in 2014, they ensure that decisions made by local authorities reflect … Read More “EDMO Ireland delivers disinformation training for Dublin PPN Summer School” »
Aidan O’Brien of EDMO Ireland appeared as a panellist for the webinar “Who Sets the Rules Online? Democracy, Regulation and Global Power”. The panel was facilitated by the International Coalition Network Against Hate (INACH), in a discussion that ranged from platform governance to the effectiveness of user-driven moderation. The researcher was joined by fellow panellists … Read More “Who sets the rules online? EDMO Ireland joins global debate” »
On 15 September, EDMO Ireland published a new report, Elon Musk’s X as a Threat to Electoral Integrity: How Conor McGregor’s Irish Presidential Ambitions Unfolded on X. The report examined 127 posts from Conor McGregor’s X account between January and September 2025 relating to his presidential campaign. The findings show that McGregor’s campaign was characterised … Read More “EDMO Ireland report on Elon Musk’s X and Conor McGregor’s presidential campaign featured in national media” »
