MEDIA NOTIFICATION: Global Irish Economic Forum

ADVANCE MEDIA NOTIFICATION

GLOBAL IRISH ECONOMIC FORUM
7/8 October 2011

The second Global Irish Economic Forum will take place in Dublin Castle on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 October, 2011.  A separate dinner for participants, at which President McAleese will be the guest of honour, will take place at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, on Friday 7 October.  Technical details on media arrangements are set out below and an outline programme and list of participants are attached. 

ACCREDITATION
Media wishing to accredit to cover the Forum should send an email to the Press Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with the following information:

Full name:
Media Organisation:
Function:
Contact details – e-mail and mobile phone number

The mail should also include a passport photo in jpeg format.  

Media Badges will be available for collection at the Press Centre in the Coach House in Dublin Castle (enter via Ship Street Gate) from 7.00am on Friday, 7 October.  

PRESS CENTRE
A Press Centre for accredited media will be located at the Coach House in Dublin Castle.  The Centre will be open from 7.00 am on Friday 6 October.  Wireless access will be available.   

A Press Pack will be provided which will include further briefing material and background information on the Forum and associated events.

Media organisations requiring dedicated facilities for radio broadcast should contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Press Office.

MEDIA ACCESS
The main plenary and panel discussions will be open to the media.  However, due to limitations of space, it may be necessary to restrict access at some sessions depending on the level of demand.  These will be broadcast in the press centre so that all media can follow the events. 

A live feed will also be made available (on-site and via satellite). 

A media zone is planned for the upper-yard in Dublin Castle.  This will include platforms for broadcast positions and photography and space to allow interaction with the participants. There will be open access to this space from the press centre throughout the day.  

BROADCAST VEHICLES
Limited space is available in Dublin Castle for outside broadcast units.  Requests to locate broadcast vehicles at the event should be submitted by e-mail to the Press Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

ONLINE
The official webpage of the Forum is www.globalirishforum.ie.  The event can also be followed on Twitter at @GIEF2011 (#globalirlforum). 

CONTACT NUMBERS
For further information contact the Press Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at +353 1 4082275/2276 or by e-mail 
 

Press Office | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Dublin | ( Tel: (+ 353 1) 408 2275/2550 | ( Fax: (+353 1) 478 5942 | : press.office@dfa.ie