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16.09.2026
Keeping WGI Membership Accessible
Dear writers, At our recent AGM, a member suggested we might consider raising our fees, given they’ve stayed the same since 2018. The proposal was carefully discussed at Board level, and it was ultimately decided that the fees will remain unchanged across all tiers. Keeping membership fees…
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16.09.2026
Bullied • Michael J. Harnett
Bullied by Michael J. Harnett begins another two-week run in the Sean O’Casey Theatre on the 21st September at 11.00am daily for transition-year students.
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02.09.2026
“NEVER WRITE FOR FREE”
That’s what we always tell you… Then guess what? We only went and broke our own golden rule by asking carers and parents to submit a paragraph to secure a place at an upcoming event! It feels like we got this one wrong; the last thing busy carers…
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19.08.2026
“Proportionate” Fee
Dear Members, Have you signed a contract or been asked to sign a contract stating that you accept your fee to be “proportionate” or “fair and proportionate” regardless of the future financial success of a project? Think about this for a moment. How can a fee…
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05.08.2026
Stage to Screen
A message from Executive Director of the Writers’ Guild of Ireland, Ciarán Hayden.
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05.08.2026
Talent Camp Odense 2026
Sodiq Ajibola Abiola and Laura Shannon selected to take part to represent Ireland on behalf of the NTA Film & TV and Ardán.
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22.07.2026
Artists’ Exemption
A message from Executive Director of the Writers’ Guild of Ireland, Ciarán Hayden.
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22.07.2026
WGI Chair Jennifer Davidson Calls for Meaningful Investment in Women Writers
Screen Daily has published a report from the recent Ten Years of the 50/50 Gender Equality Campaign: Where Are We Now?
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22.07.2026
Beatrix Herriott O’Gorman
We’d like to extend our congratulations to one of our very own: WGI team member (Admin and Communications) Beatrix Herriott O’Gorman, who, alongside her partner, Jack Warren, was awarded the Audience Design Award for their Marketplace project, ‘Violent Delights’, at the 2026 Galway Film Fleadh. We wish you…
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