The Irish newsletter industry has grown rapidly as a direct-to-reader model, bypassing traditional media amid high digital news consumption, with 56% of Irish people reporting extreme or very high interest in news.
It’s said that 20% of news consumers now pay for online content (up 3 points from 2024), fueling platforms like The Irish Times (33% willingness to pay) and Irish Independent (36%) that rely heavily on newsletters.
Worldwide, newsletters command over 5 billion active email users, with Substack alone surpassing 35 million paid subscriptions by mid-2025, making it ideal for niche Irish topics like DEI and SMEs.
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Anne-Marie Beggs is an educational consultant, author and facilitator with almost two decades of experience specialising in neurodiversity, mental health and identity-based development. Her work spans schools, families, professionals and organisations, where she supports individuals who feel misunderstood, overwhelmed or disconnected from their strengths. Informed by Davis’ thinking and extensive practical experience, Anne-Marie’s approach helps people understand how they think, learn and relate to the world — translating insight into confidence, emotional resilience and self-trust. She is the author of several books, including A Bridge Between Two Me’s and Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, and is known for making complex psychological and emotional concepts accessible, practical and actionable.
In 2026, Anne-Marie launches The Identity Edge, a new expert-led offering that reframes identity as a core life and leadership skill rather than a label. The Identity Edge supports individuals and organisations to build clarity, confidence and sustainable performance by strengthening self-awareness and personal ownership. Alongside her programmes, Anne-Marie publishes a LinkedIn newsletter sharing evidence-informed insights and practical guidance on mental and physical health, identity and wellbeing, closely aligned with her professional work.
Across all settings, her focus remains consistent: helping people reconnect with who they are, so they can engage with learning, work and life with purpose, confidence and authenticity.
Belong To
DEI Area the Advocate for: The LGBTQ+ Community
BelongTo is Ireland’s national LGBTQ+ youth organisation. Founded in 2003, it supports young people aged 14-23 through safe spaces, advocacy, and services aimed at fostering equality and resilience. Evolving from a Dublin youth project into a nationwide charity, it offers counselling, crisis support, youth groups, and education programs like the LGBTQ+ Quality Mark for schools. Rooted in youth-led experiences, BelongTo drives policy change on issues like anti-bullying (via Stand Up Awareness Week), online hate (#FeedTheGood campaign), and family resources, while partnering with institutions for training on intersectional needs.
The organisation’s newsletter keeps subscribers—youth, families, educators, and allies—updated on events, research, campaigns, and resources.
Editions highlight webinars, volunteer opportunities, policy wins (e.g., trans healthcare reforms), and youth stories, promoting joy, inclusion, and action against discrimination. Sign-ups via belongto.org deliver timely alerts on training, Pride events, and anti-bullying tools, reinforcing Belong To’s mission for a thriving LGBTQ+ youth community.
Business in the Community Ireland (BITC)
Area They Advocate for: Sustainability and Underrepresented Groups
Sustainable Business News is Business in the Community Ireland’s monthly insight newsletter, offering a curated view of how leading organisations in Ireland are responding to the evolving sustainability and social inclusion agenda.
It brings together practical insights on climate and nature action, inclusive employment, governance, and ESG implementation, highlighting what’s changing, what’s working, and where business leaders are focusing their efforts. Content draws on real examples from across BITCI’s network, including collective campaigns such as the Elevate Inclusive Workplace Pledge, Accelerate: The Business Pact for Climate and Nature, and progress towards the Business Working Responsibly Mark.
Each edition features perspectives from member organisations, lessons from cross-sector collaboration, and updates from BITCI’s education and employment programmes that connect business with communities across Ireland. From large multinationals to semi-states and Irish enterprises, the newsletter reflects how sustainability is being embedded into strategy, operations and workplace culture in practice.
Sustainable Business News is for anyone interested in how responsible business is evolving in Ireland — offering practical insight, peer perspectives and real-world examples from across the BITCI network.
You can sign up directly at https://bitc.ie/sign-up-page/
Disability Associations for Specific Conditions
Who Do They Advocate For: People With Disabilities
Several Disability associations publish newsletters to keep members informed on advocacy, events, policy updates, and support services for people with disabilities. These publications foster community engagement, share resources on rights under the UNCRPD, and highlight consultations, training opportunities, and sector news, often distributed electronically to promote accessibility and inclusion.
Some examples include the Dyslexia Association of Ireland, offering a newsletter on literacy support, teacher training, and workplace accommodations. Dyspraxia/DCD Ireland, sharing motor coordination tips, school strategies, social groups and adult employment advice; Vision Ireland, with updates on sight loss services, tech aids, and mobility training; Epilepsy Ireland, covering seizure management, legal rights, and family support—sign up through their site
The Irish Stammering Association offers advice and support for people who stammer in Ireland or their support network, FASD Ireland- Advocacy hub for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention, family resources, and neurodevelopmental rights; and BodyWhys, The Irish Association for people with an Eating Disorder, which offers support groups, information events and information on treatment and recovery from eating disorders. FND Ireland, Down Syndrome Ireland, and Irish Wheelchair Association are leveraging newsletters for vital community updates, rights advocacy, and inclusive resources for their community.
The Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI) serves as the national umbrella body for voluntary disability organisations across Ireland, advocating for the full inclusion of people with disabilities and disabling conditions in society. Established to champion civil, economic, social, and human rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), DFI supports over 130 member groups through services like training, networking, policy development, and representation. Its vision emphasises an Ireland where disabled individuals reach their full potential, influencing government policies on employment, independent living, and healthcare access.DFI’s newsletter acts as a vital communication tool, delivering timely updates on advocacy efforts, policy briefings, and member events directly to subscribers via its website.
Recent editions highlight campaigns such as demands for emergency winter payments, briefings on neuro-rehabilitation strategies, and reactions to government investments in assistive technology, fostering community engagement and accountability. Special issues, like those on budgets or employment, provide in-depth analysis, ensuring stakeholders remain informed on progress towards inclusive strategies.
Diversity Charter Ireland, launched in October 2012, promotes workplace diversity and inclusion across public and private sectors in Ireland. Supported by IBEC and other business representatives, it encourages organisations to sign a voluntary commitment fostering equal opportunities regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation. As part of the EU Platform of Diversity Charters, it connects over 17,000 signatories Europe-wide, sharing best practices through toolkits, benchmarking resources, and events like European Diversity Month in May.
Its Newsletters highlight European Diversity Month resources, Task Force on Equality initiatives under Commissioner Helena Dalli, best-practice exchanges from 26 EU charters (over 12,000 signatories, 16M employees), and Irish networking events like webinars, workshops, and awards.
Signatories (€600 annual fee) access peer tools, thematic campaigns on age management, ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ inclusion, plus promotion of Union of Equality strategies.
Sign up by emailing info@diversitycharter.ie or via the homepage at https://www.diversitycharter.ie.
According to its founder Nicole Lonican “The Disability Participation News Hub is a disabled-led independent non-profit, centralising disability advocacy news in Ireland so that Disabled People, Disabled Persons’ Organisations (DPOs), families and allies have equal access to information about rights, consultations and ways to create change. Our vision is an Ireland where disabled people are recognised and respected as equal rights holders, with their voices and representative organisations at the centre of policy and decision-making.
Our mission is to connect disabled people, their organisations and allies with information, resources and opportunities to participate fully in civic life, shape policy and support advocacy.”
Our work is grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), particularly:
Article 8 (Awareness-Raising)
Article 4(3) (Participation & Consultation)
Article 21 (Access to Information)
Article 29 (Participation in political and public life)
We publish a free weekly newsletter where we share the latest advocacy news, consultations and participation opportunities, while amplifying the work of disabled-led organisations.
Our experienced team also delivers disability equality training, talks and consultancy for workplaces and public bodies, building the capacity of teams and organisations to create inclusive workplaces and systems.
Sign up for our free weekly newsletter here. Check out our website here. Email: info@disabilityparticipation.ie
GORM is an intercultural consultancy and award-winning social enterprise dedicated to sparking unity across differences through media and education. Founded by Mamobo Ogoro, it is grounded in principles of belonging, it equips leaders with evidence-based training and consultancy delivered by psychologists boasting over 30 years in intergroup relations, cultural diversity, and cross-cultural management. Clients like Irish Rail, IES Abroad, and Alice PR praise its impactful workshops that foster culturally competent teams.
GORM enables communities via events and the Wideshot Programme, empowering ethnically diverse youth in film and media storytelling. It elevates marginalised voices through digital projects and social impact content for organisations and broadcasters.
GORM has a bi-weekly newsletter filled with the latest news about the company, the trainings they are running, up-to-date information about marginalised groups in society and policy and resources like a free intercultural guidebook. You can sign up at the bottom of their website here
Hope and Courage Collective (H&CC) supports communities, workplaces, and institutions across Ireland to foster resilience against far-right hate, bigotry, and extremism. Established in, 2021, the organisation disrupts disinformation through advocacy, research, community organising, and evidence-based analysis, aiming for an inclusive democracy where all can thrive regardless of identity or origin. Key founders include Siobhán O’Donoghue, who serves as Chairperson and co-founder of Uplift, and Niamh McDonald, Executive Director and Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement.
H&CC’s newsletter keeps subscribers engaged with updates on pressing issues like online hate campaigns and political violence. It features analyses such as the open letter to leaders, including Taoiseach Simon Harris, urging action against hate megaphones, joint reports with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue on election intimidation by Aoife Gallagher and Niamh McDonald, and resources like the Media Bridging Guide. Niamh McDonald speaks on far-right tactics ahead of EU elections and Coolock events, while Siobhán O’Donoghue focuses on building community confidence against division. To name a few
IBEC’s Diversity and Inclusion Bulletin delivers business-focused insights on DEI strategies, legal updates, and Irish employer pledges, supporting organisations in fostering inclusive workplaces amid evolving challenges. It highlights practical resources like the KeepWell Mark’s new Inclusion & Belonging pillar, which provides guidelines for wellbeing accreditation, and emphasises the business case for diversity in driving innovation and economic resilience.
The bulletin covers key events such as the 2025 Diversity and Inclusion Day themed “The Great Reset,” featuring launches like the IHREC Employer Guide for Traveller and Roma inclusion, alongside forums on Traveller employment barriers and inclusive leadership tips.
It also addresses legal frameworks, anti-discrimination policies, and calendars marking days like cultural awareness days, urging employers to implement recruitment strategies for underrepresented groups, including people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ communities. These updates equip Irish businesses with actionable steps to navigate social upheaval and promote belonging.
The Immigrant Council of Ireland advocates for the rights of migrants, refugees, and their families, promoting fair treatment and integration across society. It provides legal advice, policy advocacy, and community support services, challenging discrimination and pushing for equitable access to housing, employment, education, and healthcare. Through research and campaigns, the council addresses systemic barriers, such as asylum delays and citizenship hurdles, while fostering anti-racism initiatives like the Integration Hub to encourage political participation and social cohesion amid Ireland’s growing diversity. The council also runs the Show Racism the Red Card campaign to combat racism in education through sports.
Its newsletter delivers timely updates on migration law changes, integration strategies, and anti-racism resources, keeping subscribers informed on policy shifts like the 2025 citizenship residency extension to five years. Other editions of the newsletter highlight programmes they run, such as the Migrant Leadership Academy 2025 for emerging leaders and the ‘Know Your Rights’ course with DLA Piper, offering multilingual guidance on legal, employment, and health issues for over 1,000 participants since 2021. Content debunks misinformation, previews EU Migration Pact impacts, and shares success stories to inspire advocacy.
Inclusion Ireland serves as the national advocacy organisation for people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland, founded in 1961 as NAMHI and now representing over 160 member groups alongside individual members. It campaigns for full inclusion under the UNCRPD, pushing for changes in laws, policies, and services to ensure equal participation in education, employment, housing, health, and community life. The group provides accessible information, self-advocacy support, and resources like the IHREC Media Project, while holding the government accountable through submissions such as the “1,000 Voices, One Message” pre-Budget 2026 report highlighting systemic gaps reported by over 1,000 people. Inclusion Ireland’s newsletter delivers vital updates on intellectual disability rights, policy changes, events, and resources for advocates, ensuring subscribers stay informed on pressing issues affecting people with intellectual disabilities and their families.
Recent editions highlight the “1,000 Voices, One Message: Invest in Our Rights” pre-Budget 2026 submission, drawing from surveys of over 1,000 voices to highlight gaps in education, health, housing, and financial supports.
The Irish Centre for Diversity partners with organisations (Private and Public sectors) across Ireland to advance DEI in the workplace through its trademarked FREDIE™ (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, & Engagement) initiatives. It offers tailored advisory services, comprehensive training programmes at all levels, and Investors in Diversity – Ireland’s premier EDI accreditation and holistic framework for progress with Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels to measure advances in leadership, policies, recruitment, monitoring, and external impacts. Trusted by over 350 organisations, the centre supports transforming workplace cultures beyond compliance, fostering equitable environments via tools like the Inclusion Score for benchmarking employee experiences against national and sector data.
Its newsletters highlight awards, webinars, and excellence in D&I, including Investors in Diversity accreditations and bulletins about the annual National Diversity Awards. Other editions feature insights from events, training outcomes with high client ratings, their EDI calendar, while promoting webinars that support the journey of continuous progress to transform workplace environments to ones which are rich in FREDIE.
Register for bulletins here – irishcentrefordiversity.ie/events
Leaders for Accessibility is an information, education and solutions hub founded by Niamh Kelly, Its weekly newsletters deliver actionable insights on disability inclusion, accessibility training, and workplace adaptations. The newsletter curates specialist resources, including webinars on hidden disabilities, tech solutions like compliance updates for the European Accessibility Act, helping businesses upskill teams and enhance customer experiences. It connects users to consultants, workshops, job boards, articles, videos, events, and tools for products and spaces, fostering a community network amid Ireland’s push for accessible tourism via Fáilte Ireland partnerships.
The newsletter (you can sign up to it on the bottom of the website) is designed to support all professionals across employee and customer experience roles who want to create better products and places of work for people with disabilities.
It supports DEI Professionals, like those in neurodiversity advocacy, while also spotlighting practical steps
Who Do They Advocate For: Advancing female representation in society and the workplace
The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI), founded in 1973 as the leading feminist membership organisation, represents nearly 200 member groups and individual supporters to advance women’s rights and equality across the island. It mobilises advocacy on issues like gender-based violence, reproductive rights, childcare reform, climate justice, and political representation, influencing policies through submissions such as Budget 2026 analyses and the new National Strategy for Women and Girls. Recent leadership includes new Executive Director Corrinne Hasson and Director Orla O’Connor, driving projects like Feminist Communities for Climate Justice toolkits and research with Trinity College Dublin on women’s health access.
NWCI’s newsletter delivers timely press releases and updates on policy wins, such as welcoming the childcare investment plan while critiquing structural gaps, Joint Oireachtas reports on women’s issues, and calls for a women’s museum. Editions from November 2025 highlight housing crises trapping women and children, climate justice initiatives, and political representation’s impact on reproductive rights, alongside events like virtual coffee mornings with members such as Amber Women’s Refuge on anti-violence projects. It urges donations and actions for equality, covering GP access struggles and feminist analyses of inflation’s gendered effects.
Third Level Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Newsletters:
Who Do They Advocate For: Advancing EDI in education
Irish universities actively advance Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) through dedicated newsletters sharing policy updates, events, research, and resources for equitable campuses.
- Trinity College Dublin emphasises webinars, research highlights like 85% inclusion satisfaction, allyship efforts, and Strategy consultations.
- University College Dublin promotes Enhancement Fund projects, the 2025-2030 Action Plan, Neurodiversity events, EDI Badges, and cultural calendars.
- University of Limerick recaps Athena SWAN advances, anti-racism work, older persons’ events, HEA funding, training, and student inclusion roles by 2030.
Tilting the Lens, founded in 2020 by disability rights advocate Sinéad Burke, operates as a global, disability-led accessibility consultancy based in Ireland with teams across Europe, focusing on education, advocacy, and design to create equitable environments. The organisation partners with brands, governments, and institutions on projects spanning built environments, product co-design, and workplace culture, embedding accessibility through audits, research, strategy, and training that centre on Disabled lived experiences as expertise. Notable collaborations include advising AIB on digital banking, Chanel on inclusive headquarters, and the Irish Government on recruitment policies, moving clients from compliance to innovative belonging via the FREDIE framework and B Corp certification standards.
Its newsletter shares insights on accessibility advancements, client successes, and upcoming webinars, such as those on art, culture, and heritage access with experts like Siddhant Shah, alongside updates on mentoring programmes for Disabled entrepreneurs and International Day of Persons with Disabilities themes promoting leadership. Editions highlight team recommendations for disability joy in cities like Dublin and Berlin, policy impacts, and calls for inclusive design in sectors from tech to fashion, fostering community investment and measurable cultural shifts toward equity.
Women in Business Ireland Newsletter
Who Do They Advocate For: Advancing female empowerment in the workplace
Women in Business Ireland empowers female entrepreneurs with networking events, mentoring, and scaling support to drive economic growth. The network hosts regional groups across Ireland, offering monthly meetings, leadership training, and the annual All-Island Female Entrepreneurs Conference to foster collaboration among over 300 women-led businesses. Supported by partners such as KPMG and Local Enterprise Offices, it celebrates milestones like National Women’s Enterprise Day, where events in Dublin and beyond highlight rising female grant beneficiaries and success stories from participants.
Its newsletter delivers insights on women in business trends, such as Grant Thornton’s 2025 report, revealing slow progress toward gender parity in mid-market firms, with young women facing over 25 years before senior role equality.
Recent editions spotlight Going for Growth’s 18th cycle applications for ambitious founders, event recaps from conferences featuring speakers like Chupi Sweetman-Durney, and policy pushes from Enterprise Ireland’s Action Plan to boost women leaders. Content includes ambassador spotlights, marketplace promotions for members, and data on training uptake—nearly two-thirds women in some LEOs—urging sustainable practices amid economic challenges.
Women for Election, a non-partisan organisation that empowers women to enter and succeed in politics through training, mentoring, and advocacy for gender-balanced representation. It runs programmes like the #GEOUTCOMES initiative tracking female candidacies, with 246 women running in the 2024 General Election—yielding 44 TDs (25% of Dáil seats), up from 23% previously—while pushing for the 30% candidate quota law. The group offers leadership academies, constituency clinics, and addresses barriers for women entering politics, like incumbency bias and selection hurdles, celebrating milestones amid ongoing gaps: 20% female government ministers and 43% MEPs as of 2025.
Its newsletter spotlights election results, policy wins, and training opportunities, such as the All-Island Female Entrepreneurs Conference tie-ins and National Women’s Enterprise Day recaps, boosting female grant uptake by 23%.
Recent Editions feature stats from CSO’s Women and Men in Ireland Hub on shrinking gender pay gaps (9.3% in 2022) and parliamentary progress (27.8% in 2023), alongside calls for corporate board quotas (40% by 2026) and HEA-funded EDI enhancements. Content urges action on under-representation in local councils (16-19%) and promotes allyship events to accelerate parity.
WorkJuggle, founded in 2016 by Ciara Garvan in Dublin, specialises in recruitment and learning solutions tailored to flexible, remote, and contract roles across IT, finance, HR, marketing, and management sectors. The platform connects highly skilled professionals—particularly returners, parents, and those seeking work-life balance—with employers through a curated digital marketplace, bypassing traditional agency models to empower candidates in driving their careers. It also delivers immersive training programmes, including unconscious bias workshops, women returners initiatives with partners like Technology Ireland DIGITAL Skillnet, and bespoke upskilling for onboarders.
Its newsletter offers practical insights on evolving work trends, such as gender pay gap reporting. Editions feature job alerts for part-time financial controllers and remote membership managers, event recaps from innovation pitches and back-to-work workshops, and testimonials highlighting rapid placements and supportive facilitation. Content promotes diversity efforts, flexible hiring benefits, and calls to action for companies to widen talent pools amid hybrid shifts, fostering community and career growth nationwide.