Announcing: Dublin Inquirer Summer School 2025

This summer we’re going to run a small summer school, a series of five two-hour classes, sharing some of the skills we use in our reporting.

During these sessions, members of our team will work with groups of up to 15 people on skills that could be used in journalism, but also just by Dubliners who are involved in their communities and trying to make the city a better place.

Sessions will include how to navigate local government, how to request information through the Freedom of Information Act, how to figure out who owns that derelict building in your neighbourhood, how to use AI for coding and analysing data, and how to start and monetise your own small publication.

Tickets will be about €50 a class, but thanks to a sponsorship from Imbibe Coffee Roasters, we’ll be able to make several tickets available per class at no cost, for people who are not in a position to pay but want to attend.

We were very happy to receive a €2,500 grant from Imbibe to support the summer school. They’re a small independent business in Dublin 8. We like the way they’re run – it’s unique and strikes us as a very fair way to run a business.

They give away a share of their turnover each year to causes and projects they want to back, including through community grants in the Dublin 8 area, like the one supporting our summer school. Check out their bio and give them a follow if you feel so inclined.

We’re planning to run our summer school at the Digital Hub, over a few weekends in June and July. We’re still nailing down the details, though, so if you’ve ideas or suggestions please let me know: sam@dublininquirer.com.