The Bloomsday Festival 2021 is most grateful to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland for their support. For more information please go to www.bai.ie

About the BAI:

The BAI is the regulator of broadcasting in Ireland.  Our key functions are:

  • licensing radio and television services additional to those provided by RTÉ, TG4, the Houses of the Oireachtas Channel and the Irish Film Channel

  • making broadcasting codes and rules

  • the review of the performance of RTÉ and TG4 against their stated annual public objects and on the adequacy or otherwise of the public funding available to PSBs to meet their public services objects

  • provide, and award, funding for programming and archiving relating to Irish culture, heritage and experience under the Broadcasting Funding Scheme

  • monitor and enforce compliance of the licensed broadcasters with the broadcasting codes and rules and/or with their broadcasting contracts

  • provide for, and decide on, complaints from viewers and listeners regarding broadcast content on all Irish broadcasting services

  • support the development of the broadcasting sector including through research and training

  • foster and support the understanding of media including co-operation with broadcasters and educationalists

The BAI consists of the Authority, the Contract Awards Committee, the Compliance Committee and the Executive. The remit of the BAI is set down in the Broadcasting Act 2009.  The BAI also has a role in media mergers which was assigned to the BAI under Part 4, Media Mergers, of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014.