Digital Media Awards: recognising and rewarding the most stylish, creative and innovative work within the digital media sector in Ireland.

Golden Spiders Awards: an annual event honouring Irish individuals and organisations for their outstanding achievements online and celebrating the successes of the Irish internet and digital media.

The William Burgess Bursary Fund: The aim of the bursary is to provide financial support to talented and highly motivated students, for whom the cost of continuing studies might provide a barrier to taking up an under graduate or post graduate level course in a digital media related area. The fund is administered by the Digital Hub Development Agency on behalf of itself and the patron companies with which William Burgess had a close association.

Screen Training Ireland: Training for professionals in film, television, animation and digital media.

Wellcome Trust: Arts Awards funding programme for science and art collaborations

DCU: Provides a range of under and postgraduate courses in areas including Film & Television Studies and Multimedia.

DIT: Dublin Institute has a range of courses at undergraduate & postgraduate level in Visual Art, Visual Communication & Display Design & Product Design, as well as courses in digital media technologies.

DKIT: The School of Informatics and Creative Arts has a diverse range of courses on offer in the areas of computing, multimedia and music. The school aims to blend together the technical and the creative with a view to producing graduates with skills appropriate to the needs of tomorrow and in tune with the emerging global creative economy. The courses range from Internet Technologies to Creative Multimedia to Applied Music.

IADT: The Institute of Art, Design & Technology offer undergraduate and postgraduate, full and part-time courses in Visual art practices, visual communications, photography, digital media as well as a range of courses in creative technologies.

GMIT: The Department of Art and Design/Film and Television at GMIT's Cluain Mhuire campus is rapidly gaining a reputation for high standards in the fields of Fine Art and Design and Media.

Griffith College: Griffith College, based in Dublin 8, offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including MSc in Applied Digital Media (HETAC), BA in Photographic Media (HETAC), and Diploma in Sound and Music Technology (CGLI). A number of courses are also available on their Cork and Limerick Campuses.

NCAD: The National College of Art and Design occupies a unique position in art and design education in Ireland. It offers the largest range of art and design degrees in the State at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

NUI Maynooth: Media Studies offers innovative degree programmes which combine production training in radio, television and multimedia with the academic study of media in society.

Huston School of Film & Digital Media: Galway college offering following courses: MA in Public Advocacy and Activism, MA in Screenwriting, MA in Arts Policy and Practice, MA in Digital Media, MA in Film Studies, MA in Production and Direction.

LIT: Limerick Institute of Technology offers undergraduate & postgraduate courses in art, design, fashion & production design.

NMTC: Dublin college offering full-time courses in Film Production, Performing Arts, Information Technology, Photography, Interactive Media and Music Technology.

UL: University of Limerick provide a range of courses in arts, science & engineering.

GradCam: The Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media (GradCAM) is an exciting new collaborative initiative of national and all-island significance which builds on the expertise of the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), the National College of Art & Design (NCAD), the University of Ulster (UU), and the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dún Laoghaire (IADT). These institutions are working in close collaboration with each other and with a range of national and international networks to realise the Graduate School. The School is a shared space of structured doctoral studies and research support - what has come to be known as "fourth-level" education: the School is a centre for creative research development; the School is a framework for critical interdisciplinary dialogue; and the School operates as a permeable institution of enquiry that facilitates, promotes and leads the interaction between cultural practice, educational practice and the everyday world of work and innovation beyond the academy.

Institute of Designers in Ireland: The Institute of Designers in Ireland is the professional body representing the interests of Irish designers. Its function is to promote high standards of design, to foster professionalism and to emphasise designers' responsibility to society, to the client and to each other.

Website Design Awards: the Website Design Awards has been awarding and showcasing the creative and technical talents of the online industry around the world. With over 12,000 submissions and counting WDA showcases only the most progressive cutting edge online projects across a range of industries and personal endeavors.

Ars Electronica: an organization based in Linz, Austria, founded in 1979 around a festival for art, technology and society. With its specific orientation and the long-standing continuity it has displayed since 1979, Ars Electronica is an internationally unique platform for digital art and media culture consisting of the following four divisions:

Ars Electronica – Festival for Art, Technology and Society
Prix Ars Electronica – International Competition for CyberArts
Ars Electronica Center – Museum of the Future
Ars Electronica Futurelab – Laboratory for Future Innovations

Art Futura: Since January 1990, ArtFutura, the festival of Digital Culture and Creativity of reference in Spain, has explored the most interesting projects and ideas that have come up on the international panorama of new media,  interactive design, videogames and digital animation. It’s activities include conferences, workshops, interactive installations, exhibitions and live performances.

Darklight: Ireland's premier festival for filmmakers, animators and artists whose work explores the convergence of art, film and technology.

Futuresonic: An annual event featuring world premieres of astonishing artworks, an explosive city-wide music programme, and visionary thinkers from around the world. The festival has four strands - Art, Music, Ideas and EVNTS - and occupies the orbits of art, performance, music, design and digital culture.

PICNIC: PICNIC brings together and disseminates the ideas and knowledge of the world’s best creators and innovators, through a top-class conference, a broad selection of participative sessions, interactive experiences, matchmaking events wrapped in a festival experience.

Filmbase: Film cameras, digital cameras, lights, sound, etc.

Claremorris Open: a site based multi-media exhibition in Co Mayo that provides a platform for contemporary visual artists to promote their work.

EV+A: An annual festival of contemporary art in Limerick which works with international curators to curate a site specific exhibition of both international and Irish artists.

Tulca: An annual festival of contemporary art in Galway city which includes exhibitions, live-art performances, discussions & talks.

Cork Film Centre: This organisation is dedicated to providing facilities and equipment to artists working with film in Cork. Also provides training, initiates projects and programmes.

Cork Film Festival: The longest established film festival in Ireland. The Cork Film festival presents a wide array of international and national films.

Crewger: an organisation dedicated to the advancement of the Irish film community by facilitating the production, promotion and exhibition of original content by film-makers of all ages and backgrounds working in Ireland today.

DARE2BDRINKAWARE: is a digital film competition which challenges 3rd level students to creatively explore the relationship between Irish culture and drinking. The competition, which originated as a pilot project in 2007, is sponsored by drinkaware.ie and run by The Digital Hub Development Agency.

Darklight Digital Festival: This festival is unique in providing a platform for digital work. It also provides a context for debate and discussion on new technologies and the media.

Dublin Electronic Arts Festival: An electronic arts festival for Dublin.

Dublin International Film Festival: The festival is Ireland's premiere feature film festival and is dedicated to presenting the best in Irish and international cinema and attracts high calibre filmmakers from around the world to participate each year.

Filmbase: Filmbase is a resource centre for new/emerging filmmakers working in Ireland. Based in Dublin, it provides specialist equipment, training and information. Filmbase also publishes Film Ireland magazine and administers a number of production award schemes.

Galway Film Centre: The Galway Film Centre provides education, training and technical equipment to film makers working in the West of Ireland. Also runs education and community programme.

Galway Film Fleadh: A significant 6-day international film festival held every July, welcoming a wide diversity of filmmaking. It attracts directors, actors, cinematographers and artists of all generations and cultural backgrounds and has presented a number of Irish film premieres.

Irish Film Institute: The national organisation dedicated to the development, exhibition and preservation of film. Based in Dublin, houses two cinemas, an Education & Access Department and the National Film Archive.

Solus: An independent film collective and platform for film-makers working in Super-8mm / 16mm and DV. The group was formed in 1998 in Dublin, Ireland.

Screen Directors Guild of Ireland: The representative organisation for screen directors in Ireland.

Young Irish Film Makers: A digital film company where young people make feature films for television. We train young people to become film makers through the process of actually making films.

The Belltable: The venue on 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick provides a multi-functional space where dance, theatre, visual arts and music coincide.

The Butler Gallery: Exhibition space & education/outreach programme, Kilkenny.

Douglas Hyde Gallery: A contemporary exhibition gallery space in the grounds of Trinity College Dublin which programmes both international and Irish artists.

Draíocht: multi-purpose venue is used for a broad range of activities, including drama (both professional and community), dance, contemporary visual arts and crafts, multi-media arts activities, classical and traditional music, a programme of activities for families and children, artists in residence schemes, community outreach and education projects, and much more.

Filmbase: Screening/event space, casting/meeting space, training rooms, exhibition space.

FOUR: is a gallery on Capel St, Dublin, devoted to the development of an uninhibited artistic exploration of ideas, discourses and new trends in contemporary art and its practices. It sees its function as promoting, supporting and bringing contemporary art, curators and the artists who take part in its evolution to the public's attention.

Gallery Number One: Gallery Number One celebrates the creative link between art, music and popular culture.

The Gallery of Photography: Ireland's premier venue for photography. It has staged exhibitions with many of the major names in contemporary photography. The Gallery is located in Temple Bar where it has purpose built space with fully fitted darkrooms. The gallery also runs courses onsite.

Galway Arts Centre: hosts a wide range of activities from classes in art, writing and photography to workshops in drama, music and voice.

IMOCA: imoca is currently developing the 2009/10 arts program for our flagship exhibition space adjacent to Moxie Studios. IMOCA is also structuring the framework for the implementation of an education program in contemporary arts practice, as well as the expansion of its artists’ residencies. We envisage our current two exhibition halls (100 m2 and 560 m2) as sites for the development and presentation of multiform projects.

the Lab – Foley St: the Lab is Dublin  City Council’s purpose built facility for the arts. As well as the Arts Office, the LAB includes a gallery and rehearsal studios.  These are used for emerging artists and to encourage different art forms. The Lab also invites applications for the award of free incubation/workspace.

Lewis Glucksman Gallery: A cultural and educational institution in Cork that promotes the research, creation and exploration of the visual arts.

Limerick City Gallery of Art: Exhibiting the best of contemporary art through the exhibition programme and to enjoy our extensive Collection of Irish art. LCGA is the largest contemporary art gallery in the Mid-Western Region, annually exhibiting national and international artists in a diverse exhibition programme.

Limerick City Gallery: A contemporary gallery space that also houses a large permanent collection of Irish art, and the National Collection of Contemporary Drawing.

Model Niland: The Model Niland, Sligo, is one of the leading contemporary arts centres in Ireland featuring works by John and Jack B. Yeats, Estella Solomons, Paul Henry and Louis Le Broquy among others. The acclaimed contemporary exhibition programme features several major exhibitions annually drawn from noted national and international contemporary artists. The Model Niland also has a vibrant performance programme which & an extensive offering of educational opportunities for children and adults, including the ground breaking young model programme.

Mothers Tank Station: an innovative new project in contemporary visual art in Dublin. The gallery (the tank), a renovated factory, is situated (the station) on the edge of the old city, adjacent to the vast Guinness factory and close to Heuston Station, IMMA and the National Museum at Collins Barracks.

Monstertruck Gallery & Studios: a new, independent space for artistic activity. The gallery and studios are located in a 3 floor building on Francis Street, Dublin 8.

NCAD Gallery: Gallery of the National College of Art & Design, Thomas Street.

Project Arts Centre: Gallery & Performance Space, Temple Bar, Dublin. At the forefront of cutting edge, high-quality art in Ireland. With an extensive programme covering everything from visual arts to dance, music and theatre.

Rua: Home for all types of art at all levels. Based in Tallaght, this space Includes artists studios, exhibitions, performance space, education programme, incubation space, internships, residencies.

Sligo Art Gallery: A contemporary gallery space in Sligo.

The Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA): an artist based and artist orientated institution dedicated to developing, affirming and challenging the public's appreciation and understanding of traditional and innovative approaches to the visual arts. The Academy achieves its objectives through its exhibition education and collection programmes. The Annual exhibition invites artists to participate, encourages and promotes young artists and includes older established artists who might not ordinarily submit.

This is Not a Shop: Thisisnotashop is an alternative not for profit gallery space on Beburb St, Dublin founded in January 2006.

Temple Bar Gallery & Studios: One of Ireland's leading contemporary art venues. Centrally located in Temple Bar, Dublin's designated Cultural Quarter, TBG&S is a publicly funded, non profit making organisation which hosts a high profile programme of Irish and international art.

a-n: Through advocacy and information and from the perspective of artists, a-n's mission is to stimulate and support contemporary visual arts practice and affirm the value of artists in society.

The Arts Council of Ireland:

The core functions under the Arts Act 2003 are to:

• stimulate public interest in the arts;

• promote knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts;

• assist in improving standards in the arts;

• advise the Minister and other public bodies on the arts.

We do this by:

• providing financial assistance, mainly, but not exclusively, to artists and arts organisations; we also support others who develop and promote the arts;

• offering advice and information on the arts to Government and to others;

• publishing research and information as an advocate for the arts and artists;

• undertaking a range of projects to promote and develop the arts, often in partnership with others.

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland: The lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. ACNI is the main support for artists and arts organisations, offering a broad range of funding opportunities through our Exchequer and National Lottery funds.

Art Polonia: ArtPolonia is the most active organisation facilitating intercultural co-operation and exchange between the Polish Community in Ireland and local programmes, events and audiences.

Circa Magazine: A quarterly magazine dedicated to contemporary Irish and international visual arts and visual culture.

Create Ireland: Create is the national development agency for collaborative arts. Create’s mission is to provide advice and support services to artists and arts organisations working collaboratively with communities of place and/or interest.

Culture Ireland: Culture Ireland's purpose is to promote and advance Irish arts in a global context by helping to create international opportunities for Irish artists and cultural practitioners. It is hoped that this will lead to a deeper mutual understanding between Irish and other cultures and communities.

The Digital Hub’s Exhibit Website: An information and showcasing space for digital media creatives brought to you by The Digital Hub.

ICLA: Irish Copyright Licensing Agency.

Irish Arts Review: The Irish Arts Review is a quarterly art magazine dedicated to promoting knowledge and appreciation of Irish art, both historic and contemporary, and to developing new audiences for Irish artists.

Irish Museum Association: a voluntary, not for profit organisation dedicated to promoting the interests of museums and those who work in them throughout Ireland, both north and south.

Irish Patents Office: Intellectual Property in Ireland.

IVARO: A non-profit organisation that exists to protect and promote the copyright and related rights of artists, visual creators and their heirs in Ireland and worldwide. It also acts as a collecting society for visual artists, collecting royalties due to artists for the use of their works.

LabforCulture: networking platform for information on European arts and culture.

National Irish Visual Arts Library: A public research library documenting all aspects of 20th century and contemporary art and design in Ireland.

Source Magazine: A quarterly magazine of contemporary photography. Also organises exhibitions and talks in Belfast and tours exhibitions of Irish artists to galleries in Europe.

Visual Artist Ireland: Visual Artists Ireland is the all Ireland body for professional visual artists. As a membership organisation, it provides services, facilities and resources for artists, initiates artistic projects and publications and acts as an advocate on behalf of individual artists.

Voluntary Arts Network: aims to promote participation in the arts and crafts across the UK and Republic of Ireland. Includes event listing, jobs opportunities and news.

Arts Management: A blog about arts management & cultural policy in Ireland that includes job listings in the field.

Creative Careers: Set up to provide a cost effective, accessible and wide-reaching career development service for the Arts, Creative and Cultural sector.

Creative Ireland: Design Ireland’s creative jobs forum.

IDI: Design related jobs.

Andy: All New Design Youth – a website with information relating to design events, opportunities and news.

Blackletter: an online collaborative publishing environment for Irish artists. Aiming to create opportunities for interaction for younger marginalised and emerging artists, who are less well catered for by traditional publishing methods.

The Common Room: A social network for the visual arts.

Connector.ie: Connecting people in the real & digital worlds and featuring a blog about the people & communities they connect with around Ireland. Connector also organise monthly Connector events , host an online tv show and encourage fresh ideas & new partners.

Digital Arts Online: Online magazine for digital creatives.

Mart: Mart (Media art) is a recently formed artist collective in Ireland & The UK who’s aim is to create a platform for new media, installation & performance artists to showcase their work.

Practice.ie: The first all Ireland professional network for artists working with children and young people. It is an on-line collaborative research space reporting on artists' practice with children and young people currently in development by Kids' Own.

Public Art: a resource with information and opportunities and commissions for artists commissioners and curators relating to public art.

Rhizome: Rhizome is dedicated to the creation, presentation, preservation, and critique of emerging artistic practices that engage technology. Through open platforms for exchange and collaboration, our website serves to encourage and expand the communities around these practices. Our programs, many of which happen online, include commissions, exhibitions, events, discussion, archives and portfolios. We support artists working at the furthest reaches of technological experimentation as well as those responding to the broader aesthetic and political implications of new tools and media. Our organizational voice draws attention to artists, their work, their perspectives and the complex interrelationships between technology, art and culture.

SanArt:contemporary art and culture news aggregator/visualiser

280slides.com: create presentations online.

blurb.com: coffee-table book publishing of your books

cooliris.com: image-based searching - a new way to use the web.

www.dipity.com: create/collaborate - build timelines and add text, pictures and videos.

www.flickr.com: an image and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community platform.

qik.com: video-sharing from your mobile.

joost.com: internet TV via a browser plugin.

lulu.com: book, photobook, calendars and other sorts of publishing.

picnik.com: photo editing in your browser.

www.putplace.com: gathers all your valuable digital stuff — photos, documents, email, music, videos — from all your PCs and laptops. It backs up everything, securely stores it, and organises it all so you can find or share your files from anywhere.

seesmic.com: short video conversation: another social network.

www.twitter.com: a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as ‘tweets’.

videojug.com: a sort of social network of informational video.

www.vimeo.com: a video-centric social network site, better rights control than YouTube and a cleaner interface.

worldtv.com: set up your own global TV channel.

www.youtube.com: a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips - dominant provider of video content online.

zamzar.com: convert files from one format to another.

Dublin:

Broadstone Studios: is an independent artist studios and exhibition space in Dublin 1. It currently has 22 studios and includes rehearsal and exhibition space, as well as darkrooms and editing suite.

D-Light Studios: Uses for the studios include professional photography, film and television production, exhibition space, product launches and events. But really d-Light’s use is limited only by our clients’ imagination. We therefore invite you to arrange a visit and come and see our studios for yourself.

Firestation Studios: Provide top-quality space, facilities and support for artists who are dedicated to innovation and distinction in their art. Artists can make the Fire Station their home for up to two years and nine months.

The Joinery: an experimental space consisting of gallery space, photo studio & workspaces.

La Cathedral: is a complex of 24 artists' studios in Dublin's historic Liberties quarter.

Mill Street Studios: Established in 2009, Mill Street Studios aim to give artists access to workspace and other resources, to enable them to progress their individual goals within a sympathetic environment. There are 13 artists spaces and a large multi-disciplinary gallery area which is available for hire as a gallery space, for photo shoots, product launches etc.

Monstertrucck Gallery & Studios: a new, independent space for artistic activity. The gallery and studios are located in a 3 floor building on Francis Street, Dublin 8.

New Art Studios: A studio facility with 11 studio spaces for visual artists working in the centre of Dublin.

Pallas Studios: Pallas Studios is an artist-run space, which provides affordable studio spaces for Dublin based artists.

Visual Arts Centre: A studio facility with seven studio spaces for visual artists working in the centre of Dublin.

Cork:

Blackwater Artists Group: A studio facility with 27 studio spaces for visual artists working in Aiming to provide safe and secure studio space for artists wishing to remain and work in Cork city.

Cork Artists’ Collective: A studio facility with eight studio spaces for visual artists working in Cork city. Also has a shorter term project space which includes six additional rooms and one additional residential space.

Galway:

Artspace Studios: based in Galway, Artspace Studios aims to provide and maintains quality studio space for our current artists, increase facilities, services, resources and information for the group, assist emerging artists through the guest artist programme as well as providing education programmes, exchanges and acting as an information point.

G126: An artist-led gallery space, set up to provide a venue for experimental and risk-taking visual arts projects in Galway.

elevate – Learning @ The Digital Hub: offering short intensive courses in specific aspects of digital media. From introductory courses for those just starting out, to master classes aimed at industry professionals our experienced lecturers will share their skills in a professional friendly environment. elevate -Learning @ The Digital Hub is an Apple Regional Training Centre.

Filmbase: Courses in filmmaking, script writing, Apple training and more

NMTC: New Media Technology College in Harcourt St Dublin, offers a number of courses in Film Production, Performing Arts, Information Technology, Photography, Interactive Media and Music Technology.

Dosh: Training in building websites using  Joomla, Drupal etc

Lynda: Software training online - tutorials for Adobe, Microsoft, Apple & more