The Media, Internet & Data Protection Bar Association (MIDBA) conference 2025 will take place on Friday 27 June, from 2-5.30pm, with registration and light lunch from 1pm.

The event, at the Gaffney Room, Distillery Building, Church St, Dublin 7, is open to the legal profession and will cover topical issues relating to media, data protection, and internet law.

On the agenda this year are:

• Data subject access requests: the who, how and whys,
• Australia has banned social media for under-16s: Should Ireland follow suit?
• Media law in the digital age,
• AI: hallucinations once again?

Speakers:

• Conor Power SC,
• Ted Harding SC,
• Ronan Lupton SC,
• Mark Finan BL,
• Emily Gibson BL,
• Alex Cooney (Cybersafe Kids),
• Paula Mullooly (general counsel, A&L Goodbody),
• Johnny Ryan (ICCL),
• Paul Tweed (partner, WP Tweed & Co).

Keynote

Mr Justice David Barniville, President of the High Court, will speak on Ireland as a hub for technology law.

A drinks reception will be held in the Sheds for all delegates after the conference. Register now to attend.