 Inevitably such brief, unofficial reports cannot present the full picture of these complex negotiations, in which both parties discussed a range of possibilities but ultimately found closure of the lab to be the only mutually-agreeable option.In additional reports, the working environment at MediaLab Europe was described as "hell", "chaos" and "inmates running the asylum" 

Research partners included Allied Irish Banks, BT, Ericsson, Intel, and Orange.The lab also cooperated with several Irish universities and the Higher Education Authority.