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Irish whiskey producer Bernard Walsh has a tiger by the tail and he is not letting go. The tiger is Martin Scorsese’s new movie, The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino (above), and the tail is his own whiskey brand which shares the same name. Walsh is doubling down on his own movie […]

Skoda Ireland has announced a new age diversity initiative called ‘Simply Older, Still Clever’, which is a play on the brand’s Simply Clever tagline. The Czech Republic car brand aims to recruit older individuals who may have previously worked in the motor industry. The initiative is fronted by hotelier and TV personality Francis Brennan, an advocate […]

Those dreaming of a white Christmas are in luck as Center Parcs Longford Forest has been transformed into a winter wonderland. A magical experience awaits resort visitors, from light installations and Christmas-themed animatronics to festive woodland pony rides and Santa and his elves. Center Parcs has pulled out all the stops to help Irish families […]

This year’s Marketer of the Year (MotY) award has been narrowed down to four candidates. The four finalists competing for Ireland’s premier marketer award are PJ Brigdale, An Post; Rossa Butler, Littlewoods Ireland; Una Fitzgibbon, Bord Bia and Emma Kiernan, Dublin Zoo. The winner will be announced at an industry lunch on November 27. Marketer […]

As 2020 nears, the Marketing Society and Bord Bia will examine consumer trends that will impact strong on consumer behaviours in Ireland and explore how innovation will be an important growth driver during the uncertain times ahead at a debate entitled ‘Food for Thought – the Trends and Macro Forces Influencing Change in 2020’. Grace […]

An academic study of the James Bond franchise sheds a light on how cinema’s longest-running series has maintained its appeal for over half a century. Researchers from three English universities examined the brand’s evolution in the 50-plus years since Dr No starring Sean Connery to determine the reasons for 007’s continued survival and success. Their analysis […]

O’Donnells, the hand cooked crisps brand owned by Tayto’s German parent Intersnack, has rolled out two new limited-edition flavours. Fronting the new spiced chutney and aromatic sweet ‘n’ sour flavours is influencer and blogger Roz Purcell, who like the O’Donnells potatoes is native to Tipperary. The former model has worked with the brand in recent […]

World famous Dublin artist and one-time ad agency creative Jim FitzPatrick has created a new medal celebrating Irish myths and legends for the Dublin Mint Office. The medal, which depicts FitzPatrick’s original artwork of Ériu, the mythological matron goddess of Ireland, from whose name the word Éire evolved, is available free to the public. According […]