ArchiveMarch, 2018

Irish dancers on a high at London’s Shard

Kicking off the St Patrick’s celebrations in London in style, Tourism Ireland arranged for a troupe of Irish dancers to ascend The Shard, to perform Europe’s highest Irish dance. A spectacle not to be missed, the dancers will return on St Patrick’s Day, with performances throughout the afternoon. Anyone with the name Patrick, Patricia or […]

Ian Doherty is a copywriter by trade and a managing partner of Bonfire. Before launching the agency with Sean Hynes in 2005, he held a number of senior creative positions, including creative director of Y&Rm(formerly Hunter Red Cell) and creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi Ireland, an agency he had previously worked with in London. […]

Irish marketers are reminded that the deadline for this year’s An Post Smart marketing awards is 5pm on Thursday, March 29. The awards aim to recognise and reward innovative marketing campaigns undertaken by Irish businesses of all sizes. The ‘Fox’ goes to campaigns voted as the most impactful, insightful, intelligent and innovative. A single entry costs €150 […]

Bank of Ireland is marking the fourth year of its sponsoring home renovation show Room to Improve with the announcement of a number of home buying events taking place nationwide this year. The show with architect Dermot Bannon returned to RTÉ television recently with singer Daniel O’Donnell and his wife Majella guesting in the first episode. […]

Hardware, DIY and building materials supplier Topline has teamed up with Irish Men’s Sheds to try and help the men’s community initiative across the country. Former Munster, Ireland and Lions rugby player Donncha O’Callaghan is acting as brand ambassador. Topline has over 160 members nationwide and the Irish Men’s Sheds Association supports 400 members. The […]

Dunnes Stores tops the grocery market for the three months to February 25 in share figures released by Kantar Worldpanel. Growth for the period was up by 3.9 per cent to €96 million. Dave Berry, director, Kantar Worldpanel, said two factors led to the growth. First, shoppers bought slightly more expensive items, reflected in sales growth […]

Almost 19 million Italians are expected to see ads promoting Ireland as a tourist destination in metro stations in the cities of Rome, Milan and Brescia, as well as on 280 screens in 13 different airports around Italy, over the coming weeks. A new Tourism Ireland campaign with Boscolo Tours, one of Italy’s leading tour […]

The Times, Ireland Edition, will unveil a new design this weekend. The new look is the result of feedback from readers across the country and follows the launch of the print edition last June. As well as a new layout throughout the edition, there are a number of new appointments and extra Irish content, including opinion, […]

Bord Bia has been named as the company or organisation with the best corporate social responsibility (CSR) reputation in Ireland, the latest Ireland CSR RepTrak study, announced by JWT Group’s The Reputations Agency (TRA) shows. Kerry Group (second), Google (third), An Post (fourth) and Lidl (fifth) occupied this year’s other top five positions. It is […]

Women occupy key leadership roles in some of Ireland’s tech, media and telecos (TMT). Some lead major corporations , while others are the main driving force behind revenue and innovation. A number of them have a major influence on what the Irish public reads, sees or hears, while at least one is responsible for protecting […]

Liveline’s Fiver Friday returns to the national airwaves on March 16. Following the adverse weather conditions from the ‘Beast from the East’ last week and the nationwide red alert to remain indoors, many thousands of local businesses have suffered loss to their earnings. Liveline is encouraging people to spend locally and to support their community. In July 2011, Joe […]

In recognition of International Women’s Day, creative agency Rothco have launched a campaign to help highlight pay inequality and the silence which is fuelling it. ‘The Page Gap’ centres on a collection of bespoke Smythson diaries which are being sent to women of influence in Ireland, the UK and beyond on International Women’s Day (Thursday, […]

JWT Folk, the new agency formed following the merger of DDFH&B and Target McConnells, has officially launched. The new entity comes about following a number of major account losses at DDFH&B, including Eir, the National Lottery and SuperValu-Centra. JWT Folk will be led by former Target McConnells MD Abi Moran (above) as agency CEO. Laura […]