Off the back of a period of growth over recent months, Legacy Consultants has announced a rebrand along with several new hires. The rebrand sees a name change from Legacy Consultants to Legacy Communications along with a new logo and identity. Legacy was launched in 2012 by Bernard and James Brogan as a sport and sponsorship […]
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Tourism Ireland partners with Neiman Marcus
Tourism Ireland is partnering with US luxury retailer Neiman Marcus in a campaign called ‘The Art of Travel’. Ireland is one of four featured destinations which appear in the Neiman Marcus spring 2019 catalogue. It includes an Ireland travel guide, articles and tips on vacations in Ireland from fashion industry insiders, including Simone Rocha. The […]
Jameson makes Impact’s top 10 spirit brands
Jameson has made the top 10 world’s premium spirit brands in the annual Impact list for the first time ever. The ranking follows growth in the US with the Pernod Ricard-owned whiskey now outselling every Scotch bar the Diageo-owned Johnnie Walker. Jameson is produced by Irish Distillers at its Midleton Distillery in east Cork. Sales were […]
Tourism Ireland ads in France for rugby weekend
Tourism Ireland is rolling out a TV campaign in France this weekend timed to coincide with the Ireland v France Six Nations game at the Aviva Stadium. Tourism Ireland’s new TV ad – ‘Fill Your Heart With Ireland’ (in French, Au rythme de vos émotions) will run on national TV channels France 2 and France […]
Exterion rolls out first 32 Pulse hubs in Belfast
Exterion Media’s partnership with Pulse Smart Hub has launched with a network of 32 digital out of home (DOOH) screens located across Belfast city centre. The slimline Pulse Smart Hubs include free wi-fi, free local and national calls, mobile phone charging, visitor way-finders and various well-being improvements including life-saving defibrillators. The new DOOH network made its […]
Diageo re-enters cider market with Rockshore
Diageo is again hoping to crack Ireland’s cider market by brand extending its Rockshore lager with the nationwide roll out of a new cider. Guinness’s owner has made attempts to compete with C&C’s Bulmer’s Irish Cider by spending big on the launch of Hudson Blue and Cashel’s ciders – but neither brand could challenge Bulmer’s, […]
Keogh hosts Newstalk’s weekend breakfasts
Newstalk has announced a new weekend schedule with new shows and presenters. Newstalk Breakfast will now run across seven days, with Susan Keogh presenting on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 8am. The stations says it will be the only live national news and current affairs breakfast show at weekends with news stories, analysis and opinion. […]
Quinn gives Special OIympics team Gala send-off
Former Arsenal and Republic of Ireland striker Niall Quinn met up with the Special Olympics football team ahead of them flying out to Abu Dhabi to compete in the Special Olympics World Summer Games. Gala Retail convenience stores is one of four official Team Ireland sponsors and has supported the Special Olympics programme for the […]
Gourmet Food Parlour all set for crockery sales
Irish-owned Gourmet Food Parlour restaurant and catering group have launched a range of crockery aimed at bringing a hint of the restaurants into people’s homes. Designed by co-founder and managing director Lorraine Heskin, the set is inspired by original drawings around the establishment of the restaurant chain 13 years ago. The pieces are infused with soft […]
Ancient East ads launch Fáilte Ireland campaign
The first of Fáilte Ireland’s 2019 marketing campaign started today with the spring advertising campaign for Ireland’s Ancient East. The national TV and radio campaign highlights the region as the place for a short break by showcasing the variety of experiences and attractions across the region in the lead-up to St. Patrick’s Week and the Easter […]
McGrath to leave MediaCom shortly
After four years as managing director of MediaCom, Ian McGrath is leaving the GroupM agency at the end of March. During his time at MediaCom, McGrath has been involved in all aspects of agency life and has seen the agency evolve and strengthen. Following his appointment as MD, MediaCom hired Peter McPartlin as chief executive. McPartlin […]
Core ranked 15th in latest Best Workplaces list
Marketing communications group Core is ranked 15th in the ‘Great Place To Work’ best large workplaces league. It is Core’s 10th year on the listing. The company which tops this year’s large workplaces with 251 or more employees is cloud-based on-demand software vendor Workday. The top 10 includes Salesforce (third), Hubspot (fifth)and Britvic Ireland (ninth). […]
Radio stations vent anger at inaction
The organisation representing the country’s 34 independent radio stations is to tell politicians at an event in Leinster House today that it has lost patience with the failure of the Government to address issues facing Irish broadcasting. IBI chairman John Purcell (above) says its members have lost patience and will be robustly making their point […]
