ArchiveJune, 2020

Marketing Society FC discusses career boo-boos

Continuing on from their first ever online event in April, the Marketing Society’s Future Council returns again soon with an event celebrating the importance of making career mistakes, while focusing on the learnings and positives that can be taken from sharing such experiences. The event is playfully called ‘I FC’ed Up’. All event proceeds will […]

Swords-based nutrition and food tech software provider Nutritics has launched a new ordering app for restaurants and cafés to assist consumers and offset the impact of reduced capacity under Fáilte Ireland’s new guidelines for re-opening restaurants and cafés. The app is available on a complimentary basis until the end of October this year. The app allows […]

Vodafone is the sponsor of Newstalk’s podcast-first series Future of Work. As Covid-19 has pushed Ireland towards new ways of working, hosts Jess Kelly (above) and Gavin McLoughlin discuss what the future of work looks like along with chosen experts. With many people recently made jobless, the series focuses on the jobs market, upskilling and […]

The Naked Collective (TNC) launches with naturally brewed seltzers targeted at young adults. Based in Kildare and supported by a €4 million marketing investment, Mude and So.Beer isotonic drinks are produced solely from plants, water and vitamins. Mude’s collection of five drinks are said to aid sleep, chill, play, work and provide an immuno boost. […]

Only seven per cent of Irish sport sponsors would consider dropping out of current deals due to Covid-19 impacts, even though one in four rights holders fear losing a partner as a result of the pandemic, a report by the Onside sponsorship agency indicates. Lives streaming is increasingly seen as a opportunity for 60 per […]

In place of the annual gala dinner in Kilkenny, the IMRO Radio Awards will now be staged as a live video/virtual event stream allowing the industry to join in from home or in smaller station groups. Radio stations will be able to submit the same number of entries this year free of charge as they […]

In welcoming the Government’s decision to reopen pubs serving food, restaurants and hotels on June 29, Heineken Ireland is rolling out a quality and cleaning operation to ensure outlets are prepared. As a result of the swift lockdown in mid-March, there are over 100,000 kegs of Heineken beer and cider in the cellars and dispensing […]

Thousands of people will tackle their first ever duathlon this summer through a nationwide charity challenge from Triathlon Ireland. Run and Ride for Pieta is a series of weekly activities for both first timers fit and seasoned athletes. The six week series, supported by BMW, will raise money for Pieta House to support suicide prevention and […]

Glamour editor-in-chief Samantha Barry was the subject of a documentary screened on RTÉ One last night. Two days after the magazine’s final print edition hit the newsstands in New York, Barry showed up in Dublin to speak at An Post’s Early Bird marketing breakfast in the Ivy restaurant. The 38-year-old journalist has embraced digital media […]

Former RTÉ group head of sport Glen Killane has been promoted to executive director of Eurovision Sport, having worked as deputy director of sport at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for the past two years. Killane spent over 14 years with RTÉ in various sports and TV management roles before joining Eir Sport as managing […]

A new body representing Ireland’s events industry has warned that more half of its businesses may not survive the year due to the extended disruptions posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Event Industry Ireland (EII) has called on the Government to support businesses affected by coronavirus as fears the sector will soon face permanent closures. A […]

Since Covid-19 restrictions were imposed in March there has been an average fall of 34 per cent in newspaper articles in Ireland, with the drop most severe in regional and local titles, a study by Truehawk Media shows. Articles in national newspapers fell by an average of 25 per cent, with Sunday titles down by […]

A year ago Reach added a new digital news brand to its portfolio, which includes the Irish Mirror, Dublin Live and RSVP, making it one of Ireland’s biggest media groups with bases in Belfast, Dublin and Cork. Cork Beo aims to inform and entertain the people of Ireland’s biggest county and reflect and amplify the […]