ArchiveOctober, 2023

Connolly takes reins at Munster Express

Doreen Connolly is the new managing director of the Munster Express replacing Kieran Walsh who has retired. She also becomes the main shareholder in the 163-year-old business. “After over 100 years of the Walsh family running the Munster Express, I am stepping back due to retirement,” Kieran Walsh said. “I know that this will allow the […]

Connelly Partners Dublin have launched a new campaign for their client Epilepsy Ireland (EI), to show the broader public how common epilepsy is in Ireland. Research conducted by Amárach Research on behalf of Epilepsy Ireland shows that eight in 10 people in Ireland believe epilepsy to be a far rarer condition than it is in […]

John Saunders, president and CEO of FleishmanHillard international communications, has been named an honorary doctor of philosophy by Dublin City University (DCU). Saunders becomes the first ever Irish public relations professional to receive such an honour from the university. Starting out his career as a sport’s presenter in RTÉ, the Dublin native went on to […]

New guidelines requesting social media influencers to use ‘#ad’ and ‘#gifted’ labels in their posts have been jointly launched by the Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI). The CCPC, which is Ireland’s consumer watchdog, and the ASAI, which acts as the self-regulatory body for the advertising industry, […]

DMG Media Ireland has agreed a deal with Zahra Media to acquire the Everymum pregnancy and parenting website for an undisclosed sum. Everymum was founded by Zahra directors Gina Miltiadou and John Mullins in 2000 with the intention of creating a community where parents can feel supported, informed and empowered through trusted expert advice and […]

Car maker Kia has signed up as sponsor of An Taisce’s Clean Coasts, a programme that works to protect Ireland’s coastlines and promote sustainability. The support coincides with Circular Week, an international series of events and initiatives being held to promote the circular economy and sustainability, which runs until October 27. Kia focuses on using […]

Samsung Ireland has signed up as the headline sponsor of the Irish Independent‘s rugby podcast, The Left Wing. The podcast shares stories in Irish rugby with a team of writers and experts, which includes Rúaidhrí O’Connor, Cian Tracey, Will Slattery, Sineád Kissane and Luke Fitzgerald. Through breaking news to in-depth analysis, expert opinion and post-match […]

Behaviour and Attitudes (B&A), Ireland’s largest independent research and insight agency, has been acquired by Ipsos for an undisclosed sum. The deal will see Ipsos in Ireland and B&A merge with immediate effect. The combined business will be known as Ipsos B&A. However, Luke Reaper, managing director of B&A, said the news of the two […]

Mars confectionery brand Maltesers is the runaway choice for Ireland’s chocolate lovers, an online survey by Casinos.com shows. Next in line were Lindt and Cadbury’s Dairy Milk. The report said that Snickers, Crunchie and Wispa all performed poorly. There are around 15,000 searches for any of Ireland’s top 16 chocolate treats every month. The search […]

Ireland’s first viable, zero carbon emission illuminated billboard has been unveiled at 151 Pearse Street in Dublin city. Incurring zero energy costs, the lighting for the display billboard is fully powered by solar energy and operates independently of the grid. The project, the first of its kind in the country, is an initiative of Micromedia, […]

The Allianz Ireland ‘World’s Strongest Women’ campaign created by F&B Huskies and EssenceMediacom was the big winner at Effies 2023 taking home the grand prix award and two category golds. The Effies mark the most effective campaigns driving growth from the past two years in Ireland. The winners were announced at an industry lunch in […]

The National Lottery have launched EuroDreams, a new draw-based numbers game offering an annuity top prize of €20,000 every month for 30 years. Tickets for the new game will cost €2.50 per line and will go on sale from October 30 ahead of the first draw on November 6. EuroDreams is the first annuity type […]

Boots used the first instalment in the new series of Big Brother on Virgin Media Two to advertise its range of beauty, skincare, fragrance and haircare brands. The ads also went out on TikTok as part of an innovative live TV and social media campaign developed by GroupM’s Invention and EssenceMediacom agencies. The commercials were […]