GroupM media planning and buying agency EssenceMediacom Ireland has announced six new appointments. Dylan Long, Alec Thibault and Amy-Leigh McCluskey have joined the agency as account managers, while Paige Haarhoff has joined as a digital account manager. Connor Dale and Hannah Donnelly have also joined the agency in account executive roles. Long joins the agency […]
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Lidl retains top Brandshout spot
German discounter Lidl has again topped the Brandshout ad recall study conducted by Ipsos, having also led the survey in February. Vodafone moved up three places from fifth to take the runner-up spot, while McDonald’s dropped one place to third. Lidl’s closest rival Aldi dropped one place to fourth, while Tesco completed the top five […]
Boys+Girls helps launch New York Pride
Irish creative agency Boys+Girls was hired to the New York Civic Pride campaign. Boys+Girls partner Pat Stephenson said the agency was invited to help with the campaign by US agency Founders. The two companies worked together on various global projects, including Netflix and Kerrygold. Both agencies are members of the independent set-up By The Network. […]
Public House makes Biden’s visit Epic
The Public House and Epic The Irish Emigration Museum welcomed the 46th President of the United States of America by bringing him up to speed on an ancestral curse. The visit of an Irish US president is massive news for a museum dedicated to the history of Ireland’s emigrants. The museum gave President Joe Biden […]
Publicis wins Audio Awards grand prix
Publicis Dublin scooped the grand prix at the Irish Audio Awards held in Smock Alley Theatre for their work with Virgin Media. The agency also won in the consumer and casting categories. Other winners on the night included OneCore Media, Boys+Girls, The Public House, Raygun, Event Junkies, Symphonic, WLR FM and Bauer Media Audio Ireland. […]
IAPI announce six jurists for Cannes
This year there are more Irish jury members selected to be on the Cannes Lions judging panel than ever before, the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI), which represents the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity nationally. They will help award the world’s best creative work and benchmark excellence in the south of France […]
Pat Kenny launches Make-A-Wish appeal
Newstalk presenter Pat Kenny was on hand to launch the annual Wish Week, Make-A-Wish’s annual national fundraising appeal to help hundreds of Irish children who are currently living with life-threatening illnesses. The charity is appealing to the general public to help raise awareness and much needed funding for the children. This year’s Wish Week runs […]
Moran and Murphy promoted at VMTV
Virgin Media Television has made some changes to its management team with Tara Moran being made head of sales while Sarah Murphy has been promoted to head of strategy, insights and trading. Moran has worked in VMTV for the past three and a half years as head of client solutions. Prior to this she was […]
Claire Byrne to host new TV quiz
Claire Byrne returns to TV screens to present a new quiz show which will see Ireland’s most intelligent quizzers put through their paces. The show’s producers trawled the length and breadth of the country to find contestants with the depth of knowledge worthy of the title – Ireland’s Smartest. The ten-part series starts at 7.30pm […]
BBDO creates first AI film for Simon
Homeless charity Dublin Simon Community has a new campaign which for the first time in Ireland uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Created by BBDO Dublin and New York production company Lobo, Unfair City aims to highlight the growing inequality of homelessness and raise funds for some of the most vulnerable people in Irish society. Unfair […]
Prosperity upbeat about digital prospects
Despite the challenges faced in the job market, including tech layouts and geopolitical stress, the digital sector is showing resilience with many companies achieving strong revenue and profits, Prosperity Recruitment reports. 2023 will be a transition year as companies will have more leverage in a market dominated by candidates for the last few years. Prosperity […]
PML announces Impact 2023 winners
PML Group has announced Ireland’s top out of home campaigns for 2023 with McDonald’s, Bank of Ireland and Guinness among the winners. The OOH agency partnered with Ipsos to research the effectiveness of more than 800 outdoor campaigns last year. The 12 winners are drawn from various categories, including finance, telco and retail and confectionery. […]
O’Callaghan’s Paddy Portraits in NYC
A photo exhibition by Ross O’Callaghan became the talk of the town in New York on St Patrick’s Day. The Dublin photographer and filmmaker staged two shows of ‘Paddy Portraits’ in Manhattan for Ireland’s national feast day. The exhibitions at Lume Studios, Tribeca and outdoors on Pershing Square Plaza, in front of Grand Central Station, […]
