Bray boxer Katie Taylor has bounced back as Ireland’s most admired sports star, the yearly Onside list indicates. Taylor’s return to the top in 2024 coincides with her record-breaking bout against Amanda Serrano in Texas and means 2023 is the only year since 2017 that she has failed to lead the chart. It’s a boxing […]
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An Cailín Ciúin TG4’s Christmas Day movie
The Oscar-nominated film An Cailín Ciúin has its TV premier on TG4 at 8pm on Christmas Day. The film tells the story of Cáit, a nine-year-old girl from an overcrowded, dysfunctional family who is sent away to live with foster parents for the summer. Despite a warm reception from the woman, Eibhlín (Carrie Crowley), the man […]
Marketing Society issues research shortlist
The Marketing Society of Ireland has released the shortlist for this year’s Research Excellence Awards. The winners will be announced at the society’s annual Christmas lunch in the Shelbourne Hotel this Friday, where the guest act will be Paul Howard of Ross O’Carroll-Kelly satirical books fame. Society chair Mark Noble (pictured) said 2024 was once […]
Springboard opens Dublin office
Cork PR agency Springboard Communications has opened a Dublin office on St Stephen’s Green, appointing Sarah Horgan as director of media and crisis and Dublin lead. Susie Horgan, managing director and founder of Springboard Communications, said that the opening marks a milestone for the business. She said that with a growing client base in the […]
IAPI says agencies upbeat about business
The latest census released by the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) says that despite a difficult trading period last year and the first half of this year, 89 per cent of agency bosses remain optimistic about their business performance. The number of agency staff reported by IAPI members has grown exponentially over the […]
National Lottery creative account up for review
One of the country’s most sought-after creative advertising accounts, the National Lottery, has been put out to pitch by its new owners, La Française des Jeux (FDJ), which operates the State lottery in France. Since McConnells handled the creative for the National Lottery’s roll out, the lucrative account has been handled by DDFH&B, Rothco (now […]
IAPI announces new board members
Following the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland’s annual general meeting, IAPI has appointed four new agency members to its board. David Quinn, director and founder of Bloom; Maura Ashe, managing partner, UM Ireland (IPG Mediabrands) and Stephen Rogers, creative director, Droga5 Dublin have joined the IAPI board. Jenna Greene, effectiveness director, Omnicom Media Group, […]
ICAD concludes Upstarts with showcase event
The Upstarts programme devised by the Institute of Creative Advertising & Design (ICAD) to nurture and promote Ireland’s next generation of creative talent in advertising and design with the help of agencies and studios from adland concluded with an event showcasing the work of 22 participants. Over the past months, the emerging talents have collaborated closely […]
Chris Cashen to head strategy at WPP’s GroupM
Chris Cashen has been promoted to head of strategy at WPP’s GroupM Ireland. As part of a wider review, Cashen, who was formerly managing partner of Mindshare, will now be responsible for strategic delivery and leadership across all the agency brands – Mindshare, Wavemaker, EssenceMediacom and Invention. As part of his new role, he will […]
Rooney named top author at An Post book awards
Internationally-acclaimed Irish novelist Sally Rooney was voted author of the year at the An Post Irish Book Awards gala night in the Convention Centre. Donal Ryan was presented with the novel of the year for Heart, Be At Peace. The best Irish-published book went to TG4 presenter Hector O hEochagáin for The Irish Words You […]
IAPI issues new charter for media agencies
The Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) has launched a new charter for selecting media agencies. The introduction was made with support from a working group of member agencies, leading Irish marketers and pitch consultants. It follows on from the institute’s similar charter for creative agency selection. The charter provide brands and agencies with […]
Echoes ads on OOH screens in Dublin
A Christmas campaign for Michael Cullen’s book about his time living in Australia in the late 1980s features on a host of out of home (OOH) screens in Dublin city and county. Echoes From Down Under is an Irishman’s collection of stories and anecdotes from his days working as a journalist in Perth and the […]
20 Questions with Joao Rozario, Irish Distillers
Joao Rozario is the international marketing director for Irish Distillers. A native of Brazil, he joined the company’s French owner, Pernod Ricard, from Unilever in 2008 as group brand director premium spirit brands. He held various marketing roles with the group in the US and Italy. He is now based in Dublin where he is […]
