LesleyAnn Diffin is business communications manager for Reach, publisher of the Irish Mirror, Dublin Live, RSVP Magazine and Cork Beo. Her media career started five years ago when she became the company’s strategic planner, before taking up the B2B marketing role across the publisher’s bases in Belfast, Dublin and Cork. Before that, she worked at […]
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20 Questions with Gary Cooke
Gary Cooke is a writer, comedian and writer best known for his role in the Apres Match satirical sketches on RTE Television, impersonating, among others, Eamon Dunphy, Gary Lineker and Bono. He starred in I, Keano and co-wrote and performed in the musical Macbeths. More recently, he had a lead role in Gary Brown’s play […]
20 Questions with Catherine Casserly, IDPR
Catherine Casserly has been marketing director for Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard in Ireland since 2013. Most of her work at IDPR has been spent on global business where she was head of sponsorship, PR and events, global brand director, delivery for Jameson and global market activation director. She spent six years as sponsorship manager with […]
20 Questions with Jane Gregory, Ogilvy
Jane Gregory is managing director of Ogilvy Dublin. She began her advertising career at McConnells before moving to the US in 2005. There she joined BBDO Atlanta where she successfully pitched for the Georgia Lottery business – the fifth largest in the US. After seven years at BBDO, she was recruited to work as VP […]
20 Questions with Brent Pope, rugby pundit
Brent Pope is a New Zealand-born rugby analyst, mental health advocate, children’s book author, after dinner speaker, founder of Outside in Art Gallery and owner of Pope shirts and shoes. He was born, raised and spent his rugby playing days in New Zealand, but has lived and worked in Ireland for most of his media […]
20 Questions with Laura Daley, JWT Folk
Laura Daley is joint managing director at JWT Folk. She was previously managing director of DDFH&B and group account director at TBWA\Dublin. She also spent over seven years in client service at Ogilvy and almost three years at Havas Worldwide Dublin. She has a BA in politics and history from CD and an MSc in […]
20 Questions with Sinead Troy, PlayIrish Radio
Sinead Troy has launched three new companies in Ireland – IASCA, Yangaroo Music Ireland and, most recently, PlayIrish Radio, along with former Today FM CEO Peter McPartlin, Angela Dorgan and Martin Byrne. Her background is firmly in the music industry with over 25 years’ experience in both the UK and Ireland. 01 When are you […]
20 Questions with Jeanne Spillane, NDC
Jeanne Spillane is marketing manager for the National Dairy Council (NDC). After migrating from podiatry to marketing, she started her career with Maximum Media. In 2016, she moved brand side as the content marketing manager for the NDC and later marketing manager. She has a BSc in podiatric medicine from NUIG and an MSc in […]
20 Questions: Sinead Lambe, DMG Media
Sinead Lambe is marketing manager at DMG Media Ireland, where she oversees marketing, promotions and sponsorships for Evoke.ie, Extra.ie, MailOnline, Irish Daily Mail and Irish Mail on Sunday. She joined the company in 2004 and was promoted to promotions and sponsorship manager in 2007 for DMG’s two print titles. She became marketing manager in 2012. […]
20 Questions with Colm Hayes, Radio Nova
Colm Hayes – real name Colm Caffrey – co-presents the Colm & Lucy show with Lucy Kennedy on Radio Nova weekdays 6am to 10am. He had a 10-year partnership with James ‘Jim-Jim’ Nugent on the FM104’s Strawberry Alarm Clock and on the 2fm breakfast show. He officially joined Radio Nova in 2017 as programme director. […]
20 Questions with Eibhin Eviston, An Post
Eibhin Eviston is mail media manager at An Post. She has been with the company for the past seven years, having previously worked in direct marketing roles at RMG Target, now JWT Folk, and Goosebump where her clients included Bord Gáis Energy, O2 and PTSB. She’s also a singer-songwriter in her spare time and has […]
20 Questions with Megan O’Riordan
Megan O’Riordan is chief commercial officer at Packed.House. Her career in media began in research and communications at Drinkaware.ie. She later became general manager at Maximum Media and ran Electric Media, before its acquisition into Packed.House. She now heads up the group’s commercial and marketing functions. 01 When are you happiest? On Saturday mornings in […]
20 Questions with Keelin Shanley, RTE
Keelin Shanley co-presents RTÉ’s Six One News. She worked as a reporter/presenter on Prime Time for over 10 years and made award-winning documentaries. She presented budget and election coverage, Morning Edition and The Consumer Show. She was also a reporter for Radio France International and CNN World Report. She studied biochemistry at TCD. 01 When are you happiest? Swimming at the Forty Foot makes […]
