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For whom the ICAD bells tolled

The very best in Irish advertising and design creativity was recognised at the annual Institute of Creative Advertising and Design (ICAD) awards. A total of two gold, 15 silver and 65 bronze ICAD awards, or ‘bells’, were handed out at the event in Vicar Street. Over 560 advertising, craft and design pieces of work were entered […]

Fáilte Ireland is in talks with agencies about its creative advertising and media buying services. The State body, which promotes Discover Ireland staycations – as distinct from Tourism Ireland, which promotes island of Ireland holidays to overseas visitors – currently uses DDFH&B and PHD. Among those pitching for the media are Starcom and MediaCom. At […]

Students completing their masters in advertising at DIT Aungier Street college are taking their artwork to the streets of Dublin as part of their end of year project. To draw public interest, the students are taking an upfront approach in their quest for a career in advertising. The AdGrad 28 are presenting themselves as “wanted”. […]

Irish International has won the creative work for the State-sponsored inward promotion agency the Industrial Development Authority, more widely known as IDA Ireland. For over 50 years, the IDA has been charged with attracting foreign direct investment to Ireland and in that time has helped over 1,150 overseas clients set up operations in Ireland. Previously with […]

With the referendum on marriage equality, ad agency Boys and Girls is showing its support for the Yes campaign by changing its name. During the month of May and until all votes are cast on Friday, anyone visiting the agency’s website www.boysandgirls.ie are greeted with a blue Boys and Boys or pink Girls and Girls button […]

Media planning and buying agency Starcom has announced the appointment of Colum O’Hara as client director. Up to now, O’Hara was client manager at Starcom for two and half years. Before joining Starcom in 2102, he was a media planner and buyer for three years with AV Browne, working on Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) and […]

The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), the body which regulates the sale of medicines for humans and animals along with medical devices and clinical trials, is asking media and creative agencies to pitch for its marketing media services. Previously known as the Irish Medicines Board, the HPRA seeks expressions of interest for strategic and creative […]

DDFH&B strategic planner Jess Majekodunmi is leaving the agency next month to take up a position as insight manager with the Nike Foundation’s The Girl Effect. A former marketing manager with the Plan Ireland overseas charity, she was awarded the gold medal for securing first place in DIT’s post graduate diploma course in advertising and […]

Tanya Cawley is the new business development and event manager at the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) in place of Aisling Conlon, who is moving to London to become head of business with the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA). Cawley is no stranger to adland having served as festival manager for the Sharks […]

A panel of six young people from the industry will form a panel to be ‘grilled’ by an audience of marketing and advertising students from various colleges in Dublin and a number of juniors working in the business as part of the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland’s (IAPI) Big Grill. The event takes place […]

As the nation prepares to vote in next month’s referendum on whether or not Ireland should legalise same-sex marriage, various agencies are undertaking campaigns. Jamie White’s Youth Nation rolled out a viral with staff talking to camera about their sexuality and why most young people in Ireland believe marriage equality to be a God-given […]

C&C Gleeson’s Bulmers Cider makes a return to TV with the launch of a new, through-the-line campaign again by Publicis Dublin highlighting the cider brand’s journey and extolling the virtues of that quintessential Bulmers’ ingredient – time. The new ‘Not a Moment Too Soon’ message focuses on taking Bulmers slow and has already been rolled […]

One of the founders of the Boys and Girls agency Fiona Scott is to leave the business after five years. She has sold her equity shareholding in the company. A former senior executive at McConnells, Scott is widely respected in adland. In paying tribute to Scott, Boys and Girls managing director Patrick Meade said she […]