Former Young’s boss Sean O’Meara is to replace Ed McCumiskey as board chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) at the start of July. O’Meara joined Youngs in 1986 as an account director and served on the board. Four years later, he became managing director. In 1994, he was made CEO and chairman […]
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Ogilvy Lion winner at Cannes again
Ogilvy Dublin’s work for the ISPCC has again been rewarded with a bronze Lion at the Cannes Advertising Festival, the first time an Irish agency has won back to-back Lions. The radio ad for ‘Stupid Little Bitch’ was created by Ogilvy’s Des Kavanagh and Laurence O’Byrne. Last year, the ISPCC’s TV ad, ‘I Can’t Wait’, […]
Brown to chair Target McConnells
Gary Brown is to take over from agency veteran Pat Donnelly as chairman of Target McConnells. Donnelly is selling his interest in the agency to pursue other business interests. Brown and Target McConnells managing director Geoff McGrath worked together at Target Marketing for several years, during which time the agency built a vibrant business and […]
Huberman fronts for Newbridge
Actress and author Amy Huberman is the new face of Newbridge Silverware. The wife of rugby star Brian O’Driscoll features in a new TV, cinema, print, radio and digital campaign created by DDFH&B, with media by Mindshare. Up to now, Newbridge advertising was handled in-house, with images of screen legends Grace Kelly, Greta Garbo and […]
McCann's gets obesity campaign
McCann Dublin has been appointed to handle the Safefgood childhood overweight and obesity campaign on the island of Ireland. The campaign is due for launch in late September. The brief requirements says that obesity prevention is an international public health priority and there is growing evidence of the impact of overweight and obesity on short-term and […]
Chemistry seeks account manager
Ad agency Chemistry wants to appoint an account manager. Managing director Ray Sheerin says the successful candidate should be educated to third level degree stage, will have at least five years agency experience, with a good mix of disciplines across a range of sectors. Ideally he/she will have a great track record of delivering effective […]
NCA moves to MediaVest
The National Consumer Agency (NCA) has switched its media buying from OMD to MediaVest after a formal tender process. The body, whose purpose is to defend consumer interests in Ireland, traces its origins to the launch of the Consumer Strategy Group (CSG) nine years ago. The CSG presented its report, Making Consumers Count, to the […]
HSE moves to Carat
Aegis-owned Carat has won the Health Service Executive (HSE) media buying and planning following a three-way competition with Group M’s Mindshare and the incumbent, Core Media’s MediaVest. The HSE is Ireland’s publicly-funded body responsible for the provision of universal health and personal social services. The executive was established by the Health Act 2004 and officially […]
Dooley to head up AAI
Barry Dooley is to replace Ed McDonald as chief executive of the Association of Advertisers in Ireland (AAI). Dooley is an experienced and much-respected ad man who spent 20 years at Irish international and was a director and agency representative on the IAPI board. His clients included Kerrygold, Flahavan’s, Avonmore, 7Up and Club Orange. He […]
Chemistry gets Tesco Mobile call
Chemistry has been appointed by British retail giant Tesco to handle its Tesco Mobile division. The agency run by Ray Sheerin won the account following a final three-way contest with Publicis and Havas Worldwide Dublin’s Eightytwenty. Chemistry has experience on the mobile phone front having previously handled Eircom’s Meteor and eMobile. Publicis also worked on […]
Allen joins Irish International
Ruth Allen has moved to Irish International as project manager client service. Allen was most recently an account director at Havas Worldwide Dublin, the agency long known as Young Advertising. She had previously worked on the client side at McConnells and was an account executive and production manager at AFA O’Meara. Her academic qualifications include […]
OMD readies for TY week
Like most companies, OMD is often approached to host transition year (TY) students for a week of work experience. For many companies, students can be seen as a hindrance, as apart from photocopying, filing and sealing envelopes, it can be seen as a fruitless time investment in students that will spend such a short stay […]
DeepRiverRock unveils €600k campaign
Coca-Cola HBC Ireland this week launches a €600,000 campaign for DeepRiverRock water. Created by McCann Dublin, the push is designed to boost sales and brand preference. Nielsen figures show the brand to be the number one selling water on the island of Ireland. The TV work was produced by Red Rage Films and directed by […]
