From eel and ale and sheep’s milk yogurt to eco-friendly pig farming, the winners of the 30th Irish Food Writers’ Guild food awards are a diverse group committed to provenance, sustainability, quality and flavour. With just eight awards presented, the big winner was Irish cheese, with Ballylisk, Aran Island Goats’ Cheese and Sheridan’s Cheesemongers honoured. […]
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Public House crafts Valentine’s idea
The Public House has launched the Upcycled Awards Collection for Valentine’s Day. The agency’s creative director Colin Hart says adland loves awards, but they aren’t conjured out of thin air. What it takes to turn an idea into a winner can take a lot of time and effort and one group does not get the […]
Huskies wins Epica award for Allianz
In the Company of Huskies has won a global Epica award for its ‘The World’s Strongest Women’ campaign for Allianz Ireland. Launched in 1987, Epica is the only global creative awards judged by the press, with editors and relevant journalists from over 50 countries – an independent jury whose members combine public objectivity and experts […]
Red C wins research grand prix award
Red C and Karen Nelson Field’s Amplified Intelligence won the grand prix for its social deficit campaign at the Marketing Society annual research excellence awards. The two agencies also came out on top in the advertising and advertising media research category. Opinions won the brand development and strategy award for its work for Kerry Foods. […]
And for Mains wins US cookbook award
Irish cookbook And for Mains: Recipes, Stories and Pints with an Irish Butcher and a Chef by Gaz Smith and Rick Higgins won the chefs and restaurants category at the IACP Cookbook Awards 2022. The winners were announced by video from the Middleby Showroom in Dallas and New York. And for Mains is the first […]
Marketer of the Year finalists named
The finalists for this year’s Marketer of the Year have been announced. The three candidates in line for Ireland’s top marketing award are Aileesh Carew, director of sales and marketing for Epic – the Irish Emigration Museum; Paul Dervan, chief marketing officer, National Lottery and Loretta Dignam, founder and marketing director of The Menopause Hub. […]
BBDO Dublin scores brace at Lovies
BBDO Dublin won the People’s Choice award and a bronze in the best experimental (Metaverse) category for Road-Safety-Verse at the 12th Annual Lovie Awards. BBDO was the only Dublin agency represented at the awards celebrating digital excellence. This year, there were nearly 1,000 entries from over 30 countries, with only one in five making the […]
Verve wins five Shark awards for Tayto
Verve and its Showrunner creative production house won four category awards and five gongs overall for Tayto at the Sharks show in Kinsale. The awards were for the Mr Tayto’s Bucket List PR and social campaign which ran earlier this year as the brand home in on TikTok users. The agency team was headed up […]
A week to go for MotY entries
There is now just under a week to go until the entries for this year’s Marketer of the Year (MotY) award close. Since 1993, Marketing.ie has saluted as many as 27 of Ireland’s top marketers, who through their passion and commitment, created winning strategies for their brands – individuals with vision, drive and exceptional strategic […]
IMRO radio awards shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s IMRO Radio Awards has been released. Back in person after two years of broadcasting virtually, the awards show will see the island of Ireland broadcast community gather to announce the winners. Radio and television broadcaster Dermot Whelan will once again MC the ceremony at Lyrath Estate in Kilkenny, on Friday, […]
Five new judges for Marketer of the Year
Marketer of the Year returns this year following the pandemic with five new judges joining the search for Ireland’s foremost marketing talent. The new judges on board are Kevin Donnelly (above), managing director of Britvic Ireland, and himself a MotY winner in 2012; Laura Lynch, group chief marketing officer, Bank of Ireland; Emma Walls, commercial […]
Grady to chair NewsBrands journalism awards
This year’s journalism awards will be chaired by former Irish Independent and Herald editor Claire Grady. There are 800 entries across 22 categories including digital innovation, video journalism, politics, business, crime, opinion, sport, features, showbiz, podcast, arts, business and magazines. The awards show will be held in the Mansion House on November 17. Broadcaster and […]
Sean Boyle to chair B2B ad awards
Adman, writer and podcaster Sean Boyle will chair the judging panel for the inaugural Best in Business (BiBs) awards organised by DMG Media’s Business Plus magazine. The business to business (B2B) advertising awards contest will comprise quarterly winners with an overall annual prize. Boyle has held senior positions with agency networks worldwide. He started his […]
