Sports stars should not produce autobiographies early in their careers as they have little to say and what appears in print is insignificant and insulting to readers’ intelligence, a discussion on the best sports books of all time heard. Speaking at the Dalkey Book Festival, horse trainer and broadcaster Ted Walsh (pictured) said anyone writing […]
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Brian Lenihan accused of causing most damage to Ireland
Former Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan caused more damage to Ireland than any other politician in the entire history of the State aside from terrorists, writer and journalist Bruce Arnold told a talk at the Dalkey Book Festival. The panel discussion, entitled ‘Fianna Freefall’, also included broadcaster and newspaper columnist Vincent Browne and was chaired by festival […]
Keenan dismayed by lack of progress in Middle East conflict
Writer Brian Keenan has expressed his disappointment at the lack of progress in moves to try and resolve the Middle East conflict and said the problem was more than “pernicious little land grabs” by Israel. The US was paying out millions of dollars in support and is using a culture of victimhood to pursue its […]
Oxegen screen ads still available
With the countdown to the biggest music festival of the year, Oxegen 2011, well and truly under way, Independent Star-owned Event Media still has a limited number of screen advertising packages available for the three day event running at Punchestown from Friday, July 8th. Coldplay perform at Oxegen on Sunday July 10th Packages range from […]
Big response to TABS fundraiser
Agencies have reacted favourably to calls to support tonight’s TABS (The Advertising Benevolent Society) barbecue and fundraising quiz. MC John Gallen of Pierce Media reports that 16 of the 20 tables have been sold, with each table of four costing €100. Extra monies are expected to be generated by raffle ticket sales. TABS quiz members […]
Prince to play Malahide Castle
US pop star Prince is due to return to Ireland for a 35,000 open-air concert at Malahide Castle on July 30 as part of a European tour. His last performance was at the Point in 2002. He was booked to play at Croke Park in June 2008 but controversially cancelled the concert only 13 days […]
Moore to speak about creativity
In the second of its Energiser series of industry talks, IAPI will host a breakfast session with Leo Moore, planning director, Irish International, in its offices at 8am on Wednesday, May 18. Moore will address the subject of ‘What is the role of the creative brief in the new world of marketing communications?’. Moore was […]
MindField festival details finalised
The MindField festival of talk, thoughts and more will be held in Dublin’s Merrion Square gardens from April 29 to May Day. Capitalism, poetry, Iceland, photography, butterflies, fashion and foreign policy are some of the topics that will feature in over 62 shows on four stages over the three days. Participants include Ryan Tubridy, Simon […]
Michael Palin for NCH talk
British actor and writer Michael Palin will give a talk in the National Concert Hall on May 25 as part of this year’s Dublin Writers Festival. Palin will look back over his career from his earliest days as a member of Monty Python to his Phileas Fogg recreated fictional journeys in the BBC series Around […]
Media conference for Croke Park
A conference aimed at charting the transformation of media will be held in Croke Park in early May. Mediacontact.ie has lined up 20 international speakers and three workshops for the Mash 2011 theme ‘Exploding media’. The debate will identity key trends, technologies and topics shaping the future mediascape. Speakers from overseas include John Mulholland, editor […]
02 launches free webinars
O2 has announced a series of free webinars aimed at its SME businesses customers to help them build and grow their companies. The first business ‘Ideascast’ webinar will be an introduction on how SMEs can use digital marketing and is presented by Arabella Judd (pictured) from Dublin digital agency, Radical. The first webinar takes place […]
Blaney to address ageing forum
McCann Erickson boss Orlaith Blaney, Gerard O’Neill of Amárach Consulting and Dick Stroud, author of the 50-Plus Market, will speak at the Business of Ageing conference in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham on March 9th. In Ireland, those over 65 have €6.6 billion in wealth and revenues of over €3 trillion. Blaney and O’Neill will provide […]
Josh Howie for Laughter Lounge
Josh Howie is the headline act at the Laughter Lounge comedy venue in Dublin from January 27th-29th. Howie is the son of PR doyenne Lynne Franks, who was the inspiration for Joanna Lumley’s Patsy character in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. Howie is an ex-public schoolboy, raised as a Buddhist who trained as a rabbi […]
