A group of 57 consultants at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) have called on the HSE to stop using medicines manufactured by Israeli firm Teva Pharmaceutical Industries where “viable alternatives” are available. The company, whose products include Sudocrem (above), is ranked as one of the world’s biggest makers of generic and specialist drugs. In a letter […]
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Sexton fronts Mace community drive
BWG Foods’ Mace convenience store chain has launched its biggest community initiative to date, a €50,000 community grants fund for supporting local groups and clubs across Ireland. The ‘The Pitch to Win’ campaign is fronted by Mace’s brand ambassador, former Leinster and Ireland rugby captain Johnny Sexton. Sexton features in a social media video where […]
Keating quits AIB after 12 years
Brian Keating is leaving AIB where he has worked since 2013, most recently as strategy, propositions and enablement director in consumer banking. Before joining AIB, he held other senior management roles. He was marketing director for the UK & Ireland at the Aryzta food group, previously known as Cuisine de France. Prior to that, he […]
Penneys launches new app in Ireland
Penneys has rolled out a new customer app in Ireland. In a statement, its parent company Primark said the launch marks the next step in the retailer’s strategy to harness the power of digital to support its stores and give more Irish consumers access to the brand. The app is available to download from Apple […]
Marketing Network’s Neil Harvey dies
Neil Harvey, former commercial director of Marketing Network, has died after a short illness. He joined the agency back in 1990 after two years as marketing manager at Electrolux. He also worked for a time at CDP Associates. Together with Roisín Joyce, Kieran Killeen, Padraig Smith and Ian McColl, he helped grow one of the […]
Kinsella quits AIB, Kirwan joins Musgrave
Two senior and experienced marketers have made career moves in recent days. Tom Kinsella has resigned from his position as managing director of AIB Homes, while Rita Kirwan has left Flogas where she was marketing and communications director to join Musgrave as retail marketing director. Kinsella is expected to take up a new corporate role […]
Fierce Mild wins LIF contest for Sky ad
Fierce Mild, an independent Irish non-alcoholic specialty beer brand, has been named as the first winner of the Taste of TV fund, a collaboration between Love Irish Food (LIF) and Sky Media launched earlier this year. The €50,000 fund helps LIF members grow their business through a sponsored TV advertising campaign, along with the creation […]
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder pushes DEI
The co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream Ben Cohen has accused corporate America of retreating from efforts to boost diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and of being guilty of “appeasement” that “just justifies bullies” at a time when consumers cared more than ever about corporate “purpose”, the entrepreneur told the Financial Times in an […]
Museum reopens after €4.3m facelift
The Little Museum of Dublin has reopened its doors after a €4.3 million restoration funded by Fáilte Ireland, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media, the museum itself, Matheson Foundation and Tara’s Place Trust. In 2011, the non-profit attraction was launched by writer and former publisher of The Dubliner magazine Trevor White. […]
Glanbia and Diageo big winners at AIMS
Glanbia Performance Nutrition won the grand prix award and Diageo, owner of the Guinness brand, took home a record five category awards at the Marketing Institute’s 2025 All Ireland Marketing black tie awards show in the Clayton Burlington Road hotel. This year marks the 19th annual AIMs awards, with gongs now presented across 22 categories. […]
Blanco Niño wins Love Irish Food branding prize
Blanco Niño is this year’s winner of the Love Irish Food brand development award, earning the company a prize valued at €160,000 in marketing and advertising services. The bursary is presented in tandem with Global out of home advertising, Checkout, creative agency Goosebump and Marketing Network’s digital and social media division, Tilt. Based in Tipperary, […]
Love Irish Food in TV tie-up with Sky
Love Irish Food (LIF) has teamed up with Sky Media in launching Taste of TV, a €50,000 advertising fund aimed at helping LIF members grow their business in 2025. The fund will provide one LIF member with the chance to win a Sky-sponsored TV advertising campaign, coupled with the creation of a TV commercial. LIF […]
Amazon.ie service up and running
Amazon.ie has been officially launched by the worldwide goods delivery service. Irish customers can now sign up to one-day delivery on millions of products, and browse items with local pricing and without extra customs charges. Irish businesses like Barry’s Tea, Bewley’s, and Ella & Jo will soon be available on a special brands of Ireland […]
