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Three warns FAI over corporate governance

The FAI’s largest sponsor, Three Ireland, has issued a warning over the football body’s corporate governance amid the current controversy over its finances. Three signed a five-year €8.9 million sponsorship deal with the FAI in 2015 for rights to playing and training gear and kit to be worn by the international men’s and women’s football […]

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BBDO Dublin canvasses Webby voters for RSA

BBDO Dublin has been nominated for best branded 360-video in the 23rd annual Webby awards. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honour” by The New York Times, the Webby awards, are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. As a nominee, BBDO Dublin is also eligible to win a Webby people’s voice award from […]

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JWT Folk helps An Post deliver homeless service

An Post has launched Address Point, a new postal address and letter collection service to help people who are homeless or living in temporary accommodation to avail of vital services. Working with homeless charities and service providers, the facility uses an online tool to generate personal addresses, with mail collection points at local post offices. […]

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Applegreen marks decade in €3m charity support

Applegreen is celebrating ten years of its charitable fund set up to give back to the communities in which it operates. In those ten years, Applegreen has donated €3 million to Irish charities thanks to the  support from customers and staff.  The ‘You Buy, We Give’ initiative continues to grow, now contributing over €1.6m to […]

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Fureys sing their hearts out for Crumlin’s kids

The Fureys, renowned for their songs ‘When You Were Sweet 16’, ‘The Green Fields of France’ and ‘From Clare to Here’, will update and relaunch their song ‘Our Games’ ahead of the GAA All Ireland on Friday, April 26. Proceeds from the downloads will go to CMRF Crumlin to raise  funds for Crumlin Hospital and […]

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Javelin mourns death of co-founder Paul Myers

Warm tributes have been paid to Paul Myers, Javelin co-founder and copywriter. Known for his wit and gentlemanly air, he helped start up the Javelin agency in 1986 with Joe Dobbin and Conor Kennedy. Myers and Dobbin were part of an agency called King Myers Moy & Dobbin, aka KMMD, which  McConnells had launched to […]

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Dublin’s Q102 turns electric with Nissan

Dublin’s Q102 is going green by becoming the first radio station in the capital to make the switch to driving the 100 per cent electric Nissan Leaf. The station has taken delivery of three new Nissan Leafs to be used by its Blue Crew. Q102’s Margaret Nelson said the typical Q102 listener is a mother […]

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IAPI names Young Lions teams heading to Cannes

The Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) have today announced the seven winning creative teams who will represent Ireland at the Cannes Young Lions competition in Cannes in June. The festival is regarded as the global benchmark for effective communications and the world’s top advertising awards show. The seven Irish teams are made up […]

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Virgin hires FMI for field marketing assignments

Virgin Media Business have agreed a strategic marketing partnership with FMI independent field marketing to promote their business offers. The agreement signing ceremony was held in Virgin Media HQ in Eastpoint Business Park with Aidan Darcy and Paul Farrell of Virgin Media Business (VMB) and Nicola de Beer, managing director, FMI, in attendance. FMI will […]

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Coca-Cola decides to compete in energy market

Coca-Cola Ireland will expand its portfolio with the launch of Coca-Cola Energy, the first energy drink under the Coca-Cola brand. Coca-Cola Energy features caffeine from naturally-derived sources, guarana extracts, B vitamins and no taurine. It will be available in 250ml cans and with and without sugar. Coca-Cola Energy will launch in April. Petre Sandru, country […]

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McDonald’s again game for Monopoly on OOH

The Monopoly promotion is back at McDonald’s. 2019 marks the promotion’s fourth year and this time the fast food restaurant chain is offering customers over two million prizes, including €10,000 cash prizes, €5,000 cash prizes, holiday vouchers, game consoles and food and drink prizes. Changes to the promotion include the removal of a ‘go large’ […]

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Virgin Media Television to use Sky’s AdSmart tech

Virgin Media Television (VMT) and Sky have agreed a deal which will allow the Liberty Global subsidiary use  Sky’s AdSmart technology where TV viewers are shown different ads depending on demographics and location. Adsmart trials will start on Virgin Media One – formerly TV3 – by the end of the year and on Liberty Global’s […]

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McPartlin involved in digital Irish station start-up

Former Today FM CEO Peter McPartlin is part of a group of music aficionados behind the launch of a new digital Irish music radio station launching this weekend. Called PlayIrish, the station will be available globally on the Irish Radioplayer platform and mobile app. The new station will feature Irish artists, from established acts to […]

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