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Late Late Toy Show again year’s top TV draw

The highest rating TV show in Ireland last year was again the Late Late Toy Show with Ryan Tubridy on RTE One. Sport was a big winner in 2018, accounting for more than half of the year’s top 50 programmes. Ireland’s Grand Slam 6 Nations clash against England broadcast on Virgin Media One was the most watched sporting […]

As it celebrates its 20th year in the Irish market, GroupM’s Mindshare Ireland has decided to take a different approach to their annual outlook for 2019. ‘Future Now’ is a short handbook that goes against the grain for trend watching. Mindshare first surveyed their internal teams and collated the issues which preoccupy clients at the start of […]

Former BBDO Dublin creative duo Mark Nutley and Pat Hamill have joined Goosebump. Based on Francis Street and part of the JWT Group, along with JWT Folk and The Reputations Agency, Goosebump specialises in advertising and social and provides shopper, direct, digital, experiential, direct response and relationship marketing services. Nutley said that since leaving BBDO […]

RTÉ has confirmed that 2FM veteran presenter Larry Gogan will be leaving the station after 40 years and is moving to host shows on RTÉ’s digital station, RTÉ Gold. Gogan will present his last show on 2FM on this Thursday as part of a day of special events celebrating the DJ. He presented The Golden Hour and […]

The repeal of the Eighth Amendment, the cervical check story and homelessness were ranked as the three most important news stories in Ireland last year, research by Core marketing communications for its annual cultural index survey shows. The results are based on the views of 10,000 Irish consumers discussing 198 news stories across 20 categories. […]

The tender process for marketing communications services for the ESB Group has been finalised. The group, which includes Electric Ireland and ESB Networks, has appointed three agencies – Rothco, Zoo Digital and Genesis. The review was overseen by an ESB, which included marketing boss Lisa Browne, and was managed by Agency Assessments. TBWA\Dublin previously acted […]

Rothco|Accenture Interactive took home the prestigious agency of the year title at Eurobest 2018 at the an awards ceremony broadcast worldwide from London. Eurobest celebrates creative excellence in European advertising with a jury of creative leaders from across the continent. The Dublin agency also won three grand prix awards, two gold and three silvers. It is […]

Core Learning has been confirmed as the official course partner of the European Sponsorship Association’s (ESA) diploma in sponsorship course in Ireland, ahead of its launch in 2019. The ESA’s diploma is the only formal qualification in sponsorship and sports marketing and is aimed at people who want to build their knowledge about sponsorship. As a […]

Virgin Media Solutions (VMS) has announced HomeStore+More as their 2018 Christmas partner. The deal sees six content segments air across Virgin Media Television with Christmas lights, baking segments on the Six O’Clock Show, a bedroom and living room makeover, tips for setting the perfect Christmas table, gift ideas and post-festive storage options. There will also […]

PR and government affairs PR Hanover Communications has announced Céline Heemskerk as account director and Conor Gouldsbury as policy advisor. Heemskerk joins from Indeed.com international recruitment where she worked across the EMEA region. She also worked in client service roles with Heneghan PR and Burson-Marsteller in Lisbon. Gouldsbury joins Hanover having previously worked in Government as […]

TBWA\Worldwide has been named Adweek’s 2018 global agency of the year. The Omnicom agency was recognised for its creative output from TBWA agencies across the world for the likes of Apple, Nissan, and McDonald’s. TBWA\Dublin, run by Deirdre Waldron is the hub for the Jameson work for Irish Distillers’ French owner, Pernod Ricard. TBWA was […]

The National Lottery has become one of the first lotteries in Europe to launch a voice assistant application allowing players to check their numbers on Lotto, EuroMillions and Daily Million draws. The Lottery Now app, developed by Core, is available to Google Home and Amazon Alexa users and allows them check their lottery numbers by voice. […]

RTÉ Media Sales has announced Frank And Honest coffee as the new sponsor of RTÉ’s The Doireann Project on both RTÉ Player and RTÉ2 Television. The original pilot series had 100,000 streams on the RTÉ Player since it went to air last January. The deal was brokered by Core Sponsorship, with the online and TV sponsorship live streaming on […]