NewsBrands Ireland has added a campaign of the year category to its annual journalism awards presented in November and sponsored by the National Lottery. The new category has been added to the awards which will showcase the valuable role newspapers play in affecting positive change in society through the use of powerful words and reporting. The […]
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Slattery honoured as a PRII life fellow member
Padraig Slattery, founder of Slattery PR and chairman of Teneo PSG, has been awarded the honour of life fellow membership of the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII). Life fellowship is the highest accolade the institute can bestow on a member. Slattery has grown successful businesses in PR and corporate hospitality for over three decades. […]
DMG announces three new commercial recruits
DMG Media Ireland, whose titles include the Irish Daily Mail, Irish Mail on Sunday and EVOKE.ie and Extra.ie, has announced three new appointments in its sales department. Conor Quinn joins the team from i-Believe where he was sales director, working on in-app and digital. He was also with Mirror Media Ireland as sales director, Carzone […]
Stoney to replace Banotti as IAPI chief executive
Alternatives group managing director Charley Stoney has been appointed as chief executive of the Institute of Advertising Practitioners (IAPI) in place of Tania Banotti, who left the agency representative body recently to head up Creative Ireland. Stoney has wide experience in marketing services, having held senior agency roles in field marketing, promotions and DM. Before […]
Tesco’s Torpey takes on marketing role at RTE
Nora Torpey has joined RTÉ as head of marketing and consumer communications. She will take up the role on June 7, reporting to Adrian Lynch, director audiences, channels and marketing. Most recently, she spent four years with Tesco Ireland as head of brand and communications, where she had the responsibility for defining the UK multiple’s strategy. […]
Around 200,000 to support Darkness Into Light
What started out as a walk involving 400 participants in Dublin’s Phoenix Park in 2009 has grown to become a major international charity event, with 180,000 people signing up last year. Pieta House’s Darkness Into Light aims to end the stigma around self-harm and suicide by providing vital services. Since Pieta House opened, 35,000 people […]
Shay Healy to be saluted for life achievements
Broadcaster, producer and songwriter Shay Healy will be honoured by Ireland’s entertainment industry later this month when he is presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) at the annual IFTA awards. Healy is being saluted for his outstanding work stretching over 55 years in Irish TV and entertainment. […]
AIG extends its support for Dublin GAA
AIG has extended its partnerships with Dublin GAA, Dublin LFGA and Dublin camogie for another five years for an undisclosed sum. The announcement was made at Beann Eadair GAA Club in Howth as young club members joined representatives from Dublin’s four inter-county senior teams. The current AIG deal expires this coming November. By the time the […]
An Post boss slams “insulting” referendum ads
An Post chief executive David McRedmond has come out strongly against the referendum on the 8th Amendment campaign posters appearing on our streets, calling them “amateurish and insulting to women and men”. Speaking in a personal capacity, the former TV3 boss said the posters fly in the face of the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland […]
Eir Sport wins exclusive rights to Guinness Pro14
Eir Sport and the Guinness PRO14 have agreed a partnership giving the broadcaster rights to every game for the next three years from next season. The deal means that for the first time in Ireland rugby fans can watch all of the tournament’s 152 games on one TV channel, with over 30 hours of rugby […]
Cornmarket hires Originate to create new identity
Insurance brokers for public sector employees Cornmarket has a new brand identity which was created by Originate. The rebrand is part of a programme being undertaken by the company, with former Eir executive Lisa Kelly in charge of the revamp as Cornmarket’s head of marketing. The process was a collaboration between staff, customers and community. […]
Fyffes go bananas with ‘Peel Different’
Fyffes, which was recently acquired by Japan’s Sumitomo in a €750 million deal, has launched a new out of home (OOH), online and TV campaign developed by Simon Betson’s Insight Marketing and Mindshare, working to the fruit importer’s marketing manager, Emma Hunt-Duffy. The tagline ‘Peel Different About Bananas’ is a follow-on to ‘Fyffe Times Better’. Hunt-Duffy […]
Senior takes chair at refreshed Boys+Girls
A co-founder of the Fallon agency in London famous for creating the Cadbury’s Gorilla and Sony ‘Balls’ ad campaigns has joined Boys+Girls as non-executive chairman. Robert Senior’s appointment coincides with the agency undergoing a “refresh”, the first in its eight and half year history when it launched with a much talked about Lego table in […]
