Core Media is the sponsor of the ‘Our City’ third class student programme promoting the development of towns and cities. Students learn how cities and towns develop as places where people work, live, play and go to school. As citizens of ‘Our City’ the young students also get to build their own city and debate the […]
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Ling takes on MD job at Isobar
Dentsu Aegis has announced Ed Ling as Isobar Ireland’s new managing director. With over 20 years experience in digital, he joins Isobar from DigtiasLBi where he was UK and international chief media officer. He will be responsible for the agency’s direction and growth and its 25 staff. He will report to Liam McDonnell, CEO of […]
Marketer of the Year finalists announced
The search for Ireland’s top marketer is at an advanced stage. Three finalists have now been selected by the Marketer of the Year judges. Heineken’s Fiona Curtin for the roll out of the new Orchard Thieves cider, Brian Keating of AIB for his ‘Brave’ work and Tom Keogh of Keogh’s Crisps have made the interview […]
Neil Leyden to head up RTE.ie
RTÉ has appointed Neil Leyden as head of RTE.ie after a public competition. Formerly senior product manager at Independent News & Media (INM), he will become “the product owner” of RTE.ie. He will lead strategy and oversee performance of the website. With over 5.5 million unique browsers a month, RTE.ie claims to be Ireland’s leading digital media service. […]
Creighton’s Renua selects Frank Cronin
Former Newstalk and Sunday Tribune chief executive Frank Cronin has been selected by Renua, the political party led by Lucinda Creighton, to run in the Dún Laoghaire constituency in the general election. A chartered accountant from Cork, Cronin, who runs IPC Digital Media and is on the board of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI), […]
Drico still leads in sports star poll
More than a year after retiring, former Leinster and Ireland rugby star Brian O’Driscoll has retained his number one position as the country’s most admired sports personality, while Ireland captain Paul O’Connell (above), stretchered off in the Rugby World Cup game against France in Cardiff at the weekend, made most gains in admiration for Irish […]
Ireland players talk about RWC camp
Ireland rugby fans have a chance to get closer to the World Cup conversation and listen in to Three ambassadors Johnny Sexton, Paul O’Connell and Robbie Henshaw as they open up in the #AllitTakes series. The three players talk about what it takes to build team spirit, slagging, the nature of camp and team kitman […]
Blaney decides to quit adland
McCannBlue chief executive Orlaith Blaney is to quit advertising and plans to take a break while considering her next career move. She leaves the industry after 23 years and having served on the Institute of Advertising Practitioners (IAPI) board for 13 years. She began her career in advertising at Dimension where her accounts included Goodfella’s […]
Twomey to take charge at ASAI
Orla Twomey is to become chief executive of the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) when the current CEO Frank Goodman steps down in December. Twomey has been the ASAI assistant chief executive for over 11 years. She has a first class honours in marketing studies from the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) course at […]
IBI demands action on licence fee
Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI), which represents 34 independent radio stations, is calling for urgent reform of the TV licence fee to help tackle evasion and improve collection rates through the introduction of a broadcast charge and commercial premises tariffs, a portion of which should go towards fund public service broadcasting on independent radio. The […]
Carmody launches book on strong leadership
Communications specialist and former TV presenter and journalist has a new book out on developing leadership skills in business. Called Perform as a Leader, the book explores the one recurring trait of every successful leader: the ability to ably communicate. Carmody claims her book provides the skills and strategies to take executives where they want […]
B&A co-founder Graham Wilkinson dies
Graham Wilkinson, who 30 years ago helped launch research agency Behaviour & Attitudes (B&A), along with Des Byrne and Phelim O’Leary, has died “reluctantly”. The three men had worked together at Irish Marketing Surveys (IMS). B&A went on to develop a strong client base across a multitude of studies and become Ireland’s top qualitative research […]
Taoiseach opens INM’s news hub
Taoiseach Enda Kenny opened the new digital news centre for Independent News & Media (INM) at its offices on Dublin’s Talbot Street. The new centralised hub will facilitate and manage editorial and content for the Irish Independent, Sunday Independent, The Herald, Sunday World and Independent.ie and see a €250k digital training programme. The development of the […]
