The 13-member Pink Martini orchestra from Portland Oregon will launch their UK and Ireland tour with two nights at the National Concert Hall in Dublin next month. Fast becoming well-known for their interpretations of old Hollywood and French cafe music, Pink Martini crosses genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop. The band have sold over […]
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Late Late figures up again
The viewing figures for RTE’s Late Late Show last Friday were up again after a poor start to the new season. Nielsen reports that 744,000 viewers tuned in to watch Ryan Tubridy interview Senator David Norris discuss his renewed hopes to rejoin the presidential race, actor John Hurt and Celebrity Big Brother Paddy Doherty. The […]
Starcom grabs two golds at Sharks
For the first time ever, media campaigns were honoured at the Sharks festival in Kinsale and six gold awards were presented. Starcom won two golds, one for SuperValu and a second for National Lottery’s EuroMillions. Carat won gold for Kellogg’s Field of Dreams, OMD for Renault Scrappage, Mediacom for Audi A1 and Vizeum for Powers […]
Kelner for journalism awards
Former editor of the London Independent Simon Kelner will be the guest speaker at the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) first journalism awards at the end of next month. Kelner, 53, became editor of the Independent in 1998 and served as editor, editor-in-chief and for a short time was the newspaper’s managing director. During his […]
BMW to make Irish debut
The first BMW TV commercial conceived, produced and filmed in Ireland breaks on RTE2 on Saturday morning at half time during Ireland’s Rugby World Cup clash with Australia. The ad was created by a team at Chemistry comprising Emmet Wright, Adrian Fitzsimon and Rachel Carey and features a soundtrack by Gareth Averill. Shot in Dublin and […]
Sponsorship diploma on course
The first professional sponsorship qualification has been launched by the European Sponsorship Association (ESA). Aimed mainly at sponsorship practitioners, the diploma will start next January. It will run for six months using a web distance learning platform. Onside Sponsorship’s John Trainor, the Irish delegate on the ESA board, said the web facility allows sponsorship executives […]
Cogley accepts new TV3 role
Former RTE head of sport and Setanta co-founder and chief executive Niall Cogley has been appointed director of broadcast at TV3. Cogley joined TV3 last summer as broadcast events director to oversee the station’s coverage of this year’s Uefa Europa League final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. In his new role, Cogley will be […]
Diageo adds new Smithwick's beer
Diageo has introduced a new Smithwick’s beer with the launch of Smithwick’s Pale Ale, the first addition to the brand since 1983. It is brewed using aromatic Amarillo hops, pale ale malt and the same yeast used in the traditional Smithwick’s ale. Last year the brand synonymous with Kilkenny celebrated 300 years of brewing. Diageo’s […]
Improved app for Sharks
The organisers of this week’s Sharks festival in Kinsale have launched a new iPhone app providing delegates with up-to-date information about the weekend plus details on the town’s local restaurants, accommodation, pubs, transport, activities and useful numbers. The app was developed in-house by Windmill Lane Digital. Added features this year include a function that allows […]
Pharmacy boss for An Post talk
Cormac Tobin, managing director of the Unicare pharmacy group, is the guest speaker for the An Post marketers breakfast on Wednesday, September 7. Tobin will speak about the task of developing a loyalty programme of 40,000 customers from scratch and present an overview on the campaign adopted. Tobin started in Superquinn, aged 13. He became […]
Arsenal to compensate fans
Arsenal Football Club is to offer its fans who travelled to Old Trafford for yesterday’s humiliating defeat to Manchester United a free ticket to an away game in this season’s Barclays Premier League. Manchester United beat Arsenal 8-2, with Wayne Rooney scoring a hat-trick and new signing Ashley Young adding a brace. Following yesterday’s result, […]
O'Callaghan and Tubridy top TV hosts
RTE’s Miriam O’Callaghan and Ryan Tubridy share top spot in a survey of Ireland’s most popular TV personalities. The two hosts each earned an 18 per cent share of a public poll conducted by Onside Sponsorship, followed by Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny and TV3 late night presenter Vincent Browne in the top five. The top […]
Shamrock Rovers to play Spurs
Shamrock Rovers have been drawn in the same group as Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League. Michael O’Neill’s side are in group A along with the London club, Russian outfit Rubin Kazan and Greek side PAOK Salonika. Rovers is the first League of Ireland side to qualify for the group stages of a European competition. […]
