A total of 1,450 written complaints about 959 ads were received by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) in 2021, the industry body’s annual report indicates. It represents a 12 per cent decrease on the number of complaints received the previous year. The travel and holiday sector attracted the biggest number of complaints with […]
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Cooper airs weekly podcasts on GoLoud
Bauer Media Audio has launched a new GoLoud podcast hosted by Matt Cooper. Magnified with Matt Cooper comes from his own kitchen and features interviews with guests from across the worlds of entertainment, business, sports and politics. Cooper presents the Last Word drivetime show on Today FM and is a columnist with the Daily Mail […]
Center Parcs’ Aqua Sana named top spa
Aqua Sana at Center Parcs Longford Forest took the top prize at the Irish Tatler Wellbeing & Spa Awards announced at an event at Dublin’s Marker Hotel. Guests enjoyed a lunch prepared exclusively for the occasion by the Marker’s executive chef Gareth Mullins. The awards are aimed at saluting excellence and innovation in Ireland’s wellness […]
B&A’s Larry Ryan to speak at AAI event
Behaviour & Attitudes director Larry Ryan is the guest speaker at this week’s Toolkit webinar hosted by the Association of Advertisers in Ireland (AAI). Ryan will speak about using research and insights to plot a safe route out of Covid. The talk is based on how B&A helped the National Concert Hall (NCH) develop a […]
Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps return as normal
Kellogg and the GAA are bringing back the Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps at full capacity this year following Covid-19 restrictions. The highly popular camps for youngsters aged six-13 will kick off on Monday, June 27 and will run up to August 26. The camps were launched by Mayo footballer Tommy Conroy and Antrim camogie player, […]
Fanning to address IAPI breakfast
John Fanning will speak at an Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) breakfast on the subject of ‘Too Many Algorithms, Not Enough Serendipity’. He will explore possible solutions based on the idea that the problem did not start with the digital economy in the 21st century, but with the financialisation of the economy in […]
Bord Bia makes Murphy interim CEO
Bord Bia, the State agency responsible for the promotion of the food, drink, and horticulture, has announced that Michael Murphy is to assume the role of chief executive on an interim basis from June. He is currently Bord Bia’s organisation and industry talent development director. He replaces Tara McCarthy who is joining Alltech to head […]
Conversations With Friends on TV soon
A 12-part TV series based on Sally Rooney’s debut novel, Conversations With Friends, is coming to TV screens soon. Following Normal People, Lenny Abrahamson returns as lead director in adapting Rooney’s story of a fractured friendship between two Trinity College students, Frances and Bobbi, who make a strange connection with an older married couple. As […]
Marketing Institute advertises CEO role
Marketing Institute Ireland (MII) has advertised for the position of chief executive officer to replace David Field (pictured), who returned to work in the retail sector. The press ad said that the MII board now wants to hire a new CEO, “a visionary leader, to drive its strategy and sustain the success of the organisation […]
TAM’s TV planning awards shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s TAMI Awards, Ireland’s TV planning awards, covering integrated strategies to small budget successes to clever content partnerships. The awards are designed to celebrate the best use of TV in advertising plans. They honour the teams and agencies behind TV planning, including the winner of the best TV buying or planning […]
Tourism Ireland backs Derry Girls
All-island agency Tourism Ireland is sponsoring the third and final series of teen sitcom Derry Girls on Channel 4. The deal, the value of which was not disclosed, involves branded idents running immediately before, during and after each episode. The various short videos will highlight the historic walled city of Derry along with various nearby […]
Core supports autism with new AsIAm ads
Core continues their collaboration with Ireland’s national autism charity, AsIAm in a campaign highlighting the barriers autistic people face in education, work and across society generally. The ads aim to improve understanding of autism, which directly impacts on one in 65 people in Ireland. AsIAm is chaired by former Core chief executive Alan Cox. The ‘Same […]
Sponsorship showing signs of growth
A report by Onside, the sponsorship agency run by John Trainor, points to a 43 per cent increase in deals in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year – the fastest rate of growth in seven years. There was a 58 per cent increase in sports deals and a […]
