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IMRO radio awards shortlist announced

In a year when radio has shown its continuing importance to Irish life, the IMRO Radio Awards 2020 shortlist has been revealed. In all, 673 entries were received for this year’s awards, which is up from 649 in 2019. Due to government guidelines, the awards will streamed live at an event on Friday, October 2, […]

Opel Ireland will sponsor Today with Claire Byrne in a year-long deal for an undisclosed sum. The morning weekday current affairs show covers the day’s news stories, analysis and features. The deal comprises 6 x 10” sponsor stings a day and seven credited promos across the station’s weekly schedule per week, homepage and podcast sponsorship. […]

Nine out out of 10 Irish consumers are calling on advertisers and marketers to encourage more sustainable behaviours post Covid-19. As part of a new initiative, the Irish advertising and marketing industry plans to gather online at 1pm next Thursday (September 10) to discuss implications of a new study as part of The Great Reset […]

BBDO Dublin has launched a new cross-platform campaign for Tourism Northern Ireland (Tourism NI) which is its first major work for the Belfast-based tourism agency since winning the business earlier this year. The campaign crosses social, digital, radio, print, OOH and TV and seeks to challenge the perception about travel north of the border. The […]

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact on the economy, the fallout has prompted Irish businesses to explore ideas for growth. Collision, a proprietary framework from the Wunderman Thompson network, is a methodology for answering critical business questions, promoting innovation and identifying growth for clients. Collision streamlines the path to growth and uses agile methodologies, […]

Ireland’s oldest and largest association of design professionals, the Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI) has appointed former Dynamo agency director Charlotte Barker as its inaugural chief executive. To date, IDI has been volunteer-led and run by design professionals across various design disciplines such as architecture, interior, strategic and product design. Up to now, board […]

An Post has released a set of four fun stamp designs marking 25 years of Father Ted. The stamps feature iconic one-liners from the sitcom’s main characters: “That’s mad, Ted” (Fr Dougal); “That would be an ecumenical matter” (Fr Jack); “Will you have a cup of tea Father?” (Mrs Doyle) and the now infamous “That […]

FBD Insurance has hired creative agency The Public House to create a new customer support campaign. The company, which was first founded to service Ireland’s farmers, now has around 500,000 car, home, farm and business insurance policyholders across the country. The new campaign highlights FBD’s position as Ireland’s only homegrown insurer. Research identified FBD’s heritage […]

The death has occurred of Conor Quinn, a founder of the creative advertising agency Quinn McDonnell Pattison (QMP), which evolved into Publicis. Before he became a director and shareholder in QMP, he worked his way up from junior client service roles at Frank Young-led Wilson Hartnell and had a stint at Irish International during the […]

Research from recruitment platform Occupop shows that most employers believe they will lose furloughed staff permanently due to career changes and health concerns that have arisen since the pandemic started. The report found that 75 per cent of HR managers and CEOs feel furloughed staff will not return to work once a business fully reopens. […]

Irish-owned Zeus Scooters, the three-wheeled electric scooter sharing company, has rolled out its dockless, public sharing scooters in Germany. So far, the cities of Heidelberg, Ulm and Neu Ulm have had the scooters available for public hire while the city of Regensburg in Bavaria is the latest city to add the scooters to their public […]

In an effort to get to grips with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on advertising, Commercial Producers Ireland (CPI) have launched a new set of internationally recognised, best in class work guidelines to ensure TV commercials can be filmed safely and without any detrimental impact on agencies’ creative standards. CPI claims to contribute over […]

Bord Bia is calling on consumers to try something different with Irish whitefish as part of a new campaign with recipes and virtual cook-alongs. Almost half of all Irish consumers claim to regularly buy whitefish. The campaign is encouraging the public to support local fishermen by embracing Irish whitefish for its versatility and health benefits. […]