Independent News & Media (INM) has linked up with the Institute of Creative Advertising and Design (ICAD) as its innovation partner. The three-year deal sees INM collaborate with the institute for its awards, events and educational programmes. Having introduced new products to the market last year, INM is working closer with brands on delivering content. INM […]
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Sindo thanks readers in Christmas ad
The Sunday Independent has launched its first ever Christmas television ad thanking readers for their loyalty during the year. The 30-second ad by Bonfire was filmed in recent weeks and features eight Sindo writers wishing viewers a happy Christmas as they walk through the streets of Dublin city, before it wraps up in Rachel Allen’s kitchen in Co […]
Siobhán Lennon appointed Business Post CEO
Siobhán Lennon has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Sunday Business Post by Sunrise Media, the holding company which publishes the newspaper. She replaces Paul Cooke who resigned from the position earlier this year. In her new role, Lennon will oversee the continued development of the business, which is chaired by Key […]
INM reveals all in Cannes teaser campaign
Independent News & Media (INM) celebrated the ‘power of print’ at an advertiser event in the RHA Gallery as it explained the reasons for an anonymous advertising teaser campaign. A special night of entertainment was by over 200 marketers and media industry executives. The press campaign comprised teaser ads across INM titles. The ads invited named agency […]
McCaughren new Sindo business editor
Samantha McCaughren is the new business editor of the Sunday Independent. An experienced and respected journalist, she was business correspondent for the Sunday Times for the past three years. She joined News Ireland from the Sunday Business Post where she worked for over six years as chief business correspondent, acting news features editor and media […]
Independent rugby supplements win major award
Rugby supplements in the Irish Independent have been awarded a prize at an international ceremony in New York. The International News and Media Association (INMA) awarded the newspaper the accolade of ‘Best idea to grow single copy sales’ for its provincial rugby supplements. ‘The Indo’ is the official partner to Leinster, Connacht and Munster Rugby. The free weekly […]
McCann replaces Denieffe at INM
Independent News & Media (INM) has appointed Ed McCann as its new group managing editor on the retirement of Michael Denieffe (pictured). The appointment takes place with immediate effect. Denieffe has been with Independent Newspapers in Ireland for almost 45 years. During that time, he was group news editor, Evening Herald editor, pre-press manager and […]
INM appoints new editors
Independent News & Media (INM), has announced the appointment of Fionnán Sheahan (above) as editor of the Irish Independent and Cormac Bourke as editor of the Sunday Independent. Sheahan has been group political editor while Bourke was executive editor of the Irish Independent. Both new editors take up their new roles with immediate effect. Sheahan is […]
Grady quits as Irish Independent editor
Irish Independent editor Claire Grady has stepped down from her role and is leaving Independent News & Media (INM) with immediate effect, a statement issued on behalf of INM by its PR agency has confirmed. Group head of news Ian Mallon will fill the role in the interim. A native of Mayo, Grady took over […]
Mail gets fruity with agencies
Associated Newspapers Ireland (ANI), publisher of such titles as the Irish Daily Mail and the Evoke website, is running a fun competition for agencies based around the group’s combined two million female audience. Agencies are invited to show “the fruits” of their labour by nominating a client and say why they deserve to win an ad […]
INM merges Sunday World and Herald
Independent News & Media (INM) is to integrate the editorial staff of the Sunday World and The Herald into one new ‘digital first’ seven-day content centre with the loss of 13 jobs through voluntary redundancies. The move is designed to optimise the news offering of both titles and to ensure that INM’s digital offerings will […]
Indo backs Leinster Rugby
The Irish Independent has become the official newspaper to Leinster Rugby. Each Friday, a club supplement will be included in the Irish Independent sold in Leinster. The newspaper has a similar arrangement in place with Munster Rugby and recently announced the renaming of Cork’s Musgrave Park as Independent Park. The Friday supplement features information and […]
Cullen steps down from NNI
Frank Cullen is to retire as co-ordinating director for the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI), the public face of Ireland’s newspaper industry after almost 30 years. The NNI represents 16 national titles, 25 local/regional print titles and their respective online and mobile brands. Cullen (above left), who runs PR company Cullen Communications, said he was […]
