Kitty Holland of The Irish Times has won the top award for her reporting of the Savita Halappanavar story at the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) of the year awards. In all, 21 awards were presented for journalism work this year at an industry awards lunch in the Four Seasons hotel. Irish Independent reporter Paul […]
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Shortlist for NNI journalism awards
The final shortlist has been announced for this year’s National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) journalism awards with 121 contenders in 20 categories, including the new foreign, digital, news analysis, news reporter and campaign categories. Almost 800 entries were submitted to the judging panel comprising 16 press journalists. Chairman of the judging panel, former INM director and […]
Starcom press plans win out
Starcom took home the top prize at the first National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) press planning competition. Media planners with no more than three years experience took part. The contest included teams from Mindshare, MediaVest, Aegis and OMD. Pictured are judge Kathleen Moore, Tesco; Starcom’s Conor McDonnell and Caroline Curtis; judge John Gildea, Owens DDB; […]
Rae gets editor-in-chief job
Stephen Rae has been appointed by Independent News & Media (INM) as editor-in-chief of the Irish Independent, the Herald and Sunday Independent. Rae, 46, took over from Gerry O’Reagan as editor of the Irish Independent last September. He is a former editor of the Evening Herald, as well as the paper’s deputy editor and security […]
VW wins press ad of the year
Owens DDB/MediaCom won press ad of the year for Volkswagen Resale Value at the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) Press Ad of the Year awards presented in the Mansion House last night. The ad won the best consumer durables category and also scooped the prize for best art direction. Irish International/Carat won the FMCG category […]
Mindshare top NNI spender
Mindshare was the biggest press spender last year with the Group M agency run by Bill Kinlay (above) topping the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) agency league with €9.7 million. Starcom was second on €8.6m, followed by Carat on €8.2m. The total outlay on press was €167.6m last year, a drop of almost six per […]
Press ad shortlists announced
The winners of the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) Press Ad of the Year awards will be announced at a dinner in the Mansion House in Dublin next Wednesday. This year the NNI will present awards in three new media and advertising categories for the first time – press agency of the year, advertiser of […]
Independent in deal with Munster Rugby
The Irish Independent has signed a partnership with Munster Rugby which sees it become the club’s official newspaper. As from tomorrow, the Independent will publish an eight-page free supplement available in Munster counties. It will feature first team news and stories and articles on the grass roots of Munster schools and club rugby, along with […]
DCC again an NNI winner
Impractical took the top spot in the NNI Press Ad of the Month for November, making it a second consecutive win for DDFH&B and Dublin City Council. The ad was again created by a team which comprised creative director Gavin O’Sullivan, copywriter Paddy Treacy and art direction by Mark Shanley. The entries were judged by […]
Lennon takes charge at Star
Sunday World boss Gerry Lennon is taking over as managing director of the Irish Daily Star under a new arrangement agreed between the Independent Star’s two shareholders, Independent News & Media (INM) and Northern & Shell in the UK. INM is to assume full executive responsibility for running the daily red top. As part of the […]
Independent wins journalist of the year as Mail takes six awards
The Irish Independent presidential election team has won the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) journalist of the year award. The team comprises Fionnán Sheahan, Michael Brennan, Fiach Kelly and Cormac McQuinn. The Irish Daily Mail and the Irish Mail on Sunday won a total of six awards, namely young journalist, Jennifer Bray; feature writer, Philip […]
Irish Times explains ‘Why’ tonight
The Irish Times is to launch a new advertising campaign on RTE One television at 9.15 tonight. Created by Cawley NeaTBWA, the ads will run for six months across TV, cinema, press, digital and outdoor. They are built around the theme ‘The story of why’ and feature 60-second and 30-second TV and cinema spots. The […]
Thomas to write for Star magazine
RTE presenter Kathryn Thomas has signed up as a travel columnist for the Irish Daily Star weekend magazine, Star Chic. The Carlow native, who presents The Voice and Operation Transformation on RTE television and deputises for John Murray on Radio 1, has circled the globe as host of the No Frontiers travel show. Tomorrow’s Star […]
