Advertising spend with national newspapers amounted to €83 million for the first six months of the year, the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI). The total reflects a ten per cent drop on the same period last year. Media agencies accounted for €53m, with the rest of the spend coming from direct advertisers. WPP’s Mindshare topped […]
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Sunday Times marketer sought
News International is looking for a new marketing manager for the Sunday Times Ireland edition. The executive opening arises following the resignation of Michelle McCarthy from the company in December. An interim has been filling the role in the meantime but News International is now keen to find a permanent replacement. The person who is […]
NNI urges students to enter newspaper competition
Transition year students have until next Monday to enter a competition organised by the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) which encourages teenagers to learn more about press and journalism. Schools that sign up for Press Pass will receive daily newspapers and designed workbooks. Students are invited to submit news, feature, analysis, sport and photojournalism articles. […]
NicLiam to quit Associated Newspapers
Niamh NicLiam has announced her resignation as marketing manager at Associated Newspapers Ireland (ANI). She plans to leave Ireland in a few months time and move to South Africa for personal reasons. NicLiam joined ANI from RTE Publishing where she worked for almost three years. Prior to that, she was marketing services manager at TV3 […]
Mail supports Buy Irish campaign
Associated Newspapers Ireland (ANI) has teamed up with Guaranteed Irish for a campaign to spend an extra €4 per week locally. In an effort to help create as many as 6,000 extra jobs, the Irish Daily Mail has produced 30,000 window stickers for retailers and the public. The objective is to get the public thinking […]
Colleran to take charge at Star
Irish Daily Star editor Ger Colleran (right) has been appointed managing director of Independent Star, the joint venture between Independent News & Media and Express Newspapers. Colleran replaces Paul Cooke (left), who said he is leaving to pursue “fresh challenges” but declined to go into any more detail just yet. A native of Waterford, Cooke […]
Star rolls out showbiz site
The Irish Daily Star has developed online by launching entertainment website www.starplus.ie featuring entertainment and showbiz news online which can be accessed on computer, smartphone, laptop or tablet. Run by The Star’s showbiz and entertainment journalists, the site features news of music, movies, games and gadgets, as well as the latest red carpet goings on […]
VW guru for NNI awards
Neil Dawson, executive creative director, BETC London, will be the international judge for the NNI Press Ad of the Year Awards 2011. Before he launched BETC London, Dawson was worldwide chief creative officer on the Philips account at DDB, where he won back-to-back grand prix at Cannes for Carousel and Parallel Lines. Dawson was responsible […]
Murdoch focuses on Saturday Sun
On the day that Rupert and James Murdoch faced questions from the media committee into the News International hacking scandal at Westminster, the beleaguered newspaper group has decided to adopt a strategy which sees it diverting a large part of its £7.8 million marketing spend to the Saturday edition of the Sun in a bid […]
O'Sullivan new Irish Times editor
Kevin O’Sullivan has replaced Geraldine Kennedy as editor of The Irish Times. He was been news editor since 2006 and also served as night editor, special projects editor, editor of the paper’s Health supplement and environmental and food science correspondent. As editor, he joins the company board. O’Sullivan, 51, is a native of Tramore, Co […]
Herald to turn Leinster blue
The Evening Herald back page masthead will turn from its traditional red colour to Leinster blue this Friday to mark the rugby union club’s Heineken Cup final clash with Northampton Saints in Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday evening (kick-off 5pm). The Herald is Leinster Rugby’s media partner. Herald editor Stephen Rae said Friday editions will […]
