Local Ireland, the body that represents 42 print and online news publishers, has launched its annual media awards to celebrate regional journalism nationwide. The awards recognise the contribution that regional news companies make to journalism and their communities. It is the sixth year of the awards and the fourth sponsored by the National Lottery. President […]
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Meaney heads up marketing at DMG
Dearbhla Meaney has joined DMG Media as group head of marketing. Meaney has over 20 years’ marketing experience. Her career began with Riverdance – The Show, where she was responsible for travelling with and co-ordinating over 200 cast and crew members in venues worldwide. Her expertise covers international event production and branding. She worked with […]
DMG’s Extra.ie targets Ireland’s staycationers
DMG Media Ireland has today launched ‘Look Up Ireland’, a new dedicated travel news section on Extra.ie, delivering staycationers with news and articles about travelling in Ireland. With county-by-county travel restrictions eased and families across Ireland planning their holiday breaks, the new section covers places to go, things to see and places to eat. The […]
Zenith wins NewsBrands planning competition
A media team from Zenith have been named this year’s NewsBrands Ireland Power of Planning competition winners. A team comprising Aoife Bradbury, Scott Margetson, Natalie Clizia, Ciarán Campbell and Alexander Glover created a media plan for a fictitious alcohol brand Ryan’s Stout using print and digital platforms of NewsBrands’ publishers. The judges said that Ryan’s […]
INM rebrands to Mediahuis
From today, publisher Independent News & Media (INM) will trade as Mediahuis Ireland. Further to the INM purchase by the Belgian-led Mediahuis European group from Denis O’Brien two years ago, the rebrand forms the next chapter for the Irish publisher. The rebrand is supported by a new brand positioning, using the tagline ‘Moving ideas forward’. […]
Colm O’Reilly to chair NewsBrands
Business Post chief executive Colm O’Reilly is the new chairman of NewsBrands Ireland, the representative body for Ireland’s national news publishers, print and online. O’Reilly has represented the Post on the NewsBrands’ management committee for the past three years. He has over 25 years experience in business and media in Ireland, the US and UK. […]
Reach opts for a hybrid of working arrangements
One of the country’s biggest news media groups, Reach, plans to move to a combination of office and home working for its teams across its Dublin, Cork and Belfast bases. The publisher of the Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star will retain offices in Dublin and Belfast where more than 90 per cent of […]
DMG rolls out tribute magazine to Irish nurses
DMG Media Ireland is launching The Pulse, a special 64-page magazine dedicated to the work of Ireland’s 78,000 nurses and midwives during the pandemic. It will be on sale for €2 in almost 5,000 retailers across the country from Saturday, March 20, for two weeks. All advertising and revenue from sales will go towards a […]
Tesco salutes frontline staff in ads
As Ireland marks one year since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Tesco has launched an advertising campaign to recognise some of its frontline staff who have gone the extra mile in local communities. Operating in a much changed environment since last March, Tesco staff have worked to ensure that groceries are available to customers […]
Byrne to head up Reach’s new commercial unit
Reach, which now counts the Irish Daily Star within its stable of newsbrands alongside the Irish Daily Mirror, is to establish a single buying point for both daily newspapers. The joint print offering will be known as ‘The Morning Market’ and the publisher says advertisers will now be offered a combined reach of 222,000 readers going […]
Siobhán Cronin made new Southern Star editor
The Southern Star has appointed Siobhán Cronin as its new editor, the newspaper’s first female editor in its 132-year history. The Southern Star is a West Cork-based media company encompassing print, digital and creative design services. It is owned by the O’Regan family, who reside in Skibbereen. Liam O’Regan edited the paper from 1958 until […]
DMG Media gives readers free Mail
DMG Media Ireland will give away a free copy of the Irish Daily Mail inside tomorrow’s edition. Paul Henderson, CEO, DMG Media, said they know the pressure everyone is under at the moment with many people in need of a pick-me-up, so the idea is to make it as easy as possible for readers to […]
Mediahuis launches Programmatic Plus
Independent News and Media (INM), which Belgian publisher Mediahuis bought from Denis O’Brien in 2019, has launched Programmatic Plus (PP), a product the group claims will change the way programmatic advertising is delivered by INM titles in Ireland. PP is aimed at boosting targeting, transparency and actionable post campaign analysis (PCA). INM says that measuring […]
