Eavesdropping on private conversationsRadio Review: They keep their opinion to themselves in Castlebar, or at least they did this week when it came to Beverly Cooper…Sat Feb 14 2004 - 00:00
Dungan qualifies for the Partridge V-neckRadio Review: Push up there on the sofa, Pat Kenny, your days of being called Ireland's Alan Partridge are overSat Jan 31 2004 - 00:00
Substantial Rathgar villa for €1.45 millionDublin 6: Zion Lodge is a substantial detached house at 5 Zion Road in Rathgar which will be auctioned by Lisney on February…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
What are they trying to do to Marian?Radio Review: Was Marian Finucane (RTÉ Radio 1, weekdays) really that broken that it needed such a radical fix? It has lost…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
Reviews, repeats and New Year resolutionsRadio Reviews: It was a week of reviews and repeats although there were some fine original broadcasts - the trick was to listen…Sat Jan 03 2004 - 00:00
Location is everythingWhat they do: Could your house be on TV? It doesn't have to be flash - think how many dramas you've seen set in two-up-two-downs…Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Thrilling fun with Bridget BondFiction At a glamorous face cream launch in Miami, beauty journalist Olivia Joules finds Osama bin Laden.Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
Scams too embarrassing to reportRadio Review Items on radio about buying property abroad usually feature some smug git who bought a villa somewhere hot for …Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
'Late Late' rites of passage revisitedRadio Review: The Late Late Show began as summer filler in 1962 and went on to become the longest running chat-show in the world…Sat Nov 15 2003 - 00:00
A Cooke who McDonaldises mum's saladRadio Review: The head of McDonalds in Ireland has one of those "how could his parents have known" type namesSat Nov 01 2003 - 00:00
Gracious residence on Grosvenor RoadRathgar: Number 44 Grosvenor Road in Rathgar is a fine, double fronted period house that is for auction through Sherry FitzGerald…Thu Sept 18 2003 - 01:00
Imposing home for €1.9mMonkstown Sloperton Lodge is a fine, imposing detached house just opposite De Vesci Park and tennis club in MonkstownThu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Bungalow bliss by the beach in KillineyCo Dublin Kilmore Avenue is a private lane lined with exclusive houses beside the beach in Killiney, Co Dublin, and one of its…Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Toy Show will be €300,000 moneyspinner for RTEADVERTISING & MARKETING: With an advertising take of €300,000, this year's Toy Show will be the biggest Late Late Show moneyspinner…Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
McCann-Erickson wins €10m Heineken account with local knowledge and humourHeineken has moved its €10 million advertising account to McCann-Erickson in what is thought to be the biggest account move of…Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Thirtysomethings seem to know what they like and like what they knowAdvertising & Marketing: By 35 most people know who they are and what they like which makes them the hardest market for …Thu Oct 24 2002 - 01:00
Advertisers should soon discover GAA players are worth itCould DJ Carey be swooshed, will there come a day when Oisín McConville pouts on the cover of a woman's glossy magazine or will…Thu Sept 26 2002 - 01:00
O2 disputes report critical of rebranding driveA report into the rebranding of O2 has revealed that despite the €285 million pan-European rebranding campaign, nearly 80 per…Thu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Owens DDB appoints managing director from world of telecoms and hints at plans to go soloMr Derek Handley, former marketing director of Digifone, is to move to Owens DDB as managing director.Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
Women's magazines from Smurfit stable overstate circulation figuresThe circulation figures of three of the Republic's top women's magazines have been overstated by as much as 30 per cent during…Thu Jul 18 2002 - 01:00
FAI's Sky deal will see Irish advertisers lose outADVERTISING/MARKETING: The FAI/Sky deal means Irish football viewers could be seeing advertisements for Bradford & Bingley…Thu Jul 18 2002 - 01:00
Those looking at buy-to-let must be ready for the long haulCompared to the stock market, bricks and mortar have never appeared so solidFri Jul 12 2002 - 01:00
Caution vital when buying propertyIf a two-bedroom dockside apartment costing €285,000 typically pulls in a monthly rent of €1,400, investors will clearly have…Fri Jul 12 2002 - 01:00
Irish sensitivites colour Esat BT logoThe BT piper logo, one of the most instantly recognisable corporate symbols in Europe, has had to be altered for the first time…Thu Jul 11 2002 - 01:00
Brands demonstrate interactive talentAdvertising/Marketing : In Tom Cruise's new movie, Minority Report, his character John Anderton walks past a billboard advertising…Thu Jul 11 2002 - 01:00
Nestle to knock the dust off its Yorkshire Toffees and Scots ClanADVERTISING/MARKETING: The management buy-in at Nestlé sees six of the Republic's best-known brands moving out of a global marketing…Thu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
Agencies lining up to pitch for Nice contractsAdvertising and Marketing: The advertising contract for the Nice Treaty referendum is likely to be the biggest new business …Thu Jun 27 2002 - 01:00
Food safety board appointee prepares to raise awarenessADVERTISING/MARKETING: The cross-Border food safety promotion board, Safefood, has appointed ESB public relations manager Mr…Thu Jun 20 2002 - 01:00
Regulation of alcohol advertising is slipping out of the industry's handsADVERTISING/MARKETING: The regulation of alcohol advertising is slipping further and further out of the advertising industry…Thu May 30 2002 - 01:00
Safety council moves from blood and gore to sex and seat-beltsADVERTISING/MARKETING: There's a lot of grunting and groaning in the National Safety Council's (NSC) new radio advertisement…Thu May 09 2002 - 01:00
The passion behind the sponsorshipADVERTISINGMARKETING: Sponorship is about getting into the hearts and minds of people who are passionate about something, according…Thu May 02 2002 - 01:00
One-third of space at Kimmage Road business centre now letOne third of the office space at the Cashel Business Centre, off the Lower Kimmage Road in Dublin 12, has already been taken …Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
British Media Smart campaign will give children an ABC to advertisingA campaign to encourage children to be more media savvy will be launched in Britain in JuneThu Apr 18 2002 - 01:00
Talk radio station will take time to broadcast strengthsAdvertising/Marketing: Dublin's new radio station, Newstalk 106, will hold back its advertising and marketing drive until after…Thu Apr 04 2002 - 01:00
Hard-hitting stories in Barnardos campaignADVERTISING & MARKETING: The most powerful public service campaign to be launched this month is not, as might have been …Thu Mar 21 2002 - 00:00
Campaign turns corporate marriage into an institutionWith an advertising tag line of "1 + 1 = 3", the newly merged permanent tsb clearly hopes that its customers are lateral thinkers…Thu Mar 07 2002 - 00:00
Fujitsu campaign welds together moody men in designer stubbleADVERTISING/MARKETING: Financial and information technology companies often talk about having a corporate face but, when it …Thu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
Digifone hunts for success as O2Advertising and Marketing: Hot on the heels of Eircell's name change to Vodafone comes the rebranding of Digifone, its main …Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Red sets advertising target of €1.9mADVERTISING/MARKETING: Red FM, Cork's new youth radio station, has an ambitious advertising revenue target of €1Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Advertisements can arouse strong feelings - love 'em or hate 'em - but even the pros can sometimes get carried away with enthusiasmMike Mesbur, creative director, Young AdvertisingThu Dec 27 2001 - 00:00
Last bursts of €5m changeover campaignThe £4 million (€5 million) advertising campaign for the euro changeover is nearing its conclusion, with two major bursts left…Thu Dec 20 2001 - 00:00
Seeds of Doubt by James Ryan (Phoenix, £6.99 in UK)All families have secrets that sometimes set the course of entire livesSat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
National Gallery gets the painters in for new wingThe National Gallery starts its first television advertising campaign tomorrow, signalling a more populist approach by the gallery…Thu Dec 13 2001 - 00:00
C&C to double spend on Club Orange brand with elaborate and surreal television campaignSoft drinks company C&C is to spend £2.5 million (€3Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Double take: Are we getting a bum deal?A new advertising campaign for Schweppes soft drinks goes one step further than using a celebrity to endorse the product - it…Wed Dec 05 2001 - 00:00
Agencies shedding jobs as recession eats into advertising outlayIrish advertising agencies are cutting jobs in response to the downturn in advertising spendThu Nov 29 2001 - 00:00
15 agencies compete for anti-racism campaignFifteen advertising agencies have tendered for the national anti-racism awareness campaignThu Nov 22 2001 - 00:00
L'Ecrivain owner to open Epicurean fish restaurantAward-winning restaurateur Derry Clarke is to take over the fish restaurant outlet in the Epicurean Food Hall previously occupied…Wed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
Family home in Blackrock for £330,000Rose Hill in Blackrock is a short terrace of houses that was built some time in the 1950sThu Nov 15 2001 - 00:00
