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Ken Foxe talk to Mediacontact.ie about the John O'Donoghue expenses story
27 October 09
One of the most impactful media stories of the year was the Sunday Tribune's exposé of former...
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Content is King 17th November - Companies Booked
27 October 09
The following companies are booked on Content is King on 17th November in the Guinness StorehouseAgtelAIBAppassionataAsthma...
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Statistics show social media is bigger than you think!
27 October 09
Is Social Media a Fad or the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? Welcome to the Social...
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How famous are you on Twitter? - Check out Klout.com
27 October 09
Are you active on Twitter? Do you wonder if it's all going into a black hole in cyber space or if you...
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Daft Media wins Fast 50 top award
27 October 09
Online group, Daft Media, has won a top prize at this year's Fast 50 Awards. The owners of Daft.ie, Property.ie...
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New York Times set to cut 100 jobs by year's end
27 October 09
The New York Times is to cut the size of its news staff by 8% by the end of the year. It will...
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BBC creates social media editor post
27 October 09
The BBC is establishing the position of a social media editor. The assignment will be part of a bigger...
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Standard hit by permit problems on home turf
27 October 09
The London Evening Standard's second day as a free newspaper did not go as smoothly as the first, after...
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'Shake the salt' say Safefood
27 October 09
Safefood have launched a new campaign aimed at encouraging consumers to reduce their salt intake. The...
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RTE's Dragon's Den seeks entrepreneurs
27 October 09
RTE's Dragon's Den are seeking people with a killer idea, an amazing invention or a new 'must have' product...
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DDFH&B appointed to Galtee and Shaws account
27 October 09
Following the acquisition of Breo by Kerry Foods, DDFH&B has been appointed to handle the advertising...
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O'Leary win Mattel account
27 October 09
Mattel have announced the appointment of leading consumer PR agency O'Leary PR to represent Mattel in...
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Ruairi Keogh strikes out on his own
27 October 09
PR man Ruairi Keogh has struck out on his own with the creation of a new agency. The former Slattery...
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Apple announces record profits as iPhone and Mac sales defy recession
27 October 09
Apple have surprised Wall Street by announcing record-breaking sales and profits, as the Californian...
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Improv Everywhere strike again with grocery store musical
27 October 09
Improv Everywhere, the comedic performance art group based in New York City, carried out their latest...
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YouTube signs landmark deal to screen Channel 4 shows
27 October 09
Channel 4 has signed a landmark deal with YouTube, becoming the first broadcaster worldwide to make full-length...
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Google takes on Amazon with book downloads
27 October 09
It already dominates the world of internet search and has plans to open the biggest digital library ever...
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The joys of Irish rallying
27 October 09
We've all used the phrase, 'only in Ireland' before, well at the 2009 Donegal Harvest Rally the phrase...
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Doritos Guitar Hero advert
27 October 09
Rockstar wannabe, Alan, is the focus of this new spoof viral for Doritos by AMV BBDO. From the moment...
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Dwarf racing stunt slammed in Australia
27 October 09
An angry Racing Minister Rob Hulls, from Victoria, Australia, has slammed Victoria Racing for staging...
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New freesheet for Cork
27 October 09
A new weekly freesheet The Cork News, has been launched in Cork. The paper says it offers a high...
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Free Press Release send on Mediaexpress.ie on Friday October 30th, 2009
27 October 09
Have you got a message you'd like to get out to the media? Mediaexpress.ie is our cool new press release...
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Oxfam Ireland launch unwrapped Christmas campaign this week
27 October 09
If you're looking for a special gift idea for Christmas this year, why not choose from Oxfam's new Christmas...
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Magazine rebranded as Marketing.ie
27 October 09
Marketing, Ireland's marketing and media monthly, has been rebranded as Marketing.ie. Editor Michael...
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Indianapolis University in Libel Suit against one of its own students
27 October 09
Butler University in Indianapolis is currently involved in a libel and defamation suit against one of...
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Contra deals available in the 2010 Irish Media Contacts Directory
27 October 09
We are almost finished putting together the 2010 edition of the Irish Media Contacts Directory. We'd...
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Mediacontact.ie at the cutting edge of cloud computing
27 October 09
This week we realised that, unbeknownst to ourselves, Mediacontact.ie is at the cutting edge of a new...
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Mediacontact Review - Cabaret at the Gaiety
27 October 09
Cabaret the musical, recently opened in Dublin's Gaiety theatre for 2 weeks of dazzle and dance, and...
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In Praise Of The Sean O'Casey Centre
27 October 09
Nestled in what has been termed one of Dublin's roughest areas is a wee diamond. The Sean O'Casey Centre...
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Internet Hoaxes
27 October 09
The recent balloon boy story is not the only hoax of the moment. In the past two years there have been...
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Wexford Pet Helpers need a new logo
27 October 09
A couple of weeks ago we put in a request looking for somebody to donate their time to help create a...
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Mediacontact.ie shortlisted for a Golden Spider Award
27 October 09
Mediacontact.ie has been shortlisted for a golden spider award in the Best Professional Services Website...
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This weeks Poll
27 October 09
This week we thought we'd keep the temperature high by asking you what you think is better Macs or PCs!...
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Sneak Preview of the 2010 Irish Media Contacts Directory - Pre-order and win one of 22 weekends away
27 October 09
The 2010 Irish Media Contacts Directory is coming soon and contains over 3,000 changes from the 2009...
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Mediaexpress.ie media release of the week
27 October 09
White House Fitness Consultant Joins Life and Fitness Magazine 22nd Oct 2009 - One of the America's...
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Bespoke agency takes new Direction
27 October 09
Bespoke Communications has merged with Direction@JWT, part of the DDFH&B group, to create a new firm...
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Apple's new 'Get a Mac' adverts target Windows 7
27 October 09
Apple have released three new 'Get a Mac' adverts targeting Microsoft's launch of Windows 7. The concept...
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Liz Waters wins top Network Award
27 October 09
Liz Waters has won the 2009 Network Ireland RSVP Business Woman of the Year Award. She became Managing...
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My Media - Ken Foxe Public Affairs Correspondent Sunday Tribune
27 October 09
This week we caught up with Ken Foxe, the Public Affairs Correspondent os the Sunday Tribune to talk...
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The fun theory - changing people for the better
14 October 09
In September, Volkswagen launched www.rolighetsteorin.se, an creative initiative to test if fun could...
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€5,000 media package for print sponsor of 2010 Irish Media Contacts Directory
13 October 09
Mediacontact.ie is offering a media package worth €5,000 in return for the print sponsorship of...
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Time running out to join 2010 Media Experts list
13 October 09
The quickest and most effective way to raise your profile is to feature in the Mediacontact.ie 2010 Media...
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MediaFlash sponsorship opportunities available
13 October 09
Do you read MediaFlash and think it's good? Well we are selling sponsorship opportunities if you are...
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In praise of.... The Irish Web Awards
13 October 09
Well, at the off, let me tell you that victors we were not. However, the marvellous atmosphere present...
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Jameson splurges E0.5m on web drive.
13 October 09
Whiskey brand Jameson is to invest nearly 500,000 euro in online advertising over the coming year to...
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New Catholic newspaper is launched
13 October 09
A new fortnightly Catholic newspaper has been launched by former managing director of the Kildare Nationalist,...
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British tv show to create 70 Irish jobs
13 October 09
A British television series is to move to Ireland next year, creating 70 jobs here. The Primeval show,...
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Sponsorship sought for 'Christmas FM'
13 October 09
A Christmas-themed radio station with a temporary license to broadcast in the month of December has begun...
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Watchdog says TV3 quiz 'unfair'
13 October 09
TV3's late-night quiz show Play TV has been branded as 'unfair' and 'misleading' by the Broadcasting...
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Political website MiCandidate acquired
13 October 09
Irish political media start-up, MiCandidate, has been acquired in a management buyout for an undisclosed...
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Irish animator secures E5m BBC deal
13 October 09
Brown Bag Films, an Irish animation company, has successfully landed a E5 million deal to produce a new...
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Bob Collins named top broadcast watchdog
13 October 09
Bob Collins, former director general of RTE, has been named as the chairman of the new Broadcasting Authority...
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New movie from Groovy dancing girl
13 October 09
Sophie Merry is one of Ireland's biggest Youtube sensations. Her dance in her friend's back garden has...
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Future success for Irish Times lies in online strategy - Maeve Donovan
13 October 09
In a public interview with Newstalk's Claire Byrne last week, Maeve Donovan, Managing Director of the...
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Evening Standard to be given away free
13 October 09
London's afternoon newspaper The Evening Standard is to be given away free to raise its distribution....
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Brit online ad spending overtakes TV
13 October 09
Advertising spending on the internet has overtaken television expenditure in the UK for the first time,...
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ECHO launches 'Crisis Correspondent - Reporting from Uganda' competition for third level students
13 October 09
Every year, more than 200 million people are affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes, flooding,...
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Latest Bertieism!
13 October 09
We had a good laugh reading Cathy Sheridan's interview with former Taoiseach Bertie Ahearn in the Irish...
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New Beauty Client for O'Herlihy Communications
13 October 09
O'Herlihy Communications has been awarded the Pharmacare Sources account from United Drug. The account...
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Darklight Festival and R.E.M. This is Not a Show
13 October 09
From the 8th to the 10th of October, Dublin was host to the 2009 Darklight festival. Traditionally a...
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Film-makers line up for second 'best job in the world' in the Bahamas
13 October 09
Following in the footsteps of Australia's "Best job in the world" campaign to find a caretaker for a...
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Paid content is the only way to safe guard journalism
13 October 09
In a recent interview with the Guardian, John Ridding, chief executive of the Financial Times declared...
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Man arrested for steering G20 protests using Twitter
13 October 09
The FBI has arrested Elliot Madison, a self-described anarchist and New York social worker, for using...
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Frank Lampard leads obesity campaign
13 October 09
I found it funny when I heard that England and Chelsea football star Frank Lampard is to front an anti-obesity...
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Microsoft Windows 7 House Party: Public Relations Disaster or Video Marketing Triumph?
13 October 09
If you create something so bad that it goes viral, is it a public relations disaster or a video marketing...
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Mediaexpress.ie media release of the week
13 October 09
This week's Mediaexpress featured press release is from the Irish Irish recruitment agency Prosperity,...
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Buy and Sell is sold to Loane family
13 October 09
The long-term future of Buy and Sell, the classified advertising sales newspaper and website, which was...
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Waitrose show they are more than just “quality foods, honest prices”
13 October 09
This past July, the issue of race was once again placed at the forefront of the American media with the...
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Would you like a free luxury 2 night stay in the Presidential Suite of the Ritz-Carlton, Powerscourt
13 October 09
Are you in need of a luxury weekend away?The Ritz-Carlton, Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow are offering 1 lucky...
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Free Place on Content is King 17th November 2009
13 October 09
This week we are giving away a ticket to the hottest gig in town to one lucky MediaFlash reader. ...
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My Media - Ken Murray Political Correspondent INN News
12 October 09
This week's My Media is an audio interview with Ken murray the Political Correspondent os soon to be...
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Closure of INN - the inside story
12 October 09
For this week's My Media we caught up with Ken Murray the Political Correspondent with the INN News agency.
Lat...
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Who owns Prosperity? The Scientologists or an Irish Firm?
9 October 09
An award winning Irish recruitment agency has successfully overcome some unusual objections to its trade...
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One week left of the 75 Euro Mediaexpress.ie discount
8 October 09
There is one week left of the Mediaexpress.ie introductory discount. So what are you waiting for? All...
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6 tips to read before you write a news release
8 October 09
Five ways to identify story ideas within your company or organisation
8 October 09
1. What's Different? Is your company doing anything unique or different to your competitors? Examples:...
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Win a fantastic weekend away with mediacontact.ie
8 October 09
This time last year we organised a competition that gave away 10 free sky-dive places and we got a phenomenal...
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Time running out to join 2010 Media Experts list
8 October 09
The quickest and most effective way to raise your profile is to feature in the Mediacontact.ie 2010 Media...
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'Content is King' - Nov 17th Guinness Storehouse - How to reach an audience of Millions
8 October 09
'Content is King is an exciting new one-day conference on November 17th 2009 which is being sponsored...
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Mediaexpress.ie press release of the week.
8 October 09
This week's Mediaexpress featured press release is from the Irish Charity Grow, who we worked with to...
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