Worldspreads missing £13mWORLDSPREADS, THE financial spread betting company with its headquarters in Dublin, has a shortfall of £13 million (€15Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Stocks have mixed day in EuropeEUROPEAN STOCKS were little changed near their eight-month high yesterday, as investors weighed up signs of improving economic…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Eircom puts an end to sales processEIRCOM HAS put an end to the sales process it began in January by rejecting the expressions of interest submitted for the company…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
No funny side to editors dropping DoonesburyMEDIA & MARKETING: THE FATE of this week’s Doonesbury confirms that the political cartoon is in rude health, even as political…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Wavebreak Media gets €400,000Wavebreak Media, a Cork-based producer of stock images, animation and video footage, has secured €400,000 in funding via venture…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Equities edge lower in quiet tradingEUROPEAN EQUITIES edged lower in relatively quiet trading yesterday as upbeat sentiment on the completion of a Greek debt swap…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Iseq ends in negative territoryEuropean equities edged lower in relatively quiet trading today, as upbeat sentiment on the completion of a Greek debt swap quickly…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Paywalls with windows a sensible way to persuade the readersThe ‘New York Times’, the ‘Boston Globe’ and the Gannett group have all followed in the footsteps of paywall pioneer the ‘Wall…Thu Mar 8 2012 - 00:00
A week is a long time at UTV HQIT’S BEEN a busy week for the inkwells at UTV Media HQ, with news of its acquisition of Dublin-based social media agency Simply…Thu Mar 8 2012 - 00:00
Keeping abreast of weighty matters at the MailThe Irish Daily Mail did the unthinkable this week: It gained a few ouncesThu Mar 8 2012 - 00:00
Clooney is just what the doctor ordered for Tatler salesIT IS “10 times harder” to persuade an Irish man to buy a magazine than an Irish woman, according to Harmonia chief executive…Thu Mar 8 2012 - 00:00
A tough ask to reach a balanced view of impartialityMEDIA & MARKETING: The pursuit of ‘balance’ has been blamed for dubious media treatment of topics such as global warming…Thu Mar 1 2012 - 00:00
Values slip after early trading gainsEUROPEAN STOCKS were little changed at the close of trading yesterday, after the positive momentum of the morning was offset …Thu Mar 1 2012 - 00:00
Border counties/southeast not sold on online shoppingTHE BORDER counties and southeast region lag the rest of Ireland for online shopping activity, according to an analysis of recent…Thu Mar 1 2012 - 00:00
RTÉ boxes clever with Irish language television seriesFORMER WORLD boxing champion Bernard Dunne is spending part of his retirement promoting the Irish language via a six-part television…Thu Mar 1 2012 - 00:00
Heineken scores with soccer appIN A bid to make the most of its sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League, Heineken is stepping up the campaign for its Star …Thu Mar 1 2012 - 00:00
Press offices have too much power in giving access to powerBACK GIVING evidence at the Leveson inquiry into UK press standards, Guardian reporter Nick Davies was unequivocal in his dislike…Thu Mar 1 2012 - 00:00
Little change on markets after Bernanke decisionEuropean stocks were little changed at the close of trading today, after the positive momentum of the morning was offset by weakness…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Figures show fall in sales of Irish daily and Sunday newspapersNEWSPAPER SALES in Ireland fell in the second half of 2011, with the morning market declining 6Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Found something you love? Why not pin it on the web?MEDIA & MARKETING: PINTEREST IS pretty hot right now, although mostly it’s just prettyThu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Irish newspaper sales declineNewspaper sales in Ireland fell in the second half of 2011, with the morning market declining 6Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Jameson whiskey global sales up 25%NET SALES of Jameson whiskey rose 25 per cent worldwide in the six months to the end of December, the French spirits giant Pernod…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
A-Wear chain sold for the second time in five monthsFASHION CHAIN A-Wear has been placed in receivership and sold for the second time in five months, after departing owners Hilco…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
How to win friends and influence people on social mediaMEDIA & MARKETING: The decision to embrace social media is not the same as getting it right – or ‘getting it’ at all…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Newspaper readership falls by 2.4%NEWSPAPER READERSHIP in Ireland has declined by 2Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Realex signs six-year deal with HSBCPAYMENT SERVICES provider Realex has signed a six-year deal with HSBC Merchant Services that will see it provide HSBC with software…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Growth in focus for film sectorFRIDAY INTERVIEW: James Hickey, CEO, Irish Film BoardFri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Advertising market will remain flat this yearMEDIA & MARKETING: AFTER A four-year “sledge-hammer” hit, the Irish advertising market will remain flat in 2012, according…Thu Feb 9 2012 - 00:00
Clampdown urged on 'libel and abuse' by online mediaTHE GOVERNMENT should “address the threat to humanity posed by the tsunami of unverifiable data, opinion, libel and vulgar abuse…Tue Feb 7 2012 - 00:00
RTÉ licence fee 'distorts market'Newspapers should receive a share of the proposed new media charge, the chairman of media group Thomas Crosbie Holdings, Alan…Mon Feb 6 2012 - 00:00
NovaUCD predict 300 highly skilled jobs will be created over next two yearsIRELAND’S BID to boost its “smart economy” credentials received support from NovaUCD, the university-linked innovation and technology…Mon Feb 6 2012 - 00:00
Tensions over Iran driving up oil pricesUNCERTAINTY ABOUT oil supplies as a result of stresses between the West and Iran pushed wholesale energy prices higher in January…Mon Feb 6 2012 - 00:00
Big squeeze as rising newsprint costs hit papersMEDIA & MARKETING: It makes sense at every level for newspapers to use less newsprintThu Feb 2 2012 - 00:00
Surveyors see some ground for optimismMORTGAGE FINANCE remained a stumbling block for home buyers, pressure on office rents continued and sales of retail premises …Wed Feb 1 2012 - 00:00
Markets weak ahead of EU summitEUROPEAN SHARES began the week with a bit of a tumble, as talks on a Greek debt swap deal rumbled on, Portuguese credit-default…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Steering a course between worthy and fluffy can result in car-crash TVWHEN THE credits roll on tonight’s Late Late Show , will the guests include Peter Ustinov, Spike Milligan and Germaine Greer, …Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
How TV sponsors get with the right programmeMEDIA & MARKETING: IS THE essence of your brand “vengeance”? Do tales of slavery, murder and lost honour sound like a perfect…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
European stocks at five-month highEUROPEAN STOCKS edged upwards to their highest closing level since early August yesterday, with euro zone banks racing ahead …Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Authority's decision on advertising will embolden RTÉ's competitorsMEDIA & MARKETING: After the Competition Authority aired its views the very idea of dual funding is up for disputeThu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
TV3 welcomes RTÉ advertising findingsTV3 HAS welcomed the outcome of “a potentially landmark” investigation by the Competition Authority into how RTÉ sells its advertising…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Pioneering advocate of 'personality-driven' journalismAT THE time of his appointment, it was assumed Aengus Fanning would pursue an editorial strategy that would bolster the Sunday…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Service to gauge radio advert successTHE SCOURGE of “bad” radio ads may be banished from Irish airwaves following a €100,000 investment by broadcasters in a new advertising…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Investors ignore S&P downgradeINVESTORS IN Europe shrugged off Standard and Poor’s much-anticipated downgrading of nine euro zone countries, as stock markets…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Clegg visits research lab in UCDHE DIDN’T go so far as to pose in a white lab coat, but British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg made a brief visit to the laboratories…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
High noon on high streetTurnover at shops may stabilise in 2012 but after the Government abandoned an election promise to scrap upwards-only rent review…Fri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Dunphy gets a bite of McDonald's advertising budgetMEDIA & MARKETING: Still here and still cheap is the message from the fast-food chainThu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Spending on education Ireland's 'trump card' for drawing investmentTHE HEAD OF IBM Ireland, Peter O’Neill, has called on the Government to prioritise investment in education to avoid damaging …Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00