Markets fret at sovereign debt burdenEUROPEAN STOCK markets sold off yesterday as a series of downbeat statements by companies and weak US economic data dampened …Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Murdoch gets to grips with the new reality - in 140 characters or lessMEDIA & MARKETING: GOOD TIMES, bad times. Or should that be good times, bad times!Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Online advert business up 20% last yearONLINE ADVERTISING grew 20 per cent last year to €132 million despite a recession in the overall ad market, a study by IAB Ireland…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
IBRC talks with Key Capital on asset sale end abruptlyTALKS BETWEEN Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, the entity formerly known as Anglo Irish Bank, and investment group Key Capital…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Fuel prices push inflation rate to 2.2%FUEL PRICES sent the cost of living as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) up 1 per cent in March, pushing the annual …Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Iseq finishes flat on topsy-turvy dayEUROPEAN STOCKS recovered yesterday from Tuesday’s panic-selling session, but the rebound may yet prove short-lived if today’…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Definition of news and current affairs just got looserBACK IN the pre-YouTube wilderness years of analogue-only broadcasting, it used to seem unbearably paternalistic to me that even…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Accountants divided over fiscal treatyALMOST FOUR in 10 members of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA) are undecided as to how they will…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Spreadbet clients likely to get funds returnedAN INDEPENDENT report by accountancy firm Grant Thornton on the financial status of the suspended spreadbetting firm MarketSpreads…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Markets plunge to two-month lowEUROPEAN SHARES fell to a two-month low yesterday after disappointing levels of buyer interest in an auction of Spanish debt …Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Journalism gets a major retool in the RTÉ shake-upPRIME TIME Investigates is dead, axed by an RTÉ fearful of stubborn stains on its brandThu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Commercial radio body seeks talks with Rabbitte over commentsTHE INDEPENDENT Broadcasters of Ireland is to seek a meeting with Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte, after the group’s…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Budget burners turn up heat on RTÉANALYSIS: Cutbacks of €25m will take ‘unavoidable’ chunks out of programming fundsSat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
RTÉ seeks to save €25m in cutbacksRTÉ IS to make a series of major cutbacks, including reductions in sports rights, regional costs and “star” salaries as it attempts…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Europe slips over economic warningEUROPEAN STOCKS declined for a second day after a choppy, bearish session in which investors were turned off by a warning from…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Turbulent times for Gavin O'Reilly's reign at INMMEDIA & MARKETING: LET US pause to consider the outlook of Gavin O’Reilly, media mogul, newspaper proprietor and investor…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Ibec warns delay on referendum date could damage business confidenceBUSINESS GROUP Ibec has called on the Government to set a date for the referendum on the fiscal stability treaty at tomorrow’…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Senior entrepeneurs workshop aims to tap skills and experience of over-50sTHEY HAVE decades of accumulated experience, knowledge, networks and skills, but people aged 50 and over are still much less …Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Everybody's looking for a piece of this Mad worldMEDIA & MARKETING: DON’S BACK, and so are all the people making money off Don’s back.Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
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
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
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
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 08 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 08 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 08 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 08 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 01 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 01 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 01 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 01 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 01 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 01 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
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
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
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 09 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 07 2012 - 00:00
