Operation Transformation at RTÉ might be unavoidable, but slimming down is...
Fewer imported programmes, even less sport and constraints on independent commissions – the financial pressures on RTÉ, bubbling beneath the surface throughout recent scandals, will soon be clearly...
View ArticlePurple is over as a colour and it’s all the fault of Ed Miliband, Heathrow...
Watching political leaders give game soundbites to news reporters covering the UK elections has left me sure of one thing: the colour purple is so finished.* Purple used to be cool. It was the colour...
View ArticleIs Sheryl Sandberg as good for feminism as she is for Facebook?
I can’t say I often spend my days off watching stock market tickers on TV, but that’s essentially what I found myself doing yesterday afternoon as CNBC provided some characteristically frenzied...
View ArticleEssential oils may not always be so essential, say fragrant Davy philosophers
“Welcome to the world of flavour and fragrance,” a new Davy Research report on the flavour and fragrance (F&F) industry boldly opens. Written by John O’Reilly, Jack Gorman and Aiden O’Donnell, it’s...
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Sci-fi loving Samsung wins easy cool points from high court judge
Spot the difference: a Samsung Galaxy tablet 10.1 and Apple's iPad. Clue: the one on the right is apparently not as cool. Photograph: REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/Files Yes, yes. A judge has declared that...
View ArticleWorker-directors make bid for survival beyond privatisation
Are worker-directors good for business? Yes, was the unequivocal answer given by a focus group of chief executives, other company directors and corporate governance types to a study conducted by...
View ArticleAmazing Pathé Newsreel of Dublin Airport under construction
Click here to view the embedded video. Take note, Ryanair landing jingle composer – this is how you do trumpets… You really can’t beat a Pathé newsreel for some good old-fashioned jaunt, though the...
View ArticleRose of Tralee wins fewer hearts in Ireland’s living rooms
Was this year’s Rose of Tralee the least watched in the history of its televising? According to RTÉ, it was “a big hit with viewers”, but the TAM Ireland ratings reveal that 16 years after Arthur...
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Advertising regulator backs Radio Nova’s “Addicted to Sex on Fire” posters
Sex sells is one of the oldest axioms in the book, but should Radio Nova’s “Addicted to Sex on Fire” posters have been placed on billboards located near primary schools? No, says the principal of one...
View ArticleKinsale Sharks advertising awards: watch the winning ads
The 50th anniversary Kinsale Sharks advertising festival took place this weekend by the banks of the River Bandon, with the event – a boozy get-together where the great, the good and the frantic...
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Newsweek says goodbye to the printing presses. Who’s next to go digital-only?
No more Newsweek. Photograph: Reuters / Carlo Allegri. “As a former editor in chief of Psychology Today, I know how hard it can be to sell magazines,” begins a letter in the current edition of...
View ArticlePhotojournalist Paul Conroy: “Marie was so powerful and she summed up the...
Paul Conroy isn’t a fan of crawling through cramped tunnels. “Potholing should be banned,” the British photojournalist joked. When you have to bend double as Syrian rebels illegally smuggle you into a...
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The John Lewis Christmas ad gets cute with a loved-up snowman. There’s just...
This is the new Christmas ad for John Lewis. It’s called The Journey and the 90 seconds of snowy seasonal selflessness that lie within were created for the department store by the agency Adam&Eve...
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