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Exporting Success…. I’ll drink to that

Published on January 9, 2013 by in Business, Corporate

Today’s report from Bord Bia shows the value of our food and drink exports in 2012 surpassed €9 billion for the first time. This is a fantastic success story in the midst of a global recession especially when you take into account our chief trading partners – UK, the US and Europe. Beverage exports are up €37million on the previous year a 3% increase on 2011 and as a category it is worth €1.26bn a year.  In the alcohol drinks industry Irish whiskey has huge potential.  In the US the Irish whiskey category is growing at double digit rates annually

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Fundamentals Key to Teeling’s Success

Published on November 20, 2012 by in Business, In The Papers Today

Entrepreneurship is fuelled by risk and the formula for success is not as simple as calculating the cost of failure versus that of the potential reward and ending up in the plus column. John Teeling has been navigating this precarious equation for over 40 years and although he may have his doubters, there is no doubting his belief in long-term investment and his recent track record. Last week, the Teeling chaired Petrel Resources* announced a potential 1 billion barrel discovery in the Porcupine Basin in the Atlantic Ocean offshore Ireland. Petrel had been exploring for oil offshore Ireland 20 years

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Half Way Day: The Movie

Published on October 1, 2012 by in Social Media, Video of the Day

Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey recently partnered with FunnyOrDie.com, the comedy video website set up by Will Ferrell, to create a video announcing the arrival of Halfway Day™ . Halfway Day™ was created by Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey as a new US holiday to celebrate the halfway mark to St Patrick’s Day 2013. Kilbeggan Whiskey is a client of Pembroke Communications

 
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London’s Calling: Irish Independent Paralympic Supplement

Published on January 5, 2012 by in Sport

The London 2012 Paralympic Games promises to be a very successful event from an Irish point of view. In 2011, a number of paralympic athletes were crowned world champions and they remain serious medal hopes at next summer’s games.  A squad of about 40 Irish athletes will travel to London to participate in the games in the same stadia that will host the Olympic events. To find out more about what Paralympic Sport is all about and to get a good insight into some of the personalities who will be striving for podium finishes at the games check out the

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Golf Boys – Alternative Boy Band launches on the US Tour

Published on June 29, 2011 by in Sport

US Tour pros Hunter Mahan, Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson and Ben Crane recently got together to form Golf Boys the latest cross over between sport and the world of pop music.  Check it out…Golf Boys

 
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FF Candidate Waxes Lyrical in Galway East

Published on February 17, 2011 by in Politics

Fianna Fail general election candidate John F Donal, who has been known to favour refering to himself in the third person, has gone down the catchy tune route to try to secure a seat in the next Dáil.  The song is of Eurovision standard but its pure gold in terms of comic value… enjoy! John F Dolan for the Dail

 
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Rubber Bandits get D4′d

Published on January 14, 2011 by in Entertainment, Sport

A Leinster fan with probably too much time on his hands has reworked the Rubber Bandits hit “Horse outside” and who knows it could become a crowd favourite round Ballsbridge in the coming weeks I play in blue for Leinster, they call me Jonny Ten I’m lookin for a chance to beat those Munster boys again I know it won’t be easy, it won’t come as a gift The loikes of Isa, Drico, Luke & Shags will hafta shift But they aint getting nowhere without lineout scrum & maul The loikes of Leo, Jamie, Cian & Sean to win the

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Connacht Thrown a Lifeline

Published on December 3, 2010 by in Sport

A joint announcement today from Connacht Rugby and the IRFU would appear to allay fears that the Westerners could be wound down once the season ended in May

 
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The Boy Brady Ditches Nike for Under Armour

Published on November 9, 2010 by in Business, Sport

New England Patriots superstar Tom Brady has become the first NFL quarterback to sign an endorsement deal with apparel company Under Armour. Brady leaves a lucrative deal in Nike for a new agreement which will see him take a stake in Under Armour.

 
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Sharp Sponsorship a MUST

Published on November 4, 2010 by in Business, Sport

Fans pressure group Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) has agreed a deal with Sharp – the electronics company that sponsored Manchester United from 1982 to 2000 – to sponsor the latest alternative team shirt. The group, which is campaigning to force a change of ownership of the Man Utd, said it is looking for a portfolio of alternative partners keen to align themselves with fans rather than the club’s owner, the Glazer family. The group is also lobbying official United sponsors such as current shirt sponsor Aon and kit manufacturer Nike. According to MarketingWeek, Manchester-based Sharp will lend its name

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