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The Journey!

It’s perhaps a little too early for Christmas ads but when I came across this one it would have been rude not to share! The new John Lewis Christmas TV ad celebrates the extra mile we all go to at Christmas to find the perfect gift. Ok, yes you’re watching a snowman’s journey but while you travel with him and listen to the stunning music you’re sure to be touched by it. The ad is called ‘The Journey’, it opens in a family’s snow-covered garden, with children making a snowman and snowwoman. When the snowman has mysteriously disappeared the next

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Fade Street Social – A Review!

This may well be a new departure for me! A blog that has nothing to do with sport or the business of sport and sponsorship or indeed with the Irish language…instead a blog about food and in particular a recent visit to a rather high profile restaurant! Will it be a once off foodie blog or will this be the first of many?   Sure we’ll give it a shot and see where it goes!   Fade Street Social…a review!   So it’s here. After much legal wrangling the doors of Dylan McGrath’s latest venture have finally opened and judging

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Sports Pic of the Day: Tactical Dilemma

In what is an unglamorous international fixture between Ireland and Greece the media were no doubt struggling to fill column inches around a fixture that was never going to capture the sporting public’s attention to any  extent. Thankfully for them first assistant manager Marco Tardelli steps forward and states that 2012 was a fantastic year for Ireland and now Glenn Whelan has spoken at his frustration of being overrun in midfield as opposing teams easily overcome Ireland’s rigid 4-4-2 formation. Today’s picture is taken from the Irish Examiner and you can read the full article about Whelan here.  

 
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Pic of the Day: Bravery Awards

Pictured in today’s Irish Examiner is Garda Brian Dromey with his sons Sean, Paul, Conor, Gerard and David after he received his Scott Medal at Templemore Garda College for facing down a gunman. Every so often we are reminded the vital, and often dangerous, work the Garda Síochána undertake on a daily basis. These awards go a long way to not only recognizing the bravery of the winners but also draw the public’s attention to their actions that often don’t grab the headlines.  

 
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Infographic of the Day: How People Spend Their Time Online

The latest infographic on how we spend our time online is out, which I first spotted on mindjumpers.com, and it makes for fascinating reading. Of no surprise social media and search dominate how people spend their time online, 22% and 21% respectively. Despite all the talk about the future of Facebook it is the site that still dominates peoples’ time online, 7 hours and 45 minutes per month. Certainly no one is giving up on it just yet. Interestingly only 5% of time is spent on online shopping. E-commerce was heralded as the future of shopping and as the death knell

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Byrne’s Comments May Sharpen Focus of Tourism Drive

Gabriel Byrne’s comments on the government backed Gathering, a joint initiative of Failte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, has caused a national debate and media storm. There are those who see it as a nail in the coffin before the year has started and an unwelcome PR disaster but I for one think the comments are a positive development. Let me start by saying that our company represents several tourism related clients, so we have no interest in anything but positive news when it comes to the hospitality and travel trade. However, it must be added that there is confusion as to what

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Pic of the Day: Tory Votes

Pictured in the Irish Times is the ballot box arriving on Tory Island. However the paper reports that less than half of those eligible to vote on the islands off Donegal, Mayo and Galway actually voted on the children’s rights referendum yesterday. Voting for the rest of the country takes place tomorrow and if you still undecided we suggest you read the referendum site and get the facts to help you make your decision.  

 
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Happy Movember!

It’s that time of year again – Movember. It’s around this date every year when those niggling suspicions are confirmed that the guy who gets the same train as you every morning did not just sleep it out the last couple of mornings, but is in the process of growing a world-class moustache. For those of you out there sporting a Mo, we salute you! Men don’t always talk about their health concerns and that’s why this campaign is so great! Here’s a video which shows how successful the campaign has been to date in raising awareness (and funds)… And for

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Win a Prize? Liked and Shared!

One of the great contradictions of Facebook are competitions or more specifically the like and share function as a mechanic to entry. Those of us working in the social media industry are fully aware, or should be, of Facebook guidelines with regard to how competitions are run. However it is certainly one of the ongoing issues for brand pages. The Guidelines For those of you who aren’t aware of Facebook guidelines or need a quick reminder they are as follows: i. Promotions on Facebook must be administered within Apps on Facebook.com, either on a Canvas Page or a Page App. ii.

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Love is in the air

There’s a lot of love out there today. PatCat are glowing as they reveal all about their new found happiness as man and wife. Cat Deeley believes that their 20 years of friendship is a great basis on which to her marriage to funny guy Patrick Kielty. Newly re-elected President Obama has declared his love for wife of 20 years, First Lady Michelle and his love of watching America fall in love with her… told you there was a lot of love out there. My favourite love story of the day though is couple Wu Sognshi aged 103 and Wu

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