Entrepreneur Seán Melly is cycling 700km between Mizen Head in Cork to Malin Head in Donegal to raise funds for the Irish Hospice Foundation Nurses Night Care service Mizen 2 Malin Diary DAY FIVE It was the final day of our marathon cycle from Mizen head to Malin. Five days of constant cycling, inclement weather and patchy sleep had certainly taken its […]
Read more →PRESS RELEASE Entrepreneur Seán Melly is taking on a 5-day cycle from the most southerly to the most northerly point inIrelandto raise funds for the Irish Hospice Foundation Nurses Night Care service. Melly, a successful entrepreneur and investor in the telecommunications and technology sectors, is part of a group of 10 cycling enthusiasts from South Dublin and Greystones, inCountyWicklow, taking […]
Read more →Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced Stephan Scholl has been named President of the company, reporting to CEO Charles Phillips. Prior to being named President, Scholl served as CEO of Lawson Software, which was an affiliate of Infor until the two companies officially combined as one on April 5, 2012. In […]
Read more →256 teams, 2,880 players for biggest tag rugby event ever PLAY Tag Festival is looking to break the Guinness World Record by attracting 256 tag rugby teams (2,880 players) to Carlow for the biggest tag rugby festival ever, taking place on 15th and 16th June. PLAY Tag Festival organisers are asking teams from Ireland and abroad to take part in […]
Read more →Internet retailers, especially those new to the market, are ruining their relationship with new customers by using incorrect or poor packaging, according to Peter Faulkner, chairman ofIreland’s oldest packaging company Faulkner Packaging, founded in 1860. Faulkner Packaging has published a comprehensive Online Packaging Guide for those buying and selling their products online and the guide is available at www.discountpackaging.ie . […]
Read more →Infor Partner Network Attracts More than 110 Global Resellers in Eight Months Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced strong momentum for the Infor Partner Network. Attributed to Infor’s recent growth, innovative new products, and increased support and resources for partners, more than 110 channel partners around the world have signed on […]
Read more →Shamrocks will spring, rivers will turn green and leprechauns of all sizes will get out for the day in Dublin, Sydney, Berlin and New York. Yep, Saint Patrick’s Day is here again and, tacky gimmicks aside, we can’t deny it is the biggest and most far reaching publicity campaign for the country – besides it is free and it comes […]
Read more →At the recent Techbrew Talk inDublin, Tenego CEO Donagh Kiernan, looked at the pros and cons of partnering versus direct sales. “In developing and growing your business the constant question is how you effectively lift the business to its next stage as cost effectively as possible,” said Kiernan. He then asked the audience what were their barriers to […]
Read more →Six meters of cake as Rathwood prepares for Mother’s Day Six meters of cakes on display, including over 24 types of cakes and pastries, are the latest attraction at Rathwood’s restaurant just outside Tullow. The popular shopping and activity destination centre is getting ready for Mother’s Day, 18th March, one of the busiest days of the year. The newly refurbished […]
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Why journalists don’t like you – or what you have to say
PR and getting media coverage is a tough game. It is not rocket science but it can be tricky. The essence of public relations is sending stories to people who might (and only ‘might’) be interested in them, with the hope that they will find them interesting and write about it. There is no money exchanging, no ‘controlling your message’ […]
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