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St. Aidan’s Lotto reaches record €7,500 jackpot

St. Aidan’s lotto has reached a record jackpot of €7,500 this month. The draw takes place in St. Aidan’s Centre on Friday 29th July and if there is no winner, a further €500 will be added to next month’s jackpot. Tickets cost €2 per ticket or if you purchase a book of tickets it costs €10 and you receive one […]

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Impersonators, Twitter and is that Steve Jobs?

Across the Irish channel, Tory MP Peter Bone is asking micro-blogging site Twitter to identify fake accounts set up by impersonators pretending to be celebrities. Mr Bone has his own personal reasons to ask for the introduction of Twitter-purity measures, as a ‘Ms Bone’ is quickly gathering followers on Twitter by posing as the MP’s wife. The MP has famously […]

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Vodafone and the revolution – PR Comment

A Vodafone advert suggesting the company’s Our Power marketing campaign served as inspiration for the revolution that led to the resignation of Hosni Mubarak is causing uproar in Egypt. While Vodafone is not the first company to jump on the Revolution-bandwagon for marketing purposes, Egyptians are reacting furiously to the (allegedly leaked and aimed at internal consumption only) Vodafone’s video […]

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Tinahely Riding Club hosting team show jumping competition – Diary notice

Tinahely Riding Club is kick starting the summer with a team show jumping competition on Sunday 15th May at the riding club grounds in Coolboy, Co. Wicklow. Teams consist of four riders and entries cost €50 per team. Teams must be pre-entered by Wednesday 11th of May. “The competition is about having a bit of fun and competing at the […]

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100 voices celebrating 100 years of International Women’s Day

Practice PR’s Jillian is featured in the 100 Voices in Business Report, celebrating 100 years of International Women’s Day. Have a look at all the great tips shared by business women around the globe, including Jillian’s on page 86! And Happy Women’s Day!

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Basic PR Tips for Businesses

Listen to Practice PR’s tips on Audioboo:  http://boos.audioboo.fm/swf/fullsize_player.swf Getting press coverage is a very powerful tool for businesses. Being interviewed for a press article adds a credibility factor that pure paid-for advertising lacks. While paying is enough to get you an ad in any paper, no money exchanges hands in PR. Media coverage relies on the relevance of your story, your […]

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stockwatch.ie launches to help farmers buy and sell animals online

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRyUK7whZ_Q] Practice PR’s Jillian Godsil is in County Carlow to interview Irish rugby player Sean O’Brien about new website www.stockwatch.ie, that helps farmers buy and sell animals online. She also speaks to founder Daryn Dunne and visits Tullow Livestock Sales.

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RoanKabin wins contract with Waterford Regional Hospital

New Chemotherapy Unit to be completed by January 2011 RoanKabin, Ireland’s leading manufacturer of modular and off-site buildings, has won the contract to design and build a new modular pharmacy aseptic compounding unit (chemotherapy) at Waterford Regional Hospital. The 80sq meter new modular building is an extension to the existing pharmacy department and will provide new Service & Dispatch, Aseptic […]

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Don’t drink and tweet

It is simple PR and common sense: if you drink, stay away from social media. It might seem obvious now but it is oh not so evident after a couple of drinks on a Saturday night. So, to save you from your worst enemy – not Facebook or Twitter but yourself! – web security company Webroot Software has launched a […]

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Zara’s Planet Safari Ball raises €6,000 for charities

Irish Horse Welfare Trust, MS Ireland and Bóthar benefit from charity night Zara’s Planet, the Irish owned travel agency who organises horse riding holidays worldwide held its inaugural Charity Safari Ball in the K Club, co Kildare.  A stunning venue, the night saw in excess of 120 people gathered to raise money for these worthy charities.  Clients of Zara’s Planet, […]

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