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Restaurants in Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Galway, Louth and Kilkenny feature in Top Ten Hottest Dining Rooms list compiled by The Sunday Times

Assembled by renowned food critics John and Sally McKenna, The Sunday Times’ annual list of Ireland’s 100 Best Restaurants features a Top Ten list of the best dining rooms to eat in    Library Street in Dublin, Goldie in Cork and Big Mike’s in Blackrock, Dublin take the prestigious top three places    16 Cork, […]

One in three people in Ireland say not having enough time is a major factor when it comes to maintaining friendships – New research from Core on social relationships

Men aged 18-44 are significantly more likely than women of the same age to state ‘lack of time’ as a main reason for not being able to maintain friendships   68% say it is now more difficult to meet new people, with three in five sometimes feeling lonely   58% feel friendships are now more […]

Advertising spend in Ireland expected to increase by 3.8% to €1.4 billion this year according to ‘Outlook 2023’ report from Core

Online video continued to dominate the market in 2022 with 10% growth to €365.2 million Investment in Out of Home rose by 24.1% in 2022 to €70.5 million with Retail and Alcohol accounting for the biggest spending categories, similar to 2021 Cinema ad spend to grow by 15% to €4.1 million in 2023 Inflationary pressures […]

GamerFest Dublin announces Williams Esports partnership for May event

GamerFest Dublin, Ireland’s biggest gaming and esports festival, has announced that Williams Esports will be attending its summer event at the RDS this May 27th & 28th   GamerFest is an epic weekend celebration of gaming that includes the latest games, VR tech, esports and career exploration, as well as a host of special guests including top […]

Webdoctor.ie reveals a 50% increase in demand for GP video consultation service in 2022

As the demand for telehealth services continues to rise, Webdoctor.ie announce their most requested treatments of 2022 included the Contraceptive Pill and Patch, Hair Loss and Erectile Dysfunction   The Contraceptive Pill and Patch was the most requested treatment in Webdoctor.ie last year, accounting for over 30% of treatments New ‘Period Delay’ treatment grew exponentially […]

Core celebrate wins at European Sponsorship Association Awards 2023

Sky Ireland and the #OUTBELIEVE campaign for the sponsorship of the FAI’s Women’s National football team won Best Newcomer, Best Use of Content and Sport Sponsorship (€250,000 – €499,999). Developed by Core and launched in April 2022, Outbelieve was the very first dedicated Women’s National Team TV campaign with the aim of creating a strong […]

Webdoctor.ie reveals a 50% increase in demand for GP video consultation service in 2022

As the demand for telehealth services continues to rise, Webdoctor.ie announce their most requested treatments of 2022 included the Contraceptive Pill and Patch, Hair Loss and Erectile Dysfunction   The Contraceptive Pill and Patch was the most requested treatment in Webdoctor.ie last year, accounting for over 30% of treatments New ‘Period Delay’ treatment grew exponentially […]

Artificial Intelligence tools to be implemented by Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland to proactively identify social media posts by influencers and breaches of the advertising code

Move announced as new research by ASAI shows inauthenticity, photoshopping and too many paid ads are most ‘annoying’ influencer traits   Only one in 10 people have trust in what influencers post on social media   Over half of Irish consumers (56%) trust brand advertisements more than social posts by influencers   67% consider edited […]

Civic Theatre introduces ‘PL-AI’, the experimental stage-show where an artificial intelligence-generated script for an original play is instantly created from audience prompts, and staged ‘impromptu’ by Actors

Audience chooses the plays’ genre, theme, setting, characters and plot points, which are fed into a generative language AI model to create a script that is then performed live by the cast of seasoned actors   Ground-breaking work takes place at Tallaght’s Civic Theatre on Thursday 9th March   ‘PL-AI’, a ground-breaking experiment in storytelling […]