The Royals go viral

27Apr11

It might not be everybody’s cup of tea but the wedding of the year (and probably the decade) is almost upon us; and clever marketing execs weren’t going to let this opportunity pass. Earlier this month, T-mobile (with excellent previous video credentials – remember the airport singing flash mobs?) ‘ripped off” the 2009 You Tube hit ‘JK wedding entrance dance’ […]

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Tags: digital marketing, PR, public relations, Royal Wedding, T Mobile, The Other Guys, viral videos, wedding entrance dance

Lawson Software to be Acquired by a Golden Gate Capital and Infor Affiliate – Press Release

26Apr11

Combined Offering Delivers Complete Enterprise Suite  GGC Software Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor, has agreed to acquire Lawson Software.  Following completion of the transaction, the combined suite of Infor and Lawson will create a unique set of industry-specific applications serving more than 75,000 customers and a global leader in verticals […]

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Tags: asset management, business software, Charles Phillips, GGC Software Holdings, Golden Gate Capital, Infor, Lawson Software, manufacturing, product lifecycle, supply chain, workforce

African Horse Riding Safari launched in aid of Irish Horse Welfare Trust – Press Release

26Apr11

Riders and non-riders invited to take part in first IHWT African adventure Irish Horse Welfare Trust (IHWT) and equestrian holiday specialist Zara’s Planet are launching the first African Horse Riding Safari ‘Track Down the BIG 5’ in South Africa, in aid of the Wicklow-based horse charity. The Irish Horse Welfare Trust is offering limited places […]

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Tags: Africa, charity, charity holiday, charity ride, equestrian holiday, horse charity, horse riding, horse riding holidays, IHWT, Ireland, Irish Horse Welfare Trust, PR Ireland, Press Release, public relations, safari, Sharon Newsome, Wicklow, Zara Stassin, Zara's Planet

Dunsink horse owners to receive awards – Press Release

20Apr11

Irish horse charity Irish Horse Welfare Trust (IHWT) in association with Fingal County Council have completed the first FETAC level 4, Stable & Yard Routines Course with 14 members of the Dunsink Horse Club.   The Dunsink horse club is an initiative formed and managed by a committee made up of representatives of Fingal Co Council, […]

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Tags: Dunsink horses, equine welfare, horse charity, horse welfare, horses, IHWT, Ireland, Irish Horse Welfare Trust, PR Ireland, Press Release, public relations, Sharon Newsome, Wicklow

Tinahely Riding Club hosting team show jumping competition – Diary notice

19Apr11

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 […]

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Tags: competition, Diary Notice, horse riding, horses, PR, Practice PR, public relations, show jumping, Tinahely Riding Club, TRC, Wicklow

Holgate to build largest noise barrier in the UK – Press Release

04Apr11

Irish company secures €2m contract Irish company Holgate Infrastructure & Motorway Services, provider of vehicle restraint systems, environmental noise barrier solutions and bridge parapet systems, part of the Siteserv plc Group, has won a €2m contract to build the largest noise barrier in the UK, as part of the M74 motorway extension in Glasgow. Interlink […]

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Tags: business Ireland, construction, Glasgow motorway, Holgate, infrastructure and motorway services, noise barrier, PR Ireland, Press Release, public relations, Public Relations Wicklow, Shillelagh, Siteserv, vehicle restraint systems, Wexford, Wicklow