10 things to get excited about again, from festivals to debs

From camping holidays abroad to weddings, parties, J-1s and gigs, there's a summer of fun ahead

Poet and Rooney Prize winner Gerard Fanning dies

The poet and civil servant wrote ‘some of the finest poems of his generation’

Irish ‘Campaign’ revived after hiatus of 53 years

Institute of Creative Advertising and Design brings back ‘critical thinking’ title

Huge failure rate of products shows it is vital to have right kind of research

People vary so widely it can be difficult to identify who exactly a business owner wants to talk to

Bord Bia Awards: rewarding the best of Ireland’s food and drink industry

Arts Council appoints new chair and board members

Sheila Pratschke succeeds Pat Moylan as chair of council

Ireland’s unique selling points: warm people and wet weather

A country’s most effective sustainable competitive advantage is one that provides it with a long-term advantage not easily imitated by other countries

Ad agency merger more about egos than efficiencies

Even the promised benefits to shareholders from the deal between Omnicom and Publicis may prove illusionary