Podcasts about eircom

This week's guest om Life and Leadership is David McRedmond, the CEO of An Post. David talks about his long career starting in Waterstones and travelling the world with the company as well as his time at Eircom and the key role he played in TV3. With thanks to Standard Life

On this episode of the SeventySix Capital Sports Leadership Show, Wayne Kimmel interviewed the Chairman of MGM, Paul Salem. Salem serves as Chairman of the Board of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), the global hospitality and entertainment company, and was formerly Chairman of MGM Growth Properties (NYSE: MGP) and is the Founder of Salem Capital Management and The Salem Foundation.Previously, Salem spent 27 years helping build and lead Providence Equity Partners, a global private equity firm specializing in the media, communication, and technology industries. Salem was a Senior Managing Director on Providence Equity's investment team and served as a member of the investment committee and management committees, helping grow the firm to over $50 billion of assets under management. In 1999, Salem established the London office for Providence Equity and in 2008 launched Providence Equity's credit affiliate, Benefit Street Partners. In 2014, Salem led the purchase of Merganser, a Providence Equity affiliate, and in 2017, formed Providence Public, a long/short hedge fund.Salem served as chairman or director for many of Providence Equity's portfolio companies, including Asurion, Eircom, Grupo TorreSur, Madison River Telecom, MetroNet (formerly AT&T Canada), PanAmSat, Tele1 Europe, Verio, and Wired Magazine.Salem is involved in the leadership of several non-profit organizations, including serving as Chairman at Woods Hole Oceanagraphic Institute, board member of Edesia Global Nutrition, and advisory board member of the Carney Institute for Brain Science at Brown University. He formerly served as Chairman of Year Up. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Brown University.Paul Salem:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-salem-42a807191/

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 19ú lá de mí Feabhra, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1969 chuir an Iosrael fainic ar na tír Arab chun srian a chur ar aerlíne nuair a rinne ionsaí ar aerlínéar I Zurich. D'iarr an tAire Turasóireachta chun an t-aerspás a chosaint. I 1974 tharla a lán agóid timpeall an tír le 40 míle mac léinn ollscoile de bharr go raibh na táillí ollscoile ag méadú, ní raibh a méid céanna mic léinn ag fáil maoiniú. Bhí na agóid ag ollscoil timpeall an tír ag iarradh iad a dhúnadh. I 2009 ní bhfuair Eircom cead pleanála do chrann cumarsáide fóin do Cloghinch. I 2011 bhí ceiliúradh ag dul ar aghaidh san Óstán Cashel Palace nuair a bhí dinnéar ag an Lions Club ag ceiliúradh 50 bhliain le chéile. Tháinig siad le chéile don chéad uair I 1961. Sin John Lennon le Woman – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1981. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1995 chan Roxette don chéad uair I mBéising agus an chéad amhránaí iartharach ó George Michael I 1984 nuair a bhí ceolchoirm aige ag ceiliúradh an Bhliain Nua na Síneach. I 2004 dhiúltaigh clann Johnny Cash iarratas ó fhógróirí chun a amhrán Ring of Fire a úsáid. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Millie Bobby Brown sa Spáinn I 2004 agus rugadh amhránaí Chappell Roan I Meiriceá ar an lá seo I 1998 agus seo chuid de a amhrán. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.

The broadband market in Ireland has experienced significant evolution over the past two decades. Once characterised by limited choice, slow speeds, and high costs, the landscape has transformed into a dynamic and increasingly competitive industry. Spurred by governmental policy, infrastructural upgrades, and growing consumer demand, broadband has become an essential utility on par with electricity and water for most households and businesses. Today, broadband is integral to everyday life - enabling remote work, distance learning, telehealth services, and the consumption of streaming media. The COVID-19 pandemic further underscored the importance of reliable high-speed internet, with large swathes of the population requiring consistent access for work and education from home. Meanwhile, the Irish government's National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that even the most remote rural areas have access to quality connectivity so that all citizens can benefit from digital opportunities. This article delves into the current landscape of the Irish broadband market, examining its major providers, infrastructural developments, regulatory environment, and ongoing challenges. We will also look at emerging technologies, consumer trends, and the prospects for Ireland's continued progress toward a fully connected society. Background and Historical Context The evolution of broadband in Ireland is closely tied to the country's broader economic development and digital transformation efforts. In the early 2000s, internet access in Ireland was predominantly dial-up. Speeds were slow, and the market was largely controlled by the incumbent provider, Eircom (now known as Eir). Around that time, broadband began to roll out more widely, although initial coverage was patchy, and consumer choice was limited. Throughout the 2000s, the Irish government recognised that the digital divide - between those who had access to high-speed internet and those who did not - posed a risk to Ireland's competitive edge in the global marketplace. The government launched a series of initiatives and programs to stimulate infrastructure development in underserved areas. Notably, the National Broadband Scheme (NBS), which preceded the current National Broadband Plan, aimed to subsidise broadband deployment in rural and remote regions. Competition slowly increased during this period as new providers entered the market with alternative technologies. Cable networks, for instance, offered faster speeds in certain urban areas, and satellite broadband solutions emerged for extremely remote locations where terrestrial infrastructure was not feasible. The rollout of mobile broadband became another important factor, with 3G and later 4G networks providing a wireless alternative to fixed-line services. The mid to late 2010s brought further shifts. Ireland, in line with most of Europe, began focusing on fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) solutions, aiming to significantly boost bandwidth capacity and future-proof networks for the data-intensive services that consumers and businesses increasingly required. This era also saw a swell of investment from private telecommunications companies, supported by a regulatory framework designed to encourage competition and protect consumer interests. As Ireland's technology sector flourished - attracting big names like Google, Facebook (Meta), and Microsoft to establish European headquarters - broadband infrastructure became even more critical. From supporting data centres to fostering remote work opportunities, high-speed and reliable connectivity emerged as a cornerstone of Ireland's continued economic success. Today, while there is still a divide between urban and rural broadband speeds and reliability, the overall state of the broadband market is far more robust and competitive than it was a decade ago. The current challenge is to ensure that upgrades continue apace, especially in rural areas, while maintaining comp...

Eir aka Eircom aka Telecom Eireann back in the days when it took months to get a telephone line installed, is now in fully private and very French hands and has just published a report into the company's Economic and social impact. It says its broadband is set to reach 84% of Irish households narrowing the gap. between the digital ‘haves' and 'have-nots'. But Ireland is still the 3rd most expensive nation in the EU for broadband. Joe discuss this and more with Oliver Loomes the Chief Executive of Eir.

A training manual provided to eir employees by parent company Eircom warned them that they would face disciplinary proceedings if they obeyed Irish laws covering customer complaints.The same manual also outlined a series of “trigger words” that would allow people calling the company with complaints to have their concerns dealt with in an expeditious fashion. If those words were not used, the concerns raised by customers frequently went nowhere.In a case taken against the company by the communications watchdog ComReg before Dublin District Court, the telecommunications company pleaded guilty to 10 breaches of the law related to its failures to acknowledge customer complaints, to provide a complaint response within 10 working days, and to provide an email address to progress a complaint after 10 working days. These are requirements of regulations governing the telecoms sector.But now eir says the documents were taken out of context and that ComReg made 'incorrect claims'. What is not in doubt is that customer mistreatment by telecoms companies is nothing new, says Consumer Affairs Correspondent Conor Pope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode-18 is out now! We've got an "ah sham" for the ages from one of our listeners, the most intense For The Birds and our main top of.... Ireland's first taste of the internet!

Conor has a long chat with Paul Reid. Recently CEO of the HSE and now Chairing the Citizen's Assembly on Drug Use but that is just the latter part of an extraordinary career. From growing up in Finglas and leaving school at 16, to trade union activism in Eircom and then a senior management role. He's been round the world working for Trocaire, lead operational reform in the civil service after the Financial Crisis, ran Fingal Co. Council for 5 years, then lead the HSE through Covid. Busy guy, but we managed to get a quiet hour for a long chat.

Steve Mitchell had not been working for Irish telecom giant Eircom for even half a year before he decided that it was time to explore other opportunities. For the previous 4 months, the seasoned operations executive had been commuting weekly to Dublin, Ireland, from his home in the United Kingdom as he sought to nurture Eircom's waning mobile customer relationships.   However, Eircom's CFO upended Mitchell's plans by offering him the position of corporate finance director. “I went over there for a few months and ended up staying for 4-1/2 years,” recalls Mitchell, who still seems surprised by the CFO's job offer. “I hadn't even worked in finance during the previous 8 years.” Over the next 18 months, Mitchell's responsibilities would expand to include investor relations, treasury, M&A, and running Eircom's cap ex committee. Besides regularly delivering investor presentations, at one point Mitchell found himself before the European Commission, defending Eircom's competitive position relative to recent telecom market consolidation. “Since those first couple of years with Eircom, nothing has really phased me,” remarks Mitchell, whose appointment came as Eircom was making the business case with its board and investors to lock in a first-mover advantage when it came to rolling out a 4G network across Ireland.   Given the breadth of Mitchell's functional responsibilities, it soon became clear that he was also expected to rally the internal finance team to bring forth the financial insights required to move the business case forward.       “The finance people working on the fiber rollout business case could have either sat and fiddled with spreadsheets for months or else put the bit between their teeth and realized that they were about to drive the biggest decision that the business was going to make all year,” comments Mitchell, who adds that while his years at Eircom revealed to him the complexity of leadership decision-making, they also exposed how finance looms large. Says Mitchell: “A couple of really good pieces of analysis from the finance team ended up driving management and board decisions with regard to where that cap ex would go and whether we were ready to make the move.” –Jack Sweeney 

On this edition Matt Cooper is joined by David McRedmond whose remarkable career has taken him from selling books for Waterstones to running Eircom, TV3 and now An Post, a role he combines with chairing Eir.

This week on The Inside Story, Pat Shortt, possibly one of the most iconic comedians this country has seen, speaks to me about acting, the good ol' days of being in Father Ted, Eircom adverts, being back in a comedy duo with his daughter Faye and their new tour coming to the 3Olympia! You can support my podcast here: https://paypal.me/alexrowley04 Clips of the podcast are available on @alexrowley_ on TikTok or The Inside Story with Alex Rowley on YouTube. Socials: Twitter: @AlexRowley04 Instagram: @alexxrowley To get in touch with the podcast, email theinsidestorypodcast@gmail.com Thanks for listening, be sure to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode!

Andy Piece, Group Strategy Director. Andy leads the Strategy Practice in Core, and has done so since its inception in 2015. In that time he has worked on brand and marketing strategy projects for a wide variety of businesses, both large and small. Examples include The National Lottery, Three, The Irish Stock Exchange, The National Broadband Plan, Heineken, Life Style Sports, and AIB among others. He has also delivered award winning insight and brand planning work with The Road Safety Authority, Aer Lingus, Three, Ulster Bank and O2. Andy has over 15 years' experience working in marketing, in a diverse range of functions and agencies. He began his career in Research, before moving into advertising. He spent eight years working across three main functions; Media Buying, Media Planning, and Client Service. Andy joined Core in 2012 and prior to setting up the Strategy Practice in 2015, he spent three years as Head of Planning. His experience consists of some of the best known brands in Ireland, including; Unilever, Diageo, P&G, Aviva, Eircom, BMW, Glanbia, Bord Gais and Supervalu. Outside of client work he is a regular contributor to and speaker at industry fora and events and is the outgoing Secretary of the Marketing Society of Ireland. He has been a member of its executive committee since 2015. He has also lead several studies into Millennials in Ireland, the over 55's, the Future of Money, and lead a trended analysis of brand health and image for the largest one hundred brands in Ireland across 2017 and 2018. More recently he has lead the development of Core's Covid Strategic Planning framework. Andy is a firm believer in the ability of marketing and advertising investment to deliver real and measurable results through creative thinking – and places huge emphasis on delivering the proof. He has two young children, and is a passionate rugby fan with a keen interest in current affairs, politics and history. He holds a BA & MA in History from TCD. Andy's Reading Recommendations: Byron Sharp – how brands grow; https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Brands-Grow-What-Marketers/dp/0195573560 Jenni Romaniuk – Building distinctive assets https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Distinctive-Brand-Assets-Romaniuk/dp/0190311509/ref=sr11?dchild=1&keywords=jenni+romaniuk&qid=1598972960&s=books&sr=1-1 Orlando Wood – Lemon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lemon-advertising-brain-turned-sour/dp/0852941471/ref=sr11?crid=3BOBDRB9NDXXK&dchild=1&keywords=lemon+orlando+wood&qid=1598972996&s=books&sprefix=lemon+or%2Cstripbooks%2C144&sr=1-1 Adam Morgan – Beautiful Constraint. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beautiful-Constraint-Transform-Limitations-Advantages/dp/1118899016/ref=sr11?dchild=1&keywords=beautiful+constraint&qid=1598972980&s=books&sr=1-1 Field and Binet – The Long and Short of It https://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Short-Balancing-Long-Term-Strategies/dp/085294134X/ref=pdlpo14t2/259-3964304-4319716?encoding=UTF8&pdrdi=085294134X&pdrdr=ef51e0d1-5727-4817-8ba1-5f008bac03ef&pdrdw=aEZhW&pdrdwg=3uB3v&pfrdp=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pfrd_r=DEJDWQQ7TVQWVGZTXZGJ&psc=1&refRID=DEJDWQQ7TVQWVGZTXZGJ Rory Sutherland https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alchemy-Surprising-Power-Ideas-Sense/dp/0753556502/ref=sr11?crid=3NXQDK1X6G2HQ&dchild=1&keywords=rory+sutherland&qid=1598973061&s=books&sprefix=rory+suther%2Cstripbooks%2C149&sr=1-1 Mark Ritson https://www.marketingweek.com/mark-ritson/ WARC https://warc.com/ Blog – the adcotnrarian http://adcontrarian.blogspot.com/

David McRedmond was appointed CEO of An Post in October 2016.   He has driven the Company's Transformation programme and return to financial stability and revenue growth, delivering a third successive year of profit by taking big steps to fix the Company's economics; by restructuring the Mails & Parcels and Retail business in line with a rapidly changing, digital marketplace and by putting a highly skilled management team in place to drive the business forward.  This has been demonstrated throughout the Covid-19 crisis with An Post supporting the Government, citizens and businesses by keeping the essential supply lines running through Post Offices, Digital, and Mails and Parcels deliveries, while ensuring the safety of staff, postmasters and customers.  David is personally driving An Post's Sustainability Charter, having positioned Climate Action, Decent Work, Sustainable Cities & Communities and Innovation & Partnerships – four of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals most pertinent to the global postal industry – at the centre of An Post's business transformation strategy. He was previously CEO of TV3 which he transformed into a major Irish broadcaster, concluding with its sale to Liberty Global in December 2015. David was previously Commercial Director of Eircom and Managing Director of Eircom Enterprises. During his early career as a retail industry executive in the UK and USA, he held roles such as Operations Director of Waterstones and CEO of WH Smith Inc. David was appointed chairman of Eir in 2018; he is a director of Premier Lotteries Ireland (the National Lottery) and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. A native of Dublin, he holds a Masters Degree in Modern Irish History from University College Dublin. Today, David joins me to discuss the effects of COVID-19 on An Post, both bad and good. He talks about how the pandemic provided clarity about the company's mission to serve the common good, and he explains what sustainability means to him. He shares how the company cares for its employees, especially during the pandemic, and he stresses the importance of trust. He shares why postal workers further the common good and notes the importance of minimising and preventing burnout, sharing his input on how to accomplish this. He emphasises the power of optimism, notes the importance of thanking people, and explains why it's crucial to interact with others. Finally, he notes the power of perspective and shares what the meaning of life is for him. “It sounds cliché to be optimistic: it's hard, and it can be a struggle at times. But it's so, so worth it, because the world is full of goodness.” - David McRedmond “I think it's important to be aware of the outside world. It makes our issues seem a bit smaller...we find our own relevance if we look around and meet and listen.” - David McRedmond This week on In the Doctor's Chair How COVID-19 provided clarity about the mission of An Post What sustainability means to David The importance of trust Why postal workers are important to the common good Minimising and preventing burnout The power of optimism How to gain perspective In the Doctor's Chair Thanks for listening to In the Doctor's Chair, the show where you'll hear conversations that share life lessons, health habits, and leadership practices that focus on positive psychology, lifestyle medicine, and ways for you to live with more vitality. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts. For more resources to help you to live with more vitality, please visit my website. Apple Podcasts I TuneIn I Google Play I Stitcher I Spotify

David McRedmond was appointed CEO of An Post in October 2016.   He has driven the Company's Transformation programme and return to financial stability and revenue growth, delivering a third successive year of profit by taking big steps to fix the Company's economics; by restructuring the Mails & Parcels and Retail business in line with a rapidly changing, digital marketplace and by putting a highly skilled management team in place to drive the business forward. This has been demonstrated throughout the Covid-19 crisis with An Post supporting the Government, citizens and businesses by keeping the essential supply lines running through Post Offices, Digital, and Mails and Parcels deliveries, while ensuring the safety of staff, postmasters and customers. David is personally driving An Post's Sustainability Charter, having positioned Climate Action, Decent Work, Sustainable Cities & Communities and Innovation & Partnerships – four of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals most pertinent to the global postal industry – at the centre of An Post's business transformation strategy. He was previously CEO of TV3 which he transformed into a major Irish broadcaster, concluding with its sale to Liberty Global in December 2015. David was previously Commercial Director of Eircom and Managing Director of Eircom Enterprises. During his early career as a retail industry executive in the UK and USA, he held roles such as Operations Director of Waterstones and CEO of WH Smith Inc. David was appointed chairman of Eir in 2018; he is a director of Premier Lotteries Ireland (the National Lottery) and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. A native of Dublin, he holds a Masters Degree in Modern Irish History from University College Dublin. Today, David joins me to discuss the effects of COVID-19 on An Post, both bad and good. He talks about how the pandemic provided clarity about the company's mission to serve the common good, and he explains what sustainability means to him. He shares how the company cares for its employees, especially during the pandemic, and he stresses the importance of trust. He shares why postal workers further the common good and notes the importance of minimising and preventing burnout, sharing his input on how to accomplish this. He emphasises the power of optimism, notes the importance of thanking people, and explains why it's crucial to interact with others. Finally, he notes the power of perspective and shares what the meaning of life is for him. “It sounds cliché to be optimistic: it's hard, and it can be a struggle at times. But it's so, so worth it, because the world is full of goodness.”– David McRedmond “I think it's important to be aware of the outside world. It makes our issues seem a bit smaller…we find our own relevance if we look around and meet and listen.”– David McRedmond This week on In the Doctor's Chair How COVID-19 provided clarity about the mission of An Post What sustainability means to David The importance of trust Why postal workers are important to the common good Minimising and preventing burnout The power of optimism How to gain perspective In the Doctor's Chair Thanks for listening to In the Doctor's Chair, the show where you'll hear conversations that share life lessons, health habits, and leadership practices that focus on positive psychology, lifestyle medicine, and ways for you to live with more vitality. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts. For more resources to help you to live with more vitality, please visit my website. Apple Podcasts I TuneIn I Google Play I Stitcher I Spotify The post David McRedmond: Furthering the Common Good through Trust, Optimism & Perspective appeared first on Mark Rowe.

David McRedmond was appointed CEO of An Post in October 2016.   He has driven the Company's Transformation programme and return to financial stability and revenue growth, delivering a third successive year of profit by taking big steps to fix the Company's economics; by restructuring the Mails & Parcels and Retail business in line with a rapidly changing, digital marketplace and by putting a highly skilled management team in place to drive the business forward. This has been demonstrated throughout the Covid-19 crisis with An Post supporting the Government, citizens and businesses by keeping the essential supply lines running through Post Offices, Digital, and Mails and Parcels deliveries, while ensuring the safety of staff, postmasters and customers. David is personally driving An Post's Sustainability Charter, having positioned Climate Action, Decent Work, Sustainable Cities & Communities and Innovation & Partnerships – four of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals most pertinent to the global postal industry – at the centre of An Post's business transformation strategy. He was previously CEO of TV3 which he transformed into a major Irish broadcaster, concluding with its sale to Liberty Global in December 2015. David was previously Commercial Director of Eircom and Managing Director of Eircom Enterprises. During his early career as a retail industry executive in the UK and USA, he held roles such as Operations Director of Waterstones and CEO of WH Smith Inc. David was appointed chairman of Eir in 2018; he is a director of Premier Lotteries Ireland (the National Lottery) and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. A native of Dublin, he holds a Masters Degree in Modern Irish History from University College Dublin. Today, David joins me to discuss the effects of COVID-19 on An Post, both bad and good. He talks about how the pandemic provided clarity about the company's mission to serve the common good, and he explains what sustainability means to him. He shares how the company cares for its employees, especially during the pandemic, and he stresses the importance of trust. He shares why postal workers further the common good and notes the importance of minimising and preventing burnout, sharing his input on how to accomplish this. He emphasises the power of optimism, notes the importance of thanking people, and explains why it's crucial to interact with others. Finally, he notes the power of perspective and shares what the meaning of life is for him. “It sounds cliché to be optimistic: it's hard, and it can be a struggle at times. But it's so, so worth it, because the world is full of goodness.”– David McRedmond “I think it's important to be aware of the outside world. It makes our issues seem a bit smaller…we find our own relevance if we look around and meet and listen.”– David McRedmond This week on In the Doctor's Chair How COVID-19 provided clarity about the mission of An Post What sustainability means to David The importance of trust Why postal workers are important to the common good Minimising and preventing burnout The power of optimism How to gain perspective In the Doctor's Chair Thanks for listening to In the Doctor's Chair, the show where you'll hear conversations that share life lessons, health habits, and leadership practices that focus on positive psychology, lifestyle medicine, and ways for you to live with more vitality. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts. For more resources to help you to live with more vitality, please visit my website. Apple Podcasts I TuneIn I Google Play I Stitcher I Spotify The post David McRedmond: Furthering the Common Good through Trust, Optimism & Perspective appeared first on Mark Rowe.

Callers discuss ambulance waiting times, Dane Tadgh told Joe about a horrific racist attack in Wexford, Eddie and Breda, who bought shares in Eircom reacted to the latest documentary looking back at the story and Joe checks in with Dublin Fire Brigade, District Officer, Peter Navan who is about to Marry his Fiancée Carmel tomorrow.

William Dalrymple, the acclaimed writer and historian and author of The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company. Thomas Gryta, the Wall Street Journalist and co-author of Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and The Fall of General Electric. Vincent Boland journalist and commentator on business and finance reflects on the flotation of Eircom and subsequent consequences. Taking Stock with Vincent Wall on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Former FAI CEO Bernard O'Byrne explains the ins and outs of the proposed multi-purpose stadium Eircom Park which fell through just over 20 years ago. Bernard also shares his views on backing Mick McCarthy in the late 90s and his hopes for Stephen Kenny's Ireland.

In today's podcast Melanie Boylan spoke with Rory Fitzpatrick is the CEO of the National Space Centre in Elfordstown, Republic of Ireland. They covered a lot of ground in their chat which included the above question, also how Brexit has impacted the industry and environmental sustainability and the space sector. Listen in below to learn more: Rory Fitzpatrick Rory returned to Ireland in 1996 and moved from publishing into communications as media began its fast-paced merge with internet content. Recognising this new demand, in 1997 Rory launched IT Week, one of the first technical exhibitions in Ireland, and in 1999 established Mediasat Ltd to supply satellite based broadband in Ireland, and later Solas Ltd to supply terrestrial broadband. In 2010 Rory organised a consortium of investors to create National Space Centre Ltd, which took over the running of Elfordstown Earthstation from Eircom. National Space Centre The National Space Centre (NSC) is Europe's most westerly teleport and Ireland's only commercial ground station. Opened as Elfordstown Earthstation in 1984 at a cost of IR£8M (€25M today), the facility celebrated ten years of operation as the NSC in 2020. The company provides commercial broadcast services, ground control support for satellites and spacecraft, academic research partnerships and space industry consulting. The NSC's co-located Space Campus is home to more than a dozen Irish space startups and EU-headquartered space enterprises. The refurbished site has grown from five initial antennas to 33 antennas on-site in 2021. These range from a variety of dishes as small as 3.7M to the site's flagship 32M dish, known as The Big Dish. Following a nationwide schools competition in 2011, the dish was officially named CORY: Computer Operated Radio Yoke.

On the face of it, the use of data, and the meaning it can bring to businesses, is a complex topic to dig into. So, join us as we hear from Richard George, Refinitiv’s Global head of digital and account-based marketing ( www.refinitiv.com ). He’s worked in the digital and data-led field with retailer Marks and Spencer, telecommunications with O2 and Eircom, and financial services with Thomsen Reuters. In this episode, we’ll explore the importance of financial and business data in running a company and how that can have a positive effect on consumers, businesses, and the planet. We’ll take a closer look at: - How critical data is for decision making and how it can be applied to that process- Digital marketing and how it’s changed over the past few years- Best practices for successful data-driven companiesIt’s fair to say, applying data in ways that are meaningful to society is at the center of Richard’s work, and he’s constantly on the look-out for opportunities to create a positive impact. Leading the conversation is Strategic Design Director Guro Røberg, based out of our Oslo studio.// Don’t forget to subscribe so you'll never miss a thing. Please consider leaving a rating too - it really helps us get things right for you.// And, if you have ideas or suggestions you’d like to share, write to us at yello@designit.com or find us at designit.com - we’ll try our best to follow up.Enjoy!

"EXCELLENT!!" "BODACIOUS!"  “Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.” If you grew up in the 90s then there's a really good chance you uttered these catchphrases, wore a shirt around your waist Ted-style and of course all of this while perfecting your air guitar!! "Strange things are afoot at Marconi House!" Wearing his 'Wyld Stallyns' tee superfan @FERGDARCY got to chat to one of his boyhood idols - the very excellent Bill S. Preston Esq. aka Alex @Winter #BillAndTed3 #FaceTheMusic ⚡️ ⬇️⬇️ Full chat➡️ https://t.co/obkgCVz6Vr pic.twitter.com/vtAGBUSryJ — Today FM (@TodayFM) September 17, 2020 First there was... Both Keanu Reeves and Alex were convinced this would never get released. It went on to become a cultural phenomenon. Look at them here... They're like babies! Crikey they'd have got ID'd even in the dodgiest boozer in the 90s. Image: YouTube Then we had ... Every kid worth his salt in Ireland did this face up against the glass move in any Eircom phonebox near them! Now it's time to Face The Music with the third installment of the excellent 90s slacker duo: The Fergal D'Arcy Show spoke to one half of the Wyld Stallions:   https://t.co/g1cos5J2xK — Alex Winter (@Winter) September 17, 2020   Alex had a wealth of brilliant stories from working with Keanu to walking with Alan Rickman and getting spotted by fans, to loads more:   [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/09/17133314/ALEX-WINTER-FULL.mp3"][/audio]

Andy Piece, Group Strategy Director. Andy leads the Strategy Practice in Core, and has done so since its inception in 2015. In that time he has worked on brand and marketing strategy projects for a wide variety of businesses, both large and small. Examples include The National Lottery, Three, The Irish Stock Exchange, The National Broadband Plan, Heineken, Life Style Sports, and AIB among others. He has also delivered award winning insight and brand planning work with The Road Safety Authority, Aer Lingus, Three, Ulster Bank and O2. Andy has over 15 years’ experience working in marketing, in a diverse range of functions and agencies. He began his career in Research, before moving into advertising. He spent eight years working across three main functions; Media Buying, Media Planning, and Client Service. Andy joined Core in 2012 and prior to setting up the Strategy Practice in 2015, he spent three years as Head of Planning. His experience consists of some of the best known brands in Ireland, including; Unilever, Diageo, P&G, Aviva, Eircom, BMW, Glanbia, Bord Gais and Supervalu. Outside of client work he is a regular contributor to and speaker at industry fora and events and is the outgoing Secretary of the Marketing Society of Ireland. He has been a member of its executive committee since 2015. He has also lead several studies into Millennials in Ireland, the over 55’s, the Future of Money, and lead a trended analysis of brand health and image for the largest one hundred brands in Ireland across 2017 and 2018. More recently he has lead the development of Core’s Covid Strategic Planning framework. Andy is a firm believer in the ability of marketing and advertising investment to deliver real and measurable results through creative thinking – and places huge emphasis on delivering the proof. He has two young children, and is a passionate rugby fan with a keen interest in current affairs, politics and history. He holds a BA & MA in History from TCD. Andy's Reading Recommendations: Byron Sharp – how brands grow; https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Brands-Grow-What-Marketers/dp/0195573560 Jenni Romaniuk – Building distinctive assets https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Distinctive-Brand-Assets-Romaniuk/dp/0190311509/ref=sr11?dchild=1&keywords=jenni+romaniuk&qid=1598972960&s=books&sr=1-1 Orlando Wood – Lemon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lemon-advertising-brain-turned-sour/dp/0852941471/ref=sr11?crid=3BOBDRB9NDXXK&dchild=1&keywords=lemon+orlando+wood&qid=1598972996&s=books&sprefix=lemon+or%2Cstripbooks%2C144&sr=1-1 Adam Morgan – Beautiful Constraint. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beautiful-Constraint-Transform-Limitations-Advantages/dp/1118899016/ref=sr11?dchild=1&keywords=beautiful+constraint&qid=1598972980&s=books&sr=1-1 Field and Binet – The Long and Short of It https://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Short-Balancing-Long-Term-Strategies/dp/085294134X/ref=pdlpo14t2/259-3964304-4319716?encoding=UTF8&pdrdi=085294134X&pdrdr=ef51e0d1-5727-4817-8ba1-5f008bac03ef&pdrdw=aEZhW&pdrdwg=3uB3v&pfrdp=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pfrd_r=DEJDWQQ7TVQWVGZTXZGJ&psc=1&refRID=DEJDWQQ7TVQWVGZTXZGJ Rory Sutherland https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alchemy-Surprising-Power-Ideas-Sense/dp/0753556502/ref=sr11?crid=3NXQDK1X6G2HQ&dchild=1&keywords=rory+sutherland&qid=1598973061&s=books&sprefix=rory+suther%2Cstripbooks%2C149&sr=1-1 Mark Ritson https://www.marketingweek.com/mark-ritson/ WARC https://warc.com/ Blog – the adcotnrarian http://adcontrarian.blogspot.com/

What is it like to lead a national health service through a global pandemic?  In this episode of The EY Podcast: CEO Outlook, Paul Reid, CEO of the HSE, talks to Richard Curran about the personal and professional challenges of steering Ireland's health service through the Covid-19 crisis. This is not the first time Paul Reid has managed a large organisation through a time of deep crisis. As he tells Richard, “I'm still wondering whether I follow [crises] or they follow me”. In what will be valuable advice for CEOs in companies of types and sizes, Paul reveals what he has learned about people, leadership, and managing stress during very tough times. Paul Reid has operated at senior levels across several high-profile organisations, including Fingal County Council, Trocaire, Eircom, and The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. He has managed thousands of team members at a time; negotiated with governments, boards, and trade unions; and has been tasked with executing widespread reform of work practices, pay, and staff numbers. Now, as CEO of the HSE, Paul Reid is arguably facing his biggest challenge yet: reforming Ireland's health service during one of the most severe global pandemics in history. This is a role he sought out, and one in which he deeply believes. In this wide-ranging and personal interview, Paul Reid talks about:+ How his working class background contributed to his effectiveness as a leader.+ Why he felt ‘at war' with the government, trade unions, Department of Health, and staff, when he took up the role as HSE CEO – and how he handled it. + The key to creating win-wins and preserving relationships during tough negotiations. + His honest thoughts about the handling of nursing homes and private hospital contracts during Covid-19, and whether the 2m social distancing rule should be reduced to 1m.+ His biggest regret, favourite film, business mantra, and the CEO he admires the most. 

Introduction: Sue McDonnell is an Irishwoman working in Sydney Australia. She is an Executive Coach, Team Coach, Facilitator and Energy alignment practitioner. Sue holds a degree in Sociology from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, a Postgraduate diploma in Business from University College Dublin, Ireland and she is also a qualified psychotherapist.    Podcast episode summary: This episode is a fascinating listen into the life of a Practitioner who is able to be vulnerable and open and as a consequence raise the consciousness of her clients. Sue McDonnell shares her approach to team work, speaks to real issue of trauma on teams and how she helps teams heal. She discusses dialogue and how she helps teams connect their being with their doing. Sue is honest about subjects like feedback, real conversations and our capacity to be truly honest with each other. This episode is packed with stories, anecdotes and practices that are practicable. A very real conversation I hope you enjoy   Show highlights:     Sue shares how she was a naturally sensitive child and was almost born into facilitation  She has an amazing manager in Eircom in the guise of Yvonne McWey who helped Sue really hone her passion for OD and Leadership Development  Sue decided to pursue a course in psychotherapy in a guest to really understand why for her she could not work with just anyone.  Journey from Head to Heart is often the longest one Sue suffered from Chronic fatigue and in her healing discovered that she was living in indecision which was tearing her. Teams often live the same way In Australia there is a cultural need to be mates. Teams often chose harmony over conflict with the shadow being that often team members are not able to have the robust and necessary conversations for change.  In Australia she finds that there exists a hierarchical and deferential with respect to power in culture s Sue employs the Adaptive Leadership Approach to her team work and approach she learnt from Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linksy in the US.  Their approach is to give the work back to the team and this message is essential as often teams project onto facilitators their need to be led.  Sue often starts a team engagement by simply asking “where do we begin?”  Upfront part of contracting is vital, and Sue conducts it with every member of the team. She is looking for the members appetite for the work, their measure of accountability and also a relationship so the work can start on a sound footing  Often our work as Coaches is to raise the heat on teams so that the team can see their stuck patterns and or have the conversations that are necessary Sue is very conscious that as facilitators and as coaches we need to do the work on ourselves first.  Team often have a vague idea of why they need support but often that comes by doing the work as is often the case with individual coaching  Sue used to work with teams where it was not prudent or wise to call what she was doing as mindfulness or meditation, now both of those terms are ubiquitous. Today she is seeing trauma in evidence on teams and in the work place and she imagines that in 5 years' time that word will be commonplace too. Stress/Redundancies/ Fear/ are creating the conditions for the ego to be live. Competition between members is often acute.  Sue works on an individual basis with team members when she is doing team coaching and as part of that work, she helps members understand their biases/beliefs/behaviours in terms of their story of origin. This then helps more mature conversations on the team.  Biggest problem people have is believing their thoughts. She helps team members reframe, get curious, be conscious and she does that through skilful questioning.  Sue shared some of her work on energy alignment and the practices she employs to help teams operate from a more open space.  She spoke to the continuum between selfless to selfish and how she encourages members to become self-full  Our work as coaches is to help team's step back, reflect and pause which can often be counterintuitive in a fast -paced world.    Sue questions the veracity of feedback when she opines, we are not very self -aware or emotionally intelligent. She is keen to read a recent HBR article called feedback is flawed.  Much of our work is about disruption today. She was working with a team whose purpose it was to help other organisations disrupt themselves but curiously that same team had a very high score in “pleasing” the message is clear we need to be conscious of our own drivers/biases and patterns before we can help others.  Sue does use tools and she respects that many tools serve a useful purpose and for her are gateways to more powerful conversations. She uses Lominger, the Leadership Circle and Kantors dialogue model. She explained how she helps teams get confortable in the use of her models and tools  What she particularly loves about Kantor's model is that for her it is practical, easy to teach and an approach that is non-judgemental but enormously helpful for teams to see their communication patterns and preferences. Often by its use Teams get comfortable in their increased appreciation for difference and the consequence is not only behavioural change but a growth in psychological safety.    Quotable Quotes: “Journey from the head to the heart is often the  longest” “Our role as facilitators is to first wake up” “working with teams from success to significance” “95% of people come to work to do a good job” “often our biggest problem is believing our thoughts” “there is nothing more protecting that an open heart”    Resources: the following include the resources we alluded to over the course of our conversation   The practice of Adaptive Leadership, Tools and tactics for changing your organisation and the world by Ronald A, Heifetz, Marty Linksky and Alexander Grahsow  The Leadership Circle, a profiling tool for Leadership Development www.leadershipcircle.com  Lominger Assessment Instruments and the Lominger Competency Model  Kantor Institute www.kantorinstiute.com 

Episode 6 features Professor Eoin Reeves and Dr. Donal Palcic who are experts in analysing the financing of public infrastructure. We discuss the economics behind 'public-private partnerships' (PPPs) which are a common way for the private sector to participate in the provision of public infrastructure such as roads, hospitals and more recently, broadband. PPPs have been the subject of much debate. Eoin and Donal provide an excellent overview of the pros and cons of these methods of funding.We discuss why PPPs have proved a popular means for public investment in recent years. We go through their use in the current national broadband plan and discuss the aspects that deserve further scrutiny, with some excellent insight offered.We discuss the methods of financing public roads and how there is a move away from a model of tolling roads. Eoin and Donal explain the economic rationale behind this shift.We finish up by discussing the privatisation of Eircom. We learn about the repeated mismanagement of this company and the lasting legacy that we see today, where our telecoms infrastructure is lagging behind other countries.My thanks to Prof. Reeves and Dr. Palcic for their time and insight. Links to their papers on PPP can be found on IrishEconPod.com, including their overview of the privatisation of Eircom which is a particularly interesting read.If you like the podcast, make sure to tell colleagues/classmates/friends/enemies. We have received a great response so far but still need to get the word out to other interested listeners. Follow us on @IrishEconPod on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. There are updates and from time to time, other related content that may be of interest to listeners. Thanks! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Simon Kuper of The Financial Times joins Vincent to discuss the future for the EU after Brext. Vincent Boland is also in studio to reflect on the privatisation of Eircom and the legacy it left. Taking Stock is brought to you in association with PwC Ireland.

**The Alison Spittle Show – Episode 59 – Mattie Murphy and Michael O'Sullivan** In Episode 59 – the last ever podcast recorded at Alison's Smithfield mansion – Alison talks to two men she met in the supermarket who have a film-script-worthy story. Mattie and Michael worked together at Eircom for 30 years. Last year, they got married. But it's not all quite what it seems. In 2017, Mattie was diagnosed with joint-cell arthritis and suffered partial blindness. At the same time, Michael lost his apartment and didn't have a place to stay. Mattie asked Michael to move in with him to help care for him, 'killing two birds with one stone', as it were. He decided to leave Michael his house when he dies as a way of paying him back. It was all going fine until Mattie told Joe Duffy their plan to get married as a way of avoiding inheritance tax. Alison Spittle does stand-up comedy all the time because there's no money in it. See alisonspittle.com or her Twitter for the latest, including her run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and shows at the upcoming Vodafone Comedy Festival. This episode is dedicated to Conor Quinn. Big thanks to Kopparberg for being such a wonderful sponsor.  Thanks to HeadStuff.org for hosting our podcast. They have a Patreon page. Please support them. If you enjoyed the podcast, do us a favour and leave a rating. It's a big help. Catch you next time. Flamingo artwork designed by William Conway, email revolantis@hotmail.com. Theme tune by No Monster Club. Their album, “I Feel Magic” is out now.

This week’s guest John Ring from Tinderpoint has been involved in digital for over 15 years, Johns has helped international companies like Ebay, Intel, Burberry, The AA, Suzuki, Calor Gas, Innocent Smoothies, as well as local Irish companies like Eircom, Irish Rail and their digital marketing.John is very knowledgeable in the digital marketing world and shares his expertise with us.We also spoke to Stephen Conmy editor of Thinkbusiness.ie the go-to website that shares Tools, templates, guides and checklists you can use in your business. RegardsJoe Daltonhttps://joedalton.ie/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonight Jason, Paul and Harper were chewing the fat over recent Celtic goings on. Judas McKenna was once again missing and in all seriousness the man from West Belfast will welcomed back like the prodigal son when Eircom sort his broadband. Hopefully next week the hoops will be in the next round of the cup and we'll stretch our lead at the top. Hail Hail

What is fiscal space, anyway? Economist Jim Power joins host Ciarán Hancock and Economics Editor Arthur Beesley to discuss the economic issues that should dominate the general election. And Deputy Business Editor Dominic Coyle explains the Vodafone offer to Irish shareholders who bought into Eircom back in the late 1990s. It's a chance to sell that will spell a welcome end to many first (and last) time investors' sorry experience of playing the markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is fiscal space, anyway? Economist Jim Power joins host Ciarán Hancock and Economics Editor Arthur Beesley to discuss the economic issues that should dominate the general election. And Deputy Business Editor Dominic Coyle explains the Vodafone offer to Irish shareholders who bought into Eircom back in the late 1990s. It's a chance to sell that will spell a welcome end to many first (and last) time investors' sorry experience of playing the markets.

In September 2015, Irish telecoms company, Eircom officially unveiled a new name for the group in a rebranding exercise costing €16m. The change of name to Eir marked the largest rebranding exercise in 20 years in Ireland. The change in name marks another new phase in the firm's chequered past, which includes multiple changes in ownership, a phase of examinership and a controversial flotation on the stock market. In studio to discuss the issues involved in this particular case, and the broader range of strategic issues in a corporate rebranding exercise I am joined by Pat Kinsley from Neworld Associates. One of the original Brand Thinkers in Ireland, Pat has spend the last 28 years extolling the virtues of branding as an essential commercial device.

In part one Mark Paul tells Laura about eircom's imminent rebranding and what the company's new image will look like. But why do they need to do this, and what effects are they hoping it will have? In part two, Stephen Wynn-Jones and Conor Pope look at a survey revealing our favourite brands, and what they say about how savvy or naive we are when pushing the trolley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In part one Mark Paul tells Laura about eircom's imminent rebranding and what the company's new image will look like. But why do they need to do this, and what effects are they hoping it will have? In part two, Stephen Wynn-Jones and Conor Pope look at a survey revealing our favourite brands, and what they say about how savvy or naive we are when pushing the trolley.

This week Roísín meets actor and writer Kate Beaufoy, best known to many for her turns in Bracken and Glenroe as Terry, and to others as the voice of Ulster Bank, Eircom and Pantene. She recalls how her storylines in Glenroe brought her some dirty looks, and how she launched her writing career. She also talks about her new novel Another Heartbeat in the House.

In this podcast guest presenter Dave O'Sullivan from Ignition Integrated Ideas People --- he is joined  by Siobhan O'Connell Marketing Director of Business Plus Magazine and Fiona Heffernan, Head of Direct Mail at An Post to preview the big Irish marketing awards taking place in May - the AIM All Ireland Awards from the Marketing Institute and the An Post Marketing Awards. Among the brands reviewed are Eircom, Electric Ireland, Tesco Ireland, Musgraves, Lidl Ireland, Irish Distillers, Liberty Insurance and Kerry Foods.

Jim Carroll is a journalist, well known for his work with The Ticket at the Irish Times, as well as for his On The Record blog which has been running since 2007 (an eternity in blog years). He's also the host of the This is Banter live events and podcasts. We chat about his early life, his love of music, using the civil service to launch a freelance journalism career, his work in the music industry in A&R and press, being part of Rondo Mondo in the high-flying multimedia days of Eircom, as well as discussing how the various industries have changed and the challenges they face in the future. There's also some really interesting stuff about working online, engaging with readers ‘below the fold', and loads more. Follow Jim on Twitter – @JimCarrollOTR :: Follow the 738am podcast @738ampod and visit our blog at http://castaway.media/738am

In this week's podcast Tom Lyons discusses the latest business stories with Ciaran Hancock, Mark Paul and Barry O'Halloran.Inside Business is a weekly business podcast presented by award winning business journalist, Tom Lyons and produced by Sinead O'Shea. It can be listened to and downloaded via Soundcloud and iTunes.It can be delivered for free to you each week via this link. https://itun.es/i66S9v7 #iTunesAndroid users can access this podcast via stitcher.com/s?fid=44906&refid=stpr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's podcast Tom Lyons discusses the latest business stories with Ciaran Hancock, Mark Paul and Barry O'Halloran. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast presented by award winning business journalist, Tom Lyons and produced by Sinead O’Shea. It can be listened to and downloaded via Soundcloud and iTunes. It can be delivered for free to you each week via this link. https://itun.es/i66S9v7 #iTunes Android users can access this podcast via stitcher.com/s?fid=44906&refid=stpr

Radio TY won an Eircom Junior Spider Award this week. Here some of the team tell us about the day they had at The Foundry in Google HQ, Dublin.

This week Joe, Jason and Paul are joined by guest panelist Joe Mackin of the Kano Foundation. Joe tells of the amazing work the foundation do and joins in the usual football banter and numerous digressions. P.S. - Joe's internet went down half way through (damn you Eircom) so look out for PT2 of the show. Hail Hail!

In this podcast a special on social media marketing and the measurement issues surrounding social media marketing. In studio joining me are Nathalie Heugas, Director of Strategy at Vocal and Charlie Ardagh from Trackalyse  Vocal is a sister company of vStream - the new agency will advise and build integrated and measurable social media and mobile campaigns for brands, companies and agencies.Already in the market following a “soft” launch period since June, Vocal has quickly established a strong client portfolio that already includes brands like BMW, Jameson International, Eircom and Dulux. Trackalyse is a start up based in Dublin, Ireland, initiated in March 2011. The company is privately funded and is part of the Irish Government's High Potential Start Up program. The company helps clients run better Facebook Fan Pages by giving them a behind the scenes look at how the best pages or indeed their competitors are engaging and growing. 

In this podcast Suzanne Mc Elliott from the IAB Ireland  is in studio to  discuss the state of play in terms of internet advertising in Ireland generally....plus....   Fred Karlsson from DoneDeal.ie  will be discussing the recent deal they have done with Eircom.net to provide content for their classified ads sections.  I will also discuss the success that is DoneDeal.ie - a site that now claims over 1.6m unique users per month.  

IrelandDigital Podcast No.19 is now online. Listen Here. In this show we discuss the Sunday Business Post Article on Podcasting, Irish Blog Awards, Vint Cerf at Google Dublin, more on Smart's 3G license and Babcock and Brown's move on Eircom.Subcribe for the Podcast in iTunes!Subscribe using the RSS feedCheck out Frappr Map and Sign Up - http://www.frappr.com/irelanddigital

Listen: Episode 23 Watch: Youtube Feed: RSS Notes Special Report – File Sharing Lawsuit Last Years File sharing Case Application Last July before Justice Kelly J in commercial court. BT, Eircom and other ISPs should provide Names and Addresses linked to I.P of file traders US Company – Media Sentry hired by IRMA to gather data Method of … Continue reading Technolotics #23 – So Sue Me →