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RTE Sport reports that the FAI have appointed Peter Sherrard as its new Director of Communications. Sherrard joins from Ryanair where he held a similar role.
The Irish Film Board has put forward proposals for a new Irish TV Channel which will be dedicated to broadcasting the best of Irish, European and World Cinema.
According to the Irish Times (subscription required), a director of the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) has said that repeated transgressions of the new press code of conduct by a journalist or editor should warrant dismissal.
Minister Eamon Ryan has announced a major revamp of TV licensing in Irelandas part of the launch of a new website www.tvlicence.ie, which will allow Irish businesses and householders to purchase a television licence online.
Damien Mulley points out that Paddy Power, the bookmakers, is looking to hire a financial blogger.
Damien also has a post about how to monitor what people are saying about an organisation online.
The Irish Independent reports that up to 1,600 workers at RTE could walk off the job later this month after union members voted in favour of taking industrial action in a bitter row with management over pensions.
According to the Irish Times (subscription required) Denis O’Brien has sold Highland Radio to Gerry Rabbitte for approximately €10 million.
Finally, the Irish Times also reports that the press ombudsman Dr John Horgan has published his first judgment, in a complaint made by independent TD Tony Gregory against the Evening Herald.
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