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We're off! We are officially discontinuing our agency page. Thanks for the support y'all. All our action happening on http://twitter.com/BwithD these days (for a long time, in fact) and we have been neglectful of FB tbh. Only so many platforms we can really give time to. See you on Twitter or on our agency website. Hugs & stuff.

Plenty to be positive about in Ireland!

Failte Ireland Tourism 2011

So what do you think of Rupert Murdoch's new, The Daily excluslive for the iPad? $40 per year or $0.99 per week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9HbeUTZ3M8

The Daily: Tour & Overview The All New TechnoBuffalo is Here! http://www.technobuffalo.com Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/technobuffalo Follow Jon: http://twitter.com/jon4lakers News Corp., with the assistance of Apple, officially launched the iPad-only "newspaper" The Daily today. While The Daily had been t

Interesting development this. Let us know if you get to see these virtual staff any time soon. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/29/uk-britain-holograms-idUKTRE70R2ZQ20110129

Manchester airport introduces hologram staff LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester airport has introduced holograms of real-life customer service staff to help speed up security queues.The images of Manchester airport employees John Walsh and Julie Caper

Delighted to have announced yesterday on behalf of Jack Daniel's that Neil Hannon will join forces with Cathy Davey and Jape to rework Vampire Weekend's eponymous first album in an exclusive live performance in The Button Factory on Friday 1st April. Exciting. Read all about it here. http://hotpress.com/The%20JD%20Set/news/Neil-Hannon-Cathy-Davey--Jape-to-join-forces/7460440.html

Neil Hannon, Cathy Davey & Jape to join forces Subscription based guide to rock, pop and dance. Also features news, reviews, interviews, events, politics, and pop culture.

So, is Rock 'n' Roll dead, killed by R'n'B and Hip Hop? This article seems to suggest so. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/10/rock-n-roll-read-last-rites

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/10/rock-n-roll-read-last-rite

Frocks (the rock 'n' roll ones) and the like have been reluctantly put away ... for the moment. Pity. http://www.state.ie/news/25138-the-meteor-music-awards-not-happening-this-year

http://www.state.ie/news/25138-the-meteor-music-awards-not-happening-this-year

Contributions from our own Neil O'Gorman in yesterday's Sunday Business Post about predictions for PR in 2011.
http://www.sbpost.ie/mediaandmarketing/executives-hope-for-a-digital-new-year-53683.html

Executives hope for a digital new year | The Post A real chance of recovery and digital, digital and more digital - that’s what media and marketing executives expect from 2011, writes Catherine O’Mahony

Some top top pix in here. 50 most stunning pics from 2010 via NME. Lovely! http://www.nme.com/photos/50-most-stunning-nme-photos-of-2010/201640/1/1 #10

Pictures of 50 most stunning NME photos of 2010 - Photos - NME.COM We're looking back at some of the photos we've been most proud of in 2010. Starting with M.I.A., photographed in London by Tom Oxley, whose idea it was to give her some flares and capture the atmospheric results.

Wondering how to disconnect from the tech over Xmas? Here are some tips courtesy of Silicon Republic. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/digital-life/item/19691-turn-off-the-tech-how-to

Turn off the tech how to switch off over the holidays One in four Irish workers cant switch off during holidays, a survey from IrishJobs.ie suggested, despite the benefits of taking a break.

Free PS3s and the like all over Dublin today and tomorrow. Go get 'em people! http://shoryuken.ie/index.php/console/sony/free-playstation-consoles-gadgets-games-streets-dublin/

FREE PLAYSTATION CONSOLES, GADGETS & GAMES ON THE STREETS OF DUBLIN | Shoryuken.ie Heads up and eyes peeled folks. Sony have caught the Christmas Spirit this year and are peppering the streets of Dublin with gifts this week. All the info is

Good piece on The Rubberbandits success here http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2010/1216/1224285643246.html

How Rubberbandits sprang from cult to global hit - The Irish Times - Thu, Dec 16, 2010 A week ago they were a little known comedy duo from Limerick, but the enormous success of ‘Horse Outside’ has seen The Rubberbandits clock up 1.5 million hits on YouTube – even if not everyone appreciates the joke