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25/05/2013 RTE Guide: Other Voices, RTE Two...... 3 01/05/2013 Shelflife: Solicitors for shoe shop owner win radio royalty fees case against PPI...... 4 17/05/2013 Mullingar Advertiser: Ten-year-old Tubridy steps up career with video release...... 5 22/05/2013 : The Academy Five...... 6 24/05/2013 Irish Times - Top 1000 Magazine: TOP 1000...... 7 22/05/2013 Hot Press: THE PHANTOM...... 8 24/05/2013 Irish Times - Top 1000 Magazine: THE TOP BANKERS...... 11 04/05/2013 Westmeath Examiner: Those Leprechaun outfits on T0TP...... 13 09/05/2013 The Star: 'Three strikes' rule challenged...... 14 15/05/2013 Daily Mirror Eire: WE LOVE tv YOUR GUIDE STARTS HERE...... 15 07/05/2013 - National Edition: What a wonderful tribute...... 16

Copyright Material. This may only be copied under the terms of a Newspaper Licensing Ireland agreement (www.newspaperlicensing.ie) or wirtten publisher permission. -3- RTE Guide Circulation: 84018 Saturday, 25 May 2013 Area of Clip: 3400mm² Page: 5 Page 1 of 1

Wednesday May 29

Other Voices, RTE Two Tonight, Aidan Gillen presents music from Paul Buchanan, SOAK, Damien Dempsey, James Yorkston and Walking on Cars in the IMRO Other Room. -4- Shelflife Circulation: 8116 Wednesday, 1 May 2013 Area of Clip: 17700mm² Page: 12 Page 1 of 1

Solicitorsforshoe shop owner win radio royalty improperfees for thecase Italian PPIagainst to seek a payment.PPI ForF many years, members have been faced shops. PPI had claimed that the presence of with "Hobsons' Choice" when it came to the radio being played in the shops was It was also accepted by the judge that the paying royalties to IMRO (performers) and PPI sufficient to warrant a payment to the group shops were not playing the radio for profit and (record companies) for the privilege of playing of royalty fees, set on a square metre basis. it was not a factor in influencing whether or a transistor radio in their shops. The amount being claimed was in excess of not people entered the stores in the first place. The CSNA was therefore surprised and €2,045, with a further €6,348 being claimed Judge Collins dismissed the PPI's claim and excited to learn that a firm of solicitors had for aggravated damages. ordered it to pay the company's costs. PPI is successfully argued against a prosecution by The argument, accepted by Judge Mary not appealing the ruling. PPI of aan Collins, was that PPI was not entitled to collect Following this, the CSNA has had discussions * s. owner of royalties, relying upon two European Court of with the firm of solicitors and has decided to two shoe Justice (ECJ) cases that dealt with key terms submit a number of test cases to the courts for in the law such as "communicated to the rulings. JudgeMary Collins public" and whether the music was being PPI and IMRO both charge royalties based recentlyruled that played for profit. upon the area of the shop (square metres) but ashoe shop owner In one of the ECJ cases, the Italian makes no reference to the number (if any) of shouldnot have to equivalent of PPI had sought payment from a customers per hour that are on the premises, payroyalty fees to dentist in Turin. The ECJ had ruled that as whether they make purchases or otherwise, or thePPI for playing there were only a small number of people in whether it is fair to charge the same fee to a a radioin-store the reception area at any one time, it was retail outlet in Temple Bar and Templeglantine! -5- Mullingar Advertiser Circulation: 5500 Friday, 17 May 2013 Area of Clip: 22900mm² Page: 10 Page 1 of 1

Ten-year-oldTubridy steps up career with video release BY FINIAN COGHLAN Ashley has already Fans can look forward played numerous gigs to Ashley playing lots of Mullingar's Ashley throughout Ireland, festivals and gigs over Tubridy continues her including a special event the summer months once ascent in the music that was put on for One school is out. Details of business with the news Direction star Niall upcoming gigs as well as this week that her latest Horan's charity birthday news of her EP due to be song has been chosen for bash last year, and has released in June will be release on Aertv as its also busked with the released on her Facebook video of the week. other local star, Bressie. page. "Ashley performs her "The song 'Light My Ashley started picking track 'Light My Sun' with Sun' is about a up the guitar at around incredible conviction and relationship between four-and-a-half years old, passion that you Ashley and her friend and at about five would wouldn't expect to come and how she thought that sit in her room and from someone so young," she was a true friend but create music despite said Karen Howley of it turns out that she there being noone else in Aertv. wasn't so nice after all," the household able to Ms Tubridy - who lives Samantha Tubridy, sing a note between with her parents in Ashley's mum explains. them. In 2011 at the age Greenpark, and won't be "This person let her of eight she became the 11 until later this down quite badly and she youngest member of summer - came to was very hurt by what IMRO. national notice in 2011 this friend had done to when she performed her her. So an evening not own track 'Friends too long after the event, Forever' on The Late Late Ashley composed this Toy Show, which song using the anger, subsequently reached hurt and pain that she No2 on the iTunes was experiencing to Ireland download charts. explain how she was feeling inside as a result of that day!"

Mullingar's latest singer-songwriting sensation, 10year-old Ashley Tubridy. -6- Hot Press Circulation: 17725 Wednesday, 22 May 2013 Area of Clip: 13200mm² Page: 113 Page 1 of 1

The Academy Five Paul Brady, , Pete St. hearts, engaged emotions, and John, Jimmy MacCarthy, Shay brought joy to people everywhere. Healy and Something Happens Recorded by some of the greatest man Ray Harman were the six artistes of ourtimes, they have Irish songwriting greats and been heard - and sung along to composers inducted last week - by millions of people. They have into the IMRO Academy. They're climbed the pop charts, rocked keeping impeccable company, stadia and brought Eurovision joining previous inductees Bill victory to Ireland. On ourTV Whelan and . screens they've had us at the "The songs and music of these edge of our seats and they have six have sailed far beyond the become anthems helping us to shores of Ireland," says Graham win many a football and rugby who was among the friends and match! They have also given us admirers who packed into 's moments of reflection, of spiritual Conrad Hotel last week for the understanding, of insight into bestowal. "They've touched ourselves." Ray Harman with their IMRO Academy gongs -7- Irish Times - Top 1000 Magazine Circulation: 96150 Friday, 24 May 2013 Area of Clip: 62000mm² Page: 36 Page 1 of 1

THE IRISH TIMES

TOPOur Guide to Irish Business FROM€41M-€33M Turnover Profit Lasta/c Main Rank Name 6m Change €m Change filed activity Employees Management

721(656)Dk Donohoe 41 0 A 31/12/2011 Technology 135 DanielKickham 722(682)Grainqer Saw Mills 41 Y 0 Y 31/12/2011 Manufacturing 58 NiallGrainger 723(722)Blizzard Entertainment 40 A 3 A 31/12/2011 Technology 926 EricRoeder 724(687)TNT 40 Y 2 31/12/2011 Transport 211 AlastairCochrane 725(726)JFC Manufacturing 40 0 31/12/2011 Manufacturing 200 JohnConcannon 726(662)UTC 40 -23 31/12/2010 Manufacturing 196 PaulFitzgerald 727(721)JC's Supermarket 40 Y IT 31/12/2011 Retailing 175 MichaelSavage 728(800)Eastern Electrical 40 A 0 31/12/2011 Technology 107 CraigMiller 729(799)Ewl Electric 40 A 0 A 31/12/2011 Retailing 107 PhilO'Shea 730(718)Elsevier 40 A 26 A 31/12/2011Media and Marketing 103 BrendanCurtin

731(763)Ballon Meats (e) 40 30/12/2012 Agribusiness 73 DavidSalter 732(727)PatO'Donnell(e) 40 28/08/2011 Transport PatrickJohn O'Oonnell 733(839)KSG - Kylemore Services Group 39 A 1 A 31/03/2012Food and Beverage 733 BrianHogan 734(659)Tuli Holdings 39 A 2 31/01/2012Food and Beverage 730 RajuTuli 735(742)Aughinish Alumina 39 A 2 31/12/2011 Resources 450 DamienClancy 736(820)McCarren Meats 39 A 0 A 31/03/2012 Agribusiness 154 JohnMcCarren 737(686)Georgia Pacific Ireland 39 0 A 31/12/2011 Manufacturing 41 HughMcGlasson 738(737)Vale Oil 39 A 0 31/12/2011 Resources 33 TomMcAuliffe 739(736)Magellan Aviation Services 39 5 31/12/2011 Transport 19 GerryBurke 740(748)Our Lady's Hospice 38 A IT 31/12/2011 Health 493 MoFlynn

741(808)Fineos(e) 38 19/04/2012 Technology 330 MichaelKelly 742(905)Lifestyle Sports 38 A 1 A 24/09/2011 Retailing 317 MarkStafford 743(N/A) Digiweb 38 11 A 30/09/2012 Communications 140 ColmPiercy 744(573)Populis Ireland 38 -IT 31/12/2011 Technology 137 DenisO'Sullivan 745(744)Crystal Holidays 38 0 A 30/09/2011 Tourism 68 MatthewPrior 746(775)Glen Fuel 38 A 0 31/12/2011 Energy 32 KevinKeyes 747(751)Crewlink 37 0 30/06/2011 Transport 2305 AshleyCaffrey 748(660)Wincanton 37 2 31/03/2012 Transport 415 NeilMcDonnell 749(911)Winthrop Engineering 37 30/04/2012 Construction 300 BarryEnglish 750(753)Interlink 37 2 A 01/01/2012 Transport 168 BrendanO'Neill

751(814)Monaghan Veterinary Laboratory 37 A 2 A 30/09/2011 Agribusiness 86 SeanGuinan 752(780)Bestseller 37 A 2 A 31/07/2012 Retailing 29 Mar*McDonnell 753(802)Ght Global Hotel Trade 37 A 3 A 31/12/2011 Tourism 7 KieranDesmond 754(756)Kaymede (e) 37 30/06/2012 Manufacturing NeillHughes 755(782)eBay 36 A 4 A 31/12/2011 Retailing 536 ClareGilmartin 756(733)Nypro 36 1 30/06/2012 Manufacturing 263 Tedlapres 757(851)GMC Utilities 36 A 6 A 31/12/2011 Construction 159 GerardMcCloskey 758(767)F L1 Holdings 36 0 A 31/12/2011 Construction 159 MichaelJoseph Flynn 759(N/A) Citrix Systems Ireland (e) 36 31/12/2012 Technology 150 GraceORourkeVeitch 760(684)Ward & BurkeConstruction 36 1 31/12/2012 Construction 112 PadraigBurke

761(792)Ranbaxy 36 A 2 A 31/12/2012 Pharmaceuticals 85 SeamusMoloney 762(823)Grennans 36 A 1 A 31/12/2011 Agribusiness 50 JohnGrennan 763(N/A) M/A-COM Technology Solutions 36 8 30/09/2011 Technology 49 MikeMurphy 764(739)IMRO 36 Y 0 Y 31/12/2011 Communications 48 VictorFinn 765(N/A) Merit Medical 35 3 31/12/2011 Health 321 MatyCollins 766(779)ArcRoyal(e) 35 30/09/2012 Manufacturing 200 TonyO'Shea 767(778)Nestor Property 35 Y 31/01/2011 Property 179 BrianNestor 768(558)Masonite Ireland 35 30/09/2012 Manufacturing 150 CormacKearns 769(831)Veolia Water 35 A 1 A 31/12/2011 Resources 147 PierreEymery 770(793)Greenfield Foods 35 A 1 31/10/2011Food and Beverage 81 JohnMohan

771(728)Mohan Egg Holdings 35 1 31/10/2011Food and Beverage 81 JohnMohan 772(578)William Grants Sons 35 0 31/12/2011Food and Beverage 52 JimBreen 773(798)Armalou 34 A -4 31/12/2011 Retailing 186 ConalO'Brien 774(816)Stafford Lynch 34 A 0 A 31/03/2012 Retailing 88 FergusMurphy 775(769)IITC 34 0 31/12/2012 Retailing 83 TadghHealy 776(830)Sigma-Aldrich 34 A 0 A 31/12/2011 Retailing 80 JamesEnnis 777(783)Sheridan Motor Group 34 A 0 A 28/02/2011 Retailing 71 GerardSheridan 778(N/A) P.J.Carroll(BAT Ireland) 34 8 31/12/2011 Retailing 42 StevenDonaldson 779(408)Websense 34 -8 A 31/12/2011 Technology JohnMcCormaok 780(787)Rigney Dolphin (e) 33 24/12/2012 Consultancy 1193 AdrienneDolphin

cutting through complexity -8- Hot Press Circulation: 17725 Wednesday, 22 May 2013 Area of Clip: 116700mm² Page: 112,113,114 Page 1 of 3

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IKON FANS Aleyandra Ryan and Edward Smith at the Iron Man 3 Fan IN THE MIX Screening at the Odeon Point May Kay, Shane Dunne, Linda Coogan-Byrne, Nikki Hayes, Stuart Clark and Craig Walker Village in association with at the Heineken Reception for the Hot Press MIX Course at The Morgan Hotel Molson Canadian

This year's MIX (Music The staged a who know as much as Dan does last week (see panel) at a ceremony Industry Xplained) course mini-festival in Dublin's Iveagh about how and where the money in the Conrad Hotel. The induction came to a lively close in Gardens to celebrate the unveiling is currently being spent - and ceremony coincided with the Temple Bar's Morgan Hotel, of its first batch of acts, which what kind of deals are being IMRO sponsored Independent with Hot Press'Stuart Clark includes such heavy-hitters done. "That knowledge could be Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) annual chairing a panel discussion as Bjdrk, Arctic Monkeys, invaluable," one media buyer told conference dinner. Following the featuring Indiependence promoter My Bloody Valentine, Franz The Phantom. "It indicates that ceremony, all six performed a and Coronas stage manager Shane Ferdinand and old Stradbally hand RTfi are putting business first." selection of their iconic hit songs Dunne, Fight Like Apes singer Fatboy Slim. Jerry Fish acted as Another advertising mogul was live. The most poignant moment MayKay, publicist and band MC for the night, while attendees in agreement. "In the past," she came with the rendition by Shay manager Linda Coogan-Byrne, included Festival Republic's said, "the head of 2fm tended Healy of his Eurovision winning Spin 103.8 presenter Nikki Hayes Melvin Benn, Today FM CEO to come from a programming 'What's Another Year?' - a song he and Power Of Dreams man Craig Peter McPartland, Sky Ireland's background but Dan Healy is a has seldom played in public before. Walker. Neil O'Corman, Victoria Clarke, man who's steeped in sales. I Shay recently celebrated his 70th Festival policing costs, Fundlt Bacardi Brand Manager Tiernan imagine some of the guys in the birthday, and his performance campaigns, royalty payments, the O'Morain, Bacardi's Jeremy independent stations are having was rendered all the more moving closure (and hopefully re-opening) O'Murchu, Heineken Brand the odd sleepless night because by the knowledge that he has of HMV's Irish stores, alternative Manager Karl Fielding, Phantom Dan knows their business insideout been battling for some time now revenue streams, foreign 105.2's Claire Beck, Nanu Nanu, - and now he's working for the with what he calls the TV Show touring and, naturally, illegal Mmoths, The Riptide Movement opposition." Interesting times... - Parkinson's disease. All told, the downloading were among the and SOAK, who managed to hush Bressie was among those occasion was a big success... topics chewed over by both panel the crowd with her gorgeous who last week completed the 20 years after its release as part and students, who contributed acoustic set... 1,400km Cycle Against Suicide, of their Casual Sex In The Cineplex to a lively O+A session. Much Big changes out at RTfi 2fm! which stopped off in 28 schools opus, The Sultans Of Ping FC mingling and taking of team Certainly, the appointment of nationwide. There was lots of are back in the Irish chart with photos was done afterwards at Dan Healy as the new station positive media feedback, though 'Cive Him A Ball (And A Yard Of the Heineken reception, hosted boss came as a bit of a surprise. strangely little of it from the Grass)'. The paen to Roy Keane is by the Morgan, whose rock 'n' roll Healy has worked with Newstalk journalists who'd demonised Mr. soundtracking the new Vodafone guests have included among others and g8fm in the past and was one B a few weeks ago for daring to RED advert, and sounds as fresh Bressie, , MGMT of the consortium that put the challenge Ireland's failed drugs and frisky as we remember it all and The Vaccines. Some of the successful iRadio bid together. laws in Hot Press... those decades ago. Also landing choicest Wrap Night banter will be Latterly he has been CEO of Six of Ireland's greatest themselves a nice bit of syncing included in the upcoming Hot Press Independent Radio Sales, so there songwriters and composers were action are Delorentos whose Yearbook... are few people in the business inducted into the IMRO Academy Little Sparks standout 'Petardu' -9- Hot Press Circulation: 17725 Wednesday, 22 May 2013 Area of Clip: 116700mm² Page: 112,113,114 Page 2 of 3

PICK'N'MIX PRESS GANG Ailbhe Dockery, Bernie Higgins Siobhan Casey, Chloe Guildea and HOT TO TROT and Gill Ryder at the Heineken Darragh Faughey at the Heineken Ruairi Friel and Leon Byrne at the Reception for the Hot Press MIX Reception for the Hot Press MIX Heineken Reception for the Hot Press Course at The Morgan Hotel Course at The Morgan Hotel MIX Course at The Morgan Hotel

accompanies the new AIB TV ad, as well as a posse of Kevin's Mayo Also at the prize-giving ceremony caused which was shot entirely on an relations and DJ Dandelion to were actor Emmet Kirwan, Nicky consternation in Killarney last iPhone 5. It's been an extremely name but a few. We look forward Cogan (founder of the Darklight week when he verbally abused good fortnight for the chaps, to Kevin's next visit... Film Festival, and Director and INEC house photographer Valerie who've been added to the bill for Hot Press' Duan Stokes was one Producer with Still Films), 2fm's O'Sullivan from the stage. the second of Bruce Springsteen's of the judges in the annual Dare 2 Paddy McKenna, and 3e presenter "Get the fuck out of here... Will WreckingBall extravaganzas in Be Drinkaware film competition, Caroline Twohig... someone come here and see Kilkenny. To say they're chuffed is which saw college students around Lived in previously by John to this fucking cunt?" he said an understatement... the country submit their threeminute Martyn who hung out there to the snapper, who had the The Phantom enjoyed a bite of take on 'Pacing Yourself' with Snow Patrol, Thomastown permission of both the venue lunch last week with Hot Press' — drinkaware.ie's current further enhanced its rock 'n' roll and Connolly's management to long-standing chum Kevin campaign, which is based around credentials last week when it take shots. Cathy Scannell was Rowland, in advance of his the need for people to take their hosted the first live collaboration one of the numerous gig-goers Olympia show, in the vegetarian tipple of choice at the speed that in the Red Door between Jerry who jumped to her defence on hangout, Cornucopia in Wicklow suits them, and not anyone else's! Fish and drummer extraordinaire the INEC Facebook page. "Billy, St. The Dexys frontman was in With the shortlist encompassing Jeremy Hickey, aka RSAC. With the way you spoke to the woman fine fettle and later provided a submissions from throughout Crum Gallagher (guitar), Bill in the audience was absolutely fantastic night's entertainment, Ireland, the judging debate was Blackmore (trumpet) and John awful. So very disappointed in which featured the new album, long and fierce, but the eventual Colbert (bass) completing the lineup, you. Way over the top to the point One Day I'm Going To Soar played in its winners were a team from the it was a gloriously in-yer-face of being embarrassing both for the entirety, followed by a selection ITTralee (David Lyons, Nicky affair, which culminated in a woman and a high percentage of of Dexys classics. Afterwards we O'Donnell, Peter O'Callaghan, guest appearance by Liz Aspden, the audience I would say. I do not adjourned to Maureen's Bar, where Jane Callahan and Cer Roche) an English singer who moved to go to any performance to watch a gathering of friends and family with The Pace Setter. Joining Duan Thomastown a few years ago and members of the audience being convened to wish the band well. on the judging panel were USI's trades as Tit Modern. The Phantom humiliated like that and I will Raising their glasses to Kevin & Co. Denise McCarthy, RTE's Stephen was delighted to catch up with not be going to any of your shows were Jim Sheridan and his wife Byrne (fresh from VoiceOf Ireland Red Door proprietor Barry Reilly, again." Connolly is, of course, no Fran, Frank Murray, former Pogue duties!), Daragh Doyle and Chair local artist Ramie Leahy and Luke stranger to controversy. Back in Cait O Riordan, Roisin Dwyer of the panel Fionnuala Sheehan, Cahill who was serving delicious 2004, he made a joke about Iraqi and Anne Sexton of this parish, Chief Executive of drinkaware.ie. locally-sourced sushi... hostage Ken Bigley's plight and -10- Hot Press Circulation: 17725 Wednesday, 22 May 2013 Area of Clip: 116700mm² Page: 112,113,114 Page 3 of 3

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subsequently refused to apologise to tvbythepeople.com. Closing and Ciaran Murphy are now to his family. Asked by Marian date for submissions is May 18. turning to podcasting. Every Finnucane if he regretted the CEO and founder of Screentime Tuesday, their Second Captains & ->,^H§f INEC outburst, Billy was again ShinAwiL, Larry Bass says of the The Irish Times show will stream unapologetic. "I was proud of it," project: "Television is an everchanging and podcast free-of-charge on he said - though he did make the world and originating irishtimes.com... point that he hadn't known that a show across the globe with Congratulations to finalist in it was a woman he was speaking hundreds of creatives digitally is at The Voice Of Ireland, Kelly Mongan, about... the cutting edge. We are delighted who gave birth to a baby boy Screentime ShinAwiL, the to work with one of the world's last week, in her home town m - people behind immensely popular best distribution companies, in . Both mother and baby programmes like The Voice, Dragons' Armoza Formats - Irish and Israeli are doing well. Kelly's husband Den and MasterChef have teamed up creativity at its best." Watch this Bernie was present for the birth. 1 with Israeli TV company Armoza space... The happily-married 19-yearold, I | TV Formats to work on a new digital Sports fans missing their Off who is a member of the concept. TV By The People aims The Ball fix rejoice! Word has travelling community, competed WHO DARES WINS The Phantom Voice to give viewers an unprecedented reached that the in the Grand Final of The and Claire Cunningham, Justine say in creating a show, employing entire team is set to make their narrowly missed out, coming in Stafford and Maire McFadden crowd sourcing and crowd return to broadcasting. Having second, behind the winner Keith at the DARE2BDRINKAWARE. wisdom as a primary resource. parted company with Newstalk in Hanley. Mentored by Kian Egan, ie awards ceremony in The Powerscourt Theatre, Dublin Anyone with ideas for a crowdsourced March, Ken Early, Simon Hick, Kelly Mongan had been one of the format can submit them Mark Horgan, Eoin McDevitt, favourites to win... -11- Irish Times - Top 1000 Magazine Circulation: 96150 Friday, 24 May 2013 Area of Clip: 43500mm² Page: 20 Page 1 of 2

ADVISERWATCH O THETOP

ABANKERS shrinking pool of banks for corporates to chose from means more clients for those that do remain. FIONA REDDAN reports.

It should come as no surprise that, given & Media announced that it had agreed a debt the events of the past few years, banking restructuring deal with its eight bankers, options for TOP1000 companies have shrunk which include AIB, BOI, Barclays Bank and considerably. According to a survey of BNP Paribas, effectively writing down some this year's TOP1000, the two pillar banks, €140 million in debt. AIB and Bank of Ireland, have a combined While Anglo Irish Bank or its successor share of more than 80 per cent of all those Irish Bank Resolution Corp (IBRC) no longer companies whose accounts reveal who they features in the survey, it's likely that many bank with. When Ulster Bank is factored in, of its former clients are still dealing with the the total exceeds 100 per cent. fallout arising from its abrupt liquidation Bank of Ireland's client base reads like earlier this year. Corporate clients of the a who's who of corporate Ireland: DCC, bank include Hickey's Pharmacies, Jury's Inn, Microsoft; Musgraves, and Johnson & Johnson, Fields Jewellers and Sherry Fitzgerald and as does AIB's, which includes: C&C, SAP, it's understood that where such clients have Google and GSK. outstanding loans with the liquidated bank, the Despite the predominance of the onus is on them to refinance or repay the loan. aforementioned three names however, other Failing that, the loans will be sold onto a third banks that still have a corporate presence on party, which could include the National Asset the ground in Ireland also feature strongly, Management Agency (NAMA). given the fact that most larger corporates will NAMA itself features in this survey on the opt for a multi-bank approach. companies providing advisory services, and is Foreign banks with Irish operations, such as listed as a banker for a number of companies in Bank of America, Danske Bank, Citibank and the survey, including Harcourt Developments HSBC, all feature in the survey. Unsurprisingly, and Toji Holdings. This is the holding company Bank of America is banker of choice to a host for the O'Dwyer hotel and pub group, which of US multinationals, ranging from Adobe to operates Break for the Border, the Dragon Bar, Boston Scientific to Facebook, with Citibank and the Grafton Capital and Trinity Capital similarly employed. Its clients include Allergan, hotels in Dublin. Dell, Hasbro and HP. Of course, the asset management agency Although global investment banks such also needs a banker itself, and has hired as JP Morgan are less common, larger Citibank in this regard. corporates frequently have between four and When it comes to financial institutions, eight banks servicing them. But while there unsurprisingly both AIB and BOI are again is a shrinking pool of banks for corporates to dominant, boasting a combined market choose from, the situation is also influenced share of just over 50 per cent, with Citibank, by the willingness of the various banks to Ulster Bank and HSBC bringing up the rear. lend and engage in refinancings. It's not just Unsurprisingly, many international financial small and medium-sized businesses that institutions based in Ireland opt to keep their struggle to get credit, given the performance banking services in house - Dublin-based life of some loans to larger corporates, which company Monte Paschi Ireland, for example, have had to be written down. Most recently utilises banking services of its parent, Banca for example, media group Independent News Monte dei Paschi di Siena. -12- Irish Times - Top 1000 Magazine Circulation: 96150 Friday, 24 May 2013 Area of Clip: 43500mm² Page: 20 Page 2 of 2

But while there is a shrinking pool of banks for corporates to choosefrom, the situation is also influenced by the willingness of the various banks to lend and engage in refinancings.

Bank of Ireland 44 Allied Irish Bank 38 Ulster Bank 21 Bank of America 7 Danske Bank 7 Citibank 7 Bank of Scotland 6 HSBC 5 Barclays Bank 4 BNP Paribas 4

WHO'STHE BANKER FOR THE BANKS? % share of Top 1000 financial firms*

Bank of Ireland 28.6 Allied Irish Bank 25 Citibank 19.6 Ulster Bank 14.3 HSBC 12.5

*Figures are based on those companies that disclose their banking relationships in their annual accounts and thus are not a complete representation of the ToplOOO companies

WHO'SLOOKING FORA NEW BANKINGRELATIONSHIP? Former clients of IBRC

Applegreen Ardmac Armalou Arnotts Arrow Group BAE Systems Detica Bam Derevoya Fields Clinic Hickey's Pharmacies IMRO Jury's Inn Limcor McCabes Pharmacy Ocsas Resource (Nl) Southwestern Topaz -13- Westmeath Examiner Circulation: 5799 Saturday, 4 May 2013 Area of Clip: 30700mm² Page: 24 Page 1 of 1

A QUIRKY HISTORY OF... Those Leprechaun outfits on T0TP

BY EILBS RYAN

IT'S one of the great mysteries of our time: why did MickFoster and Tony Allen wear Leprechaun outfits when they appeared on Top of the Pops back in 1982? Wellfirstly, laughs MickFoster, they weren't leprechaun outfits: they were modelled on the 18th century outfits from the hit film Barry Lyndon. And they just happened to be green. Secondly, they'd been wearing them Foster and Allen in the outfits that caught the imagination, on the BBC in 1982. for years before going on Top of the Pops. stage suits. More than 30 years on, Mickis still "We could see no reason to change, bemused by the furore. and the media latched on to it. "When we did our first record, Jimmy "But they weren't leprechaun outfits, Magee of RTEand Mick O'Riordan of but as it turned out, the green suits were IMROsaid to us: 'it doesn't matter how worth more to us than anything else: good you are: you need something for people are still talking about them!" people to remember ye'." 'Foster and Allen' started as a group That was 1975:the film Barry Lyndon in, above all places, Kilburn in London had just come out, and O'Riordan came in 1975,and the creation of the duo represented up with the suggestion that they dress the fulfilment of an ambition up in the sort of outfits worn by the actors formed in Mick's mind after seeing the in that film. success of The Alexander Brothers from Seven years on, in 1982,preparing for Scotland. their, by then, annual tour of America, He identified Tony Allen as someone the two men decided they needed new with a rare combination in the music suits for their performances. world: talent and reliability. "And in our wisdom, we got them in After a tour in the UKwith The Nightrunners, green," recalls Mick. there was a lull, "and this fellow Bunch of Thyme got into the British had a pub beside Kilburn Station, FOSTER & ALLEN C.M.R. RECORDS LTD Top 20, and Foster and Allen found and he said: 'would you and Tony stay 5-6 Lombard St. Dublin 2.Tel.779762. themselves invited to go on Top of the and play for a week?', and it went down Pops. They decided to go in their normal well, so we actually started over there." -14- The Star Circulation: 81105 Thursday, 9 May 2013 Area of Clip: 3100mm² Page: 18 Page 1 of 1

'Threestrikes' rulechallenged THE use of a 'three strikes and you're out' rule to combat illegal music sharing online should be subject to appeal, the Data Protection Commissioner has argued before the Supreme Court. In appealing a 2009 High Court ruling that led to internet provider Eircom implementing the system, counsel for the Commissioner asked for a ruling on whether it is a breach of privacy and data rights. Record companies EMI, Sony, Warner and Universal say privacy is not an issue where someone is making their computer a repository for copyrighted material. Judgment was reserved. -15-

05/15/2013 00:00 | Daily Mirror Eire

Media Source: Press Page: 1 Author: MAEVE QUIGLEY

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Online article -16- The Herald - National Edition Circulation: 62411 Tuesday, 7 May 2013 Area of Clip: 5900mm² Page: 25 Page 1 of 1

WHAT a wonderful tribute to the IT'S rare, so rare, that you come legendary Shay Healy, inset, on the across new, brilliant, surprising food Marian Finucane show on RTE Radio in Dublin. I found a place last Friday 1 last weekend. night and liked it so much I took my To hear Billy Connolly, Paul partner there last Saturday. With Brady, Maura O'Connell and incredible food in a small intimate Phil Coulter all talk to Shay space. La Brioche on about his induction into the Aungier Street is my new IMRO Academy, and also % favourite place. OK, the set* regale listeners with stories ting might be a little low key, about their times together, but I like to see it as having a was very moving. local' feel. Having just turned 70 years of Think of the little local restaurants age and having to deal with Parkinson's in New York. The food in this Disease, Shay Healy is quietly place is world class. It's different, but inspirational. you have to love different these days.