IRISH MAGAZINES MUST MEET HIGHEST STANDARDS

Magazines Ireland has welcomed the recent announcement by Nielsen that Ireland’s consumer confidence score stands at an index of 92 in quarter one 2015, up two points on the previous quarter and ten points on the same period last year.
“This is good news for the Irish economy and also good news for the Irish magazines industry, especially in the consumer magazine sector,” said Rebecca Markey, chairperson Magazines Ireland.
“Retail sales are a major part of the turnover for a lot of our members and if consumers are looking for quality Irish product on the newsstands we would urge them to support home-produced titles.”

Rebecca Markey, Magazines Ireland Chairperson

Ms Markey also said that Irish magazines needed to continue to innovate if they were to compete with foreign imports.
“This year, Magazines Ireland has launched a number of important educational initiatives to ensure that our publishers and their staff are up to speed with the latest developments in the industry,” she said.
“We have also established an Editors’ Forum which aims to support editors in Irish magazines and to encourage aspiring editors to step up to the plate. We cannot be complacent and we are urging Irish magazine publishers to strive for the highest editorial and commercial standards.”