The Ideas Campaign in the news. Here is a sample of the coverage to date.

5 March

• Prime Time, RTÉ1 television: “Power to the People”. The public launch of the campaign. Read Mark Little’s account of the programme and watch a video of the interview with Mark Fielding of the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association and Aileen O’Toole from the Ideas Campaign.

6 March

• Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1: “New Ideas to Beat the Recession”. Campaign director Aileen O’Toole is interviewed about the campaign and the huge response since the previous night’s launch. Listen to the interview
• Nuacht, RTÉ: “On-site report from the Ideas Campaign office.” Watch Caoimhe Ni Chonchoille’s report

7 March

• Irish Times: “New website aims to beat the downturn with bright ideas”. Read the article

8 March

• Sunday Times: “Think tank: Sow the seeds of optimism - Let’s create a vehicle for ordinary people to help lift the economy”. Read the article
• Sunday Business Post: “Ideas Campaign gets off to a flying start”. Read the article

9 March

• Today FM: The Last Word with Matt Cooper

10 March

• Silicon Republic: “Social media embraces Ideas Campaign for economic recovery”. Read the Silicon Republic coverage
• Irish Times: “Letting go of self-destructive pyrrhic behaviour”. Read The Irish Times opinion piece

13 March

• Irish Times: “1,750 ways to boost economy”. Read Irish Times article

15 March

• Sunday Tribune: “More power to the people”. Read “more power” article
• Sunday Business Post: “The idea is that there is no monopoly on ideas”. Read the article

16 March

• Newstalk: Sean Moncrieff
• Phantom 105.2FM

19 March

• South East Radio
• Near FM

20 March

• Mayo Advertiser: “Ballina Chamber supports the Ideas Campaign”. Read the article

22 March

• Sunday Times: “Cash-strapped Ireland seeks a bond with wealthy Americans” - “Patriot bonds are just one of the ideas that have flooded onto website Ideas Campaign, which aims to help the ailing economy”. Read the article

24 March

• Beat FM
• Midlands 103
• 98FM

25 March

• Independent Network News (Q104, Cork FM, RedFM etc)

26 March

• Leinster Leader: “Chamber urges public to scratch their heads for Ideas Campaign”. Read the article
• Raidió na Gaeltachta

27 March

• The Late Late Show, RTÉ 1. Read more about the studio discussion or watch the clip

28 March

• Newstalk: Down To Business
• Sunday Independent: ‘Big four’ consider citizens’ ideas.  Read the article

29 March

Sunday Times: Business section

Sunday Business Post: News section

30 March

• Clare FM

31 March

• RTÉ Radio 1: Drivetime
• RTÉ Radio 1: The Late Debate
• iRadio 105 107
• EurActiv
• Belfast Telegraph: “We all have a part to play” article by Toni Forrester, CEO of Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce. Read the article

1 April

• Six One News, RTÉ 1 television: “Thousands submit ideas for economic recovery”

2 April

• Irish Times: “Campaign to review 5,284 ideas to boost economy”. Read the article
• Irish Times: “Active citizenship is alive and well in these challenging times”. Read the article
• Kildare Nationalist: “Give grassroots enterprise a real chance to grow”. Read the article

3 April

• Irish Independent: “Ministers should go online for fresh ideas”. Read the article
• WLR Radio, Waterford

5 April

• Daily Star Sunday: “5,000 ways to beat the recession”

6 April

• TV3: Ireland AM - interview with Tina Roche and Aileen O’Toole of the Ideas Campaign. View the interview
• Cork 96FM

1 May

• IMAGE Magazine: Opinion piece by Aileen O’Toole

3 May

• Sveriges Radio: The Ideas Campaign is featured on Swedish Radio

14 May

• iRadio 105-107

15 May

• Irish Times:  “Action plan on recession published” Read the article

18 May

• Raidió na Life