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Slimming down - Broadcasting Authority of Ireland wants to ban cheese ads on TV before 9pm (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:12:45 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

The Dail yesterday became the center for a heated discussion on none other than cheese. The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland is looking to place a ban on televised cheese ads prior to 9pm in hopes of curbing the growing obesity problem in the Republic.

Ryanair sexy stewardess ad campaign is banned by British authorities (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:19:47 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

PHOTOS - Slideshow of the 2012 Ryanair Calendar

Ice cream ad banned due to sexual nature of priests and nuns poses (IrishCentral)

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:45:03 PDT

The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have ordered an Italian ice cream company to stop running a print ad which shows two male priests about to kissThe ad for Antonio Federici gelato ran in Look magazine The text below the controversial image read "We Believe in Salivation"The ASA said “We considered the portrayal of the two priests in a sexualized manner was likely to be interpreted as mocking the beliefs of Roman Catholics and was therefore likely to cause serious offense to some readers READ MORE

Ill-Conceived Ice Cream Ads (IrishCentral)

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:45:13 PDT

While this news is a few weeks old, it just came to my attention and roused up so many conflicting emotions in a matter of seconds that I had to share itMy friend forwarded me this post from the Atlantic Wire blog, about the UK's Advertising Standards Agency banning a series of ads by Italian ice cream company Antonio Federici Gelato Italiano READ MORE

Ad for 'reliable workers' banned as discrimination (IrishCentral)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:10:20 PST

The boss of a British recruitment firm said she was told she could not place an advertisement for ''reliable workers'' at the local Jobcenter because it discriminated against unreliable peopleNicole Mamo, 48, wanted to post an ad for a low-paying domestic cleaner on her local Jobcentre Plus website The text of the ad ended by stating that applicants for the post '"must be very reliable and hard-working"But when Mamo called the Jobcentre the following day, she was told that her ad would not be displayed in the store READ MORE

Danica Patrick ad banned from Super Bowl (IrishCentral)

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:05:07 PST

A Danica Patrick ad has been banned from the Super Bowl"Lola" sees Danica on screen narrating the tale of "Lola," a huge effeminate black guy selling frilly women's things"Lola" is supposed to be about a retired football player who launches a mega-successful business online using GoDaddycom READ MORE