Two in three Irish people are prepared to wait for up to a year and 65 per cent are generally willing to be vaccinated against Covid-19, the Edelman Trust Barometer (ETB) for 2021 shows. When it comes to public confidence in governments, 48 per cent of Irish people are trusting of them, compared to 45 […]
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Cummins joins FH board of directors
PR agency FleishmanHillard Ireland (FH) has appointed Neal Cummins to its board. Cummins is a senior consultant on the agency’s brand marketing team and head of FH Sport. He has over 13 years’ experience in the communications and media industry and has worked with leading brands in the FMCG, tech, financial, media, agriculture and legal […]
Irish people became more active in 2020
Ireland’s relationship with sport, health and fitness changed in 2020 with numbers of people walking, cycling and running all rising sharply, a sport and sponsorship index by leading PR agency Teneo shows. More than one in three Irish adults now uses a fitness wearable to track their health and fitness and a third of existing […]
Dublin Bay group sends out water quality SOS
Peace came dropping slowly over south Dublin this week as Dry Robe enthusiasts and towel traditionalists called time on so-called ‘hostilities’ and instead joined forces in a call for urgent action on improving the water quality in Dublin Bay. The truce came about as both sides rowed in behind pressure group, SOS Dublin Bay. They are […]
Thinkhouse helps to deliver light show
RTÉ and Creative Ireland will host #Shineyourlight#Longraighdosholas this Sunday at 8.30pm on the eve of this year’s winter solstice. It is the third in a series of moments of togetherness, with millions of people participating by shining a light in their windows, at their doorsteps or within their communities using a candle, lantern, torch or […]
PR man rebrands agency as Relevant
After undergoing a full re-evaluation of his business, PR consultant David O’Brien has changed the name of his agency from Commsolver to Relevant. With a new name and look comes a new vision and service offering from an agency that specialises in corporate, B2B and B2C communications and has a 20-year track record in Ireland […]
Tourism Ireland CEO tops social media list
Tourism Ireland CEO Niall Gibbons has emerged as the most influential Irish leader on social media this year, the first Social CEO Report released by The Reputations Agency (TRA) shows. The report analysed the social media activity and LinkedIn profiles of the CEOs of the 100 organisations featured in TRA’s Ireland RepTrak® study from March […]
PRII conference moves online
The PRII Annual Conference 2020 is moving online for the first time. The theme of next week’s event is ‘Turning Change into New Possibilities’. The organisers have taken the theme to heart and rather than focus on what Covid -19 restictions prevent them from doing, they are taking full advantage of the absence of geographical […]
Weber Shandwick bosses in MBO from IPG
Directors of PR agency Weber Shandwick in Dublin and Belfast have completed a management buyout deal (MBO) with the Interpublic Group-IPG for an undisclosed sum. The two directors, Siobhán Molloy (above) and Ross Williamson, will operate the businesses independently from IPG but will continue as Weber Shandwick’s associate in Ireland. Weber Shandwick’s slogan is ‘We […]
A summer like no other for PR
Dr Martina Byrne, CEO, Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII), on how those across the spectrum in PR have managed to get to grips with Covid-19 in recent months When I used to teach writing skills to younger colleagues, I told them to avoid superlatives like ‘unique’ and ‘unprecedented’ as the terms were rarely justified. […]
Ireland scores well in Covid-19 study
A new report analysing the communication approach to the Covid-19 pandemic in 14 countries shows that the Irish Government’s communications strategy was highly successful in establishing the public’s trust. The global study, entitled ‘What’s Working To Calm Hearts Worldwide‘ , is an industry first, published by the Iprex communications network. The report includes perspectives from Iprex […]
Drury directors in MBO from Omnicom
The directors of public relations agency Drury Porter Novelli have acquired the business from its owner Omnicom Group Inc for an undisclosed sum in a management buy-out. The agency has been part of the Porter Novelli network for the past five years, having been originally acquired by Omnicom in 2000. The agency was founded in 1989 […]
PR awards presented online for first time
Ireland’s Awards for Excellence in PR organised jointly by the Public Relations Institute (PRII) and the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) were presented online for the first time in their history. PRII chief executive Martina Byrne said that an audience of over 450 viewed proceedings from Ireland and as far away as the US and […]
