Griffith College’s MA and post graduate diploma courses in journalism and public relations have been accredited by the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII). Griffith College is the fifth institution in Ireland to receive this accreditation from the PRII. The courses are offered on a part-time and full-time basis at Griffith College’s campus in Dublin. The […]
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Good Grub provides kids with fresh fruit and veg

PR and marketing agency Cullen Communications is providing free PR and digital support to the not-for-profit Good Grub initiative launched by Denis O’Reilly and Dave Kelly. Good Grub aims to fundraise €250,000 to deliver fresh fruit and vegetables to the families of disadvantaged schoolkids in Dublin, who normally get their breakfast and lunch at school. […]
Credit Unions top reputation league

The Credit Unions took the top spot as Ireland’s most reputable organisation with a score of 83.7, the latest Ireland RepTrak® study by The Reputations Agency shows. Credit Unions scored strongly in six of the seven drivers, namely governance, products and services, innovation, workplace, citizenship, leadership and performance. For the first time, governance surpassed products […]
PR Excellence awards shortlist announced

Every year, the Awards for Excellence in Public Relations, organised by the Public Relations Institute (PRII) and the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA), celebrate the best in Irish PR and communications work over the previous 12 months. A panel of awards judges, headed up by Neasa Kane-Fine, have now finished their deliberations. The votes have […]
Wilson Hartnell shortlisted for four major awards

Four campaigns devised by Wilson Hartnell are in the running for the Sabres, regarded as the world’s top PR awards programme, which recognise achievement in strategic planning, creativity and business results in North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, South Asia and Africa and delivered by Provoke, previously the The Holmes Report. Out of more than […]
46 execs sign up to PRII Covid-19 call

During one of the most difficult weeks ever experienced by PR and communications professionals as they take care of the needs of their employers and clients while scrabbling to set up spaces to work from home, the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII) put out a call for volunteers. Not ideal timing, but a most […]
Horgan to speak at Network Ireland webinar

The latest edition of a newly launched series of free live webinars by Network Ireland Cork will focus on engaging key audiences in the ‘new normal’. Rolled out to support businesses during the Covid-19 crisis, the seminar features Susie Horgan, managing director of Cork agency Springboard PR & Marketing, from 8pm to 9pm on Wednesday, […]
Thinkhouse creates Covid-19 youth idea for RTÉ

Youth marketing agency Thinkhouse created #CreateDontContaminate for RTÉ to help in the prevention of the spread of Covid-19 among young people. The social media campaign addresses the importance of social distancing among Ireland’s youth by engaging Irish celebrities and influencers with challenges over two-weeks and urging followers to take part. Nora Torpey, head of marketing […]
Unique sounds out Covid-19 phone message

As a way of helping Irish businesses during the current Covid-19 coronavirus public health crisis, PR and training agency Unique Media and Audiocom.ie have teamed up to produce an on-hold message which can be uploaded to telephone systems. With many companies seeing an increase in call volume, it is leading to prolonged hold times for […]
Edelman study points to high levels of distrust

The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer shows that most Irish people distrust government, NGOs, the media and business. They do not see their economic prospects improving over the coming years and believe that in its current form, capitalism does more harm than good. The 13th annual study surveys over 34,000 respondents in 28 markets. The latest […]
Sherry to handle Ashford Castle’s PR

One of Ireland’s top luxury five-star hotels, Ashford Castle, has appointed Sherry Communications to manage its PR. The Dublin agency run by Rachel Sherry was awarded the contract from this month, after a competitive pitch. Set in a 350-acre estate in Cong, Co Mayo, Ashford Castle is one of 19 properties owned by international group […]
An Post idea wins at European PR awards

An Post, its PR consultancy The Reputations Agency and its creative ad agency JWT Folk were awarded the corporate social responsibility (CSR) award at the European Excellence in PR Awards in Lisbon for the An Post Address Point service. The service provides a secure, personal postal address to people who are homeless or in temporary […]
Boardman agrees Marketing Network deal

Public relations consultant Valda Boardman has sold a major stake in her VBPR consultancy business to Marketing Network. After more than 10 years with agencies like O’Leary PR and The Communications Partnership, Boardman started up on her own in 2005. She worked as an in-house consultant to Bord Bia’s Origin Green and chaired the Marketing […]