Piaras Kelly PR - Public Relations in Ireland

For anyone that’s interested, DTwo are running another networking event for PR professionals, journalists and other media works. Details are below and RSVPs to info@dtwonightclub.com
Where and When?
Time & Date: 6:30pm til late, Wednesday 24th February
Location: D|two, 60 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2
Booking: There are only 100 places for the event so please RSVP as soon [...]

The latest batch of MA students from DIT are about to finish up for the year and are looking for experience. You can browse through the CVs of 60 students from DIT’s postgraduate public relations and public affairs programmes on www.prstudent.com If you would like to follow up your interest with any of [...]

Edelman Dublin is seeking an experienced Account Executive to join its Corporate PR team.  Ideally we are looking for a self-starter, who isn’t afraid of working off his own initiative.  The successful applicant should have at least one year’s agency experience, will require strong knowledge of the Irish business media landscape, and excellent writing skills.  If [...]

RTE’s presenters have gained a degree of notoriety of late due to the speculation about some of their hefty pay packages, despite the state broadcaster facing a massive shortfall due to the fall in advertising revenues. Most presenters eventually accepted a paycut, but at that stage the damage in terms of public perception was [...]

Couple of dates for the calendar.
The Coca-Cola CIPR Press & Broadcast Awards Dinner will take place on Friday 20th March at the Europa Hotel in Belfast. The awards are the only local event to recognise Northern Ireland’s journalistic talent and 20 honours will be presented on the night. Tickets for the event are [...]

I attended the Cleraun Media Forum on Monday night where Mark Hennessy, political correspondent with the Irish Times, and Peter Feeney, head of Public Affairs at RTE, gave an overview of each of their respective organsation’s reporting on the Lisbon Treaty and a general overview of how the referendum was covered.
What was of primary interest [...]

Possibly the best commercial Facebook page I’ve seen in Ireland thus far. (Well that was until Facebook went through another facelift)

More hullabaloo last week about politicians and the Internet - Emily Bell asks why her local MP isn’t on Facebook, the Irish Times is all a flutter about politicians and Twitter, and there was drama as Fianna Fail unveiled their new website which was developed with Blue State Digital. Is it just me though [...]

Strawberry Media is hosting an open seminar with Joe Rospars, founding partner of Blue State Digital and New Media Director of the Barack Obama Presidential Campaign. The event takes place tomorrow (Wednesday 25 February) at the Camden Court Hotel, Dublin City Centre at 6pm. Joe will be discussing the lessons of the Obama campaign, [...]

We’re hosting Damien Mulley’s online public relations discussion in our offices on the 21st January. If you want pop along leave a message here on the Mulley Communications website.
Here’s Damien’s synopsis of the event:
The format will be a PR rep will give a five minute talk about what PR is about and maybe give some [...]

There have been a couple of changes at the Irish Times recently. Hugh Linehan has moved from features editor to online editor, Miriam Donohoe has become features editor and Kate Holmquist has taken over from her as travel editor.

So the Irish public has voted and they have responded with an emphatic no. I voted yes, but wasn’t surprised at the result. Listening to the analysis on the Pat Kenny Show on RTE, I think people were genuinely shocked. While everyone had commented that there was a strong No Campaign, there [...]

The Public Relations Institute of Ireland has updated its website. No major changes in terms of content, but certainly better laid out in terms of design.

Yesterday evening an online news story caught my attention. The article concerned Fine Gael’s response to news which had emerged earlier in the day that the party leader, Enda Kenny, had met partners of businessman Norman Turner in 1995. Norman Turner is a significant person in Irish media and political circles at the [...]

This morning we launched the results of the Edelman Trust Barometer 2008 for Ireland. Here is the press release.
The annual survey of opinion formers in 18 countries reveals that NGOs are the most trusted institution for the second year in a row in Ireland. Trust in religious institutions in Ireland has risen, while [...]

The Irish Media Contacts Directory has just been updated for 2008 and is available to buy from mediacontact.ie. It’s like the bible for the Irish PR industry, walk into any Public Relations agency and it will be seen on a number of desks. Those interested in doing their own media relations should pick [...]

An article on Reuters points out that American TV viewers are in for a rude awakening this month due to the Hollywood writers strike. Some of their favourite shows will be put on pause until the dispute is resolved. As a result more reality shows have been ordered (oh dear god no more [...]

As part of Science Week 2007, which runs from 11 - 18 November, we have just announced a lecture series which is free to the public. Please find more information below and apply for tickets online.
To celebrate Science Week 2007 Discover Science & Engineering in association with Women in Technology and Science (WITS) and [...]

I haven’t really been able to tell people what I’ve been doing in work recently, I’ve simply been telling people that I’ve been working on some “interesting projects.” One of those projects just happened to be the launch of Halo 3, which we launched last week. Billed as the entertainment event of the [...]

The HSE has launched an excellent public information campaign in the South of Ireland which demonstrates clear audience segmentation, something which many campaigns often fail to take into account. The Irish Independent reports that the campaign is designed to combat “low levels of awareness in Cork and Kerry about sexual health services which are [...]

Slowly but surely they seem to be coming out of the woodwork. Latest person to start is Conall McDevitt, MD of Weber Shandwick in Northern Ireland.

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Timing is everything in Public Relations. This ranges from meeting journalists’ deadlines to clashing with events that are firmly established in the calendar. Sometimes circumstances outside of your control mean that whatever you’re trying to promote will be overshadowed by breaking news.
Over the past fortnight I’ve been working on a series of [...]

We have a general election coming up this Summer in Ireland and the political parties are busy canvassing despite no date being set for a vote. Press releases are being fired out ten a penny by the political parties and rivals are getting their digs in already. I’ve noticed the increase in leaflets [...]

Here’s some stats I’ve recently pulled together on Internet activity, mobile and broadband usage from RTE, Silicon Republic, Sunday Tribune and ENN.
Bebo is Ireland’s most popular social networking site with over one million Irish users to date. The website has a broad base with users varying from 13 - 35 years of age. [...]

We have just started a blog for our Dublin office. The initial posts give a sense of what to expect such as commentary from staff on a variety of topics, an overview of the Irish media landscape and articles and trends which catch our interest. Obviously there’s a little bit of design work [...]