Lorcan Allen joins Keating & Associates

All at the PRII extend their sympathies to Nigel Heneghan, MD of Heneghan Strategic Communications, on the death this week of his father Patrick (Pat). Pat and Nigel hold the distinction of both being former Presidents of the PRII and both (Life) Fellows. 

Ruepoint has been acquired by Muck Rack, a global leader in public relations-related software and innovation.

The MII AIM Awards are currently open for entries til Jan 30 and they have a category for public relations work by in-house PR teams and public relations agencies.

In a recent Journal.ie article, Dr Eileen Culloty, Deputy Director at the DCU Institute for Media, Democracy and Society, calls the “open disregard for truth and embrace of hateful expression” by Zuckerberg “an escalation, and not a turn”.

As part of their Mental Wellness Month PRWeek recently spoke to a UK-based comms professional who has first-hand experience of burnout about what steps he has taken to protect his mental health as a result.

The Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) is launching the Cannes Young Lions Ireland competition next week on Wednesday 22 January at the Light House Cinema, Dublin.