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PRII President’s Message to Members and Election Candidates

Last week, Coimisiún na Méan launched a new funding round under its Sponsorship Scheme with up to €300,000 in total being made available to support a range of media-related events and activities for 2025. 

PRII CEO Martina Byrne is one of the Judges for the inaugural Business Post Leadership Excellence Awards which recognises organisation leaders at the C-Suite level whose achievements have resonated with their staff, customers, clients and communities.

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, announced the appointment last week.

New in Movers and Shakers.

New in Movers and Shakers.

The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) in collaboration with The European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA), recently launched the FuturePR International Student Competition.

PRII congratulates the new inductees of the IMRO Radio Awards Hall of Fame 

Research by the Young Social Innovators revealed that Ireland's Gen Z have a common sense approach to information on social media, best summarised as 'trust but verify.’

Last week, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O’Donovan T.D. launched the first ever Civil Service Digital Marketing apprenticeships.

The Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) of the European Commission (EC) is considering running a competitive procurement procedure for the provision of services related to Corporate Campaigns and Media Relations later this year.

Global Alliance are launching their Approaching the Future 2024: Trends in Reputation and Intangible Asset Management report on 30 September at 1 pm online. The report will explore the key findings and trends shaping the future of reputation management. 

Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) recently released a statement regarding the Broadcasting policy in Ireland letting down the nation’s independent radio stations and their millions of listeners and failing to produce measures to support the real needs of radio stations in the sector.

Well, we’ve big news to share with you. Our Annmarie, your Annmarie, who has been with the Institute for an incredible 26 years is retiring at the end of October!

Walsh PR is celebrating the milestone with fresh new branding.

Recently the UK Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) published their annual ‘State of the Profession’ report an industry-wide research study exploring issues and challenges faced by the public relations profession in the UK.

Our friends in Open Doors need mentors to join its programme as they have a growing waiting list of mentees.

Under the Digital Services Act, online platforms are required to act on reports of illegal content in line with the law and Coimisiún na Meán is concerned that people are having difficulty reporting illegal content to online platforms

The Fine Gael National Small Business and Enterprise Conference takes place this Saturday, 21 September at the Technological University of Shannon Midlands, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

The PRII has submitted a detailed response to Coimisiún na Meán’s recent public consultation on the broadcast moratorium, calling for reform of the Moratorium to address the evolving media landscape and the growing threat of disinformation.