Alice PR announces Niamh Breathnach as Deputy CEO

Following our recent call in this ezine, our friends in Open Doors are urgently looking for a mentor to join a new programme called Future Leaders. The idea is to help individuals from marginalised backgrounds to start taking the next steps in their careers and to eventually achieve a leadership position.

The Sunday Times has named Jennifer Bray as Political Editor, Elaine Prendeville as Features Editor and Philip Ryan as Head of Content.

Rana El Naggar, Partner and Head of PR and Business Development at Kenshō Mindful Communications (a UAE-based agency), recently shared on LinkedIn a humorous take on the quirks of working in PR and communications. Her post, titled "Tell me you work in Comms without telling me you work in Comms,” captures the unique challenges and frustrations that PR professionals worldwide have in common.

‘Off the Fence with Purpose’ is a new podcast hosted by Jim Walsh, FPRII (Life), founder and Executive Chair of Walsh PR, and Ellen Gunning, founder of Mettacomms and the Irish Academy of PR. Every two weeks, they bring stories from the public relations sector, with guests who share their unique career journeys, invaluable life lessons, and advice on turning passion into success.

The MA in Public Relations students and staff are set to host SymPRandA 2025 on the theme ‘Truth and Trust in Modern Communications’ on Friday, 11 April.  This is the third annual Symposium in Public Relations and Public Affairs and takes place at the East Quad, City Campus Grangegorman and it’s open to all.

The Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI) announced the winners of the Irish heat of the Cannes Young Lions competition, last Friday.