10 Feb 2025

Business Plus 40 Under 40: Celebrating Young PR Talent

Last week, two of our members, Martyn Rosney, FPRII and Julie Blakeney, MPRII, were featured in the Business Plus ‘40 under 40’ list, which highlights the PR sector's brightest talents.

Martyn Rosney, FPRII

As a Partner at Reputation Inc., Martyn specialises in all facets of reputation management. His expertise spans strategic issues and crisis advice, media relations, communications capability building, and the creation of strategic reputation management programmes. Martyn also serves as the Country Lead for Ireland with the European Association of Communications Directors.

In 2023, he was honoured with a PRII Fellowship and has previously won  Young Communications Professional of the Year at the Awards for Excellence in Public Relations. Notably, he was part of the first team to represent Ireland at the global Cannes Young Lions competition.

Julie Blakeney, MPRII

Julie is the founder of Jailbird Communications. With over 12 years of experience in high-energy, global agencies like Ogilvy, Thinkhouse, and HAVAS, she has already made a significant impact in the sector.

Throughout her career, she has managed communications for iconic brands such as Guinness, Hendrick’s Gin, Deloitte, Bank of Ireland, Innocent Juice, and Spotify. Additionally, she contributes her expertise to the Dublin Fringe Festival board, where she advises on communication and sponsorship.

Click here to read the full feature.

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