The shortlist for the 2017 Awards for Excellence in PR was announced on Friday, 12th May.

The Awards for Excellence is the beacon for best practice in Irish public relations and communications and those shortlisted set the benchmark for work within the sector, and showcase the best the PR profession has to offer.

Irish public relations is going from strength to strength, and reflecting the diversity of life in the public relations and communications arena there are 21 awards in total.

There is amazing public relations work being done throughout our island. At a time of blurred lines and diminishing borders between traditional silos, we see public relations and communications professionals coming to the fore; doing brilliant and creative work that delivers results. The Awards for Excellence celebrate that work and the winners will be announced at a Gala Awards Luncheon on Friday, June 23rd.

Well done to the following who have been shortlisted:

Awards for Excellence in Public Relations 2017

#PRAwards17

Shortlisted Entries

 

#BeVConfident – Bayer Consumer Health
notorious
Bayer Consumer Health
#lovearealtree
Engage Communications Ireland
Irish Christmas Tree Growers Association

#MakeHistory
Murray
Three

#MindYourSelfie
St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services

#StopKeepingMum
Dogs Trust

#ThePowerWithin
Wilson Hartnell
Electric Ireland

Aer Lingus – Good to Great
Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus bring Home Advantage whereever we play
Teneo Sports
Aer Lingus

Age Proof & Boost Your Skin with NIVEA Q10
Drury | Porter Novelli
NIVEA

AIB Backing Club & County #TheToughest
Wilson Hartnell
AIB

Allianz – Sponsorship Of Sinead Kane
Teneo PSG
Allianz Ireland

ALONE Christmas Campaign
Limelight Communications
ALONE

An Post Rás
Wilson Hartnell
An Post

Becoming the first Irish Company to float on the Australian Stock Exchange
Hume Brophy
Oneview Healthcare

BHSL – Poultry in Motion
Murray

BHSL

Billy Elliot The Musical
Bord Gais Energy Theatre

Bord Bia Eggs: Fuel for a Busy Life
Wilson Hartnell
Bord Bia

Building Lidl’s corporate reputation in Ireland
The Reputations Agency
Lidl Ireland

Bus Éireann, Women of the Rising Campaign
Bus Éireann

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week
Murray
Gas Networks Ireland

Census 2016 Public Information Campaign
MKC Communications
CSO

Connected Futures
ReputationInc
Vodafone Ireland

Delivering Transatlantic Connectivity from Cork to Boston
Cork Chamber

ESB Big Energy Hack
ESB

Europe for Big Data Report Launch
William Fry

Galaxy Dublin Fashion Festival
Edelman
Mars Ireland

Glasnevin Cemetery celebrates 1916 centenary year
Teneo Strategy
Glasnevin Cemetery

Heineken Connects
Heineken Ireland

IKEA |People & Planet Positive
Weber Shandwick
IKEA

Introducing the mesentery, the organ hiding in plain sight
University of Limerick

Investec Women in Leadership
The Reputations Agency
Investec

Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice, together with Bewley’s
MKC Communications
Bewley’s

King of the Hill
Legacy Consultants
Largo Foods

La Roche-Posay – Skin Checker
Murray
La Roche-Posay (L’Oreal Active Cosmetics)

Launch of Centra Live Every Day
FleishmanHillard
Centra

Let’s Celebrate 2017
Wide Awake Communications

Life Style Sports – Munster Rising
Teneo Sports
Life Style Sports

Life Style Sports #FootbALLorNothing
Teneo PSG
Life Style Sports

Marilyn at MOSI
notorious
Newbridge Silverware

Meteor Merry Hintmas Campaign
TRA Brands | The Reputations Agency
Meteor

Monaghans Cashmere Looks to the Next Generation
FleishmanHillard
Monaghans Cashmere

Musgrave MarketPlace Ballymun ‘Supermarket Sweep’ Launch
Teneo Strategy
Musgrave MarketPlace

My pain feels like
Wilson Hartnell
Grünenthal Pharma Ltd

New Zealand Rugby in Ireland
Teneo Sports
AIG Ireland

NewsWhip Fundraising Announcement
Beachhut PR
NewsWhip

Open Gate Brewery
Wilson Hartnell
Diageo, Ireland

Pan EMEA Employee Advocacy campaign for Kerry
FleishmanHillard
Kerry

Power Of Green Campaign
Edelman
SSE Airtricity

RIAI Simon Open Door
The Reputations Agency
The Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland

Richmond Barracks
Wilson Hartnell
Dublin City Council

Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge Launch – We Were promised Jet Packs
Teneo PSG
Samsung

Science Week 2016
Drury | Porter Novelli
Science Foundation Ireland

ŠKODA Superb Wedding Car
FleishmanHillard
ŠKODA

Startup Wake
Beachhut PR
The Ryan Academy

SuperValu Good Food Karma Project 2016
TRA Brands | The Reputations Agency
SuperValu

Take a Closer Look
Weber Shandwick
Vodafone Ireland

Take The First Step
The Reputations Agency
National Adult Literacy Association

The Big Slide Home
FleishmanHillard
98FM

The Glanbia Corporate Newsroom
Glanbia

The Irish Life Health Schools Fitness Challenge
Wilson Hartnell
Irish Life Health

The Launch of Vodafone’s Partnership with the IRFU
Teneo Sports
Vodafone

The RSA’s Check it Fits service
Carr Communications
Road Safety Authority

The Young Offenders
Limelight Communications
Wildcard Distribution

Transformative Transplants – Giving the Gift of Life
Drury | Porter Novelli
Beaumont Hospital

Volkswagen GAA Sevens
Legacy Consultants
Volkswagen

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Céline Heemskerk, MPRII

Colin O’Donnell, MPRII

Cormac Coughlan

Emma Williams, MPRII

Roseanne Regan, MPRII