The shortlist for the Awards for Excellence in Public Relations Young Communications Professional has been announced.

They are Claire Rowley, Director, Drury; Fiachradh McDermott, Senior Account Executive, Gibney Communications Ltd.; Fiona Hyland, PR Executive, Littlewoods Ireland; and Nicola Halloran Associate Director, Teneo.  The winner will be announced at the Awards ceremony on 24 June in the Mansion House.

`Claire Rowley, Director, Drury

Claire Rowley, Director, Drury

Fiachradh McDermott, Senior Account Executive, Gibney Communications Ltd.

Fiachradh McDermott, Senior Account Executive, Gibney Communications Ltd.

Fiona Hyland, PR Executive, Littlewoods Ireland

Fiona Hyland, PR Executive, Littlewoods Ireland

Nicola Halloran, Associate Director, Teneo

Nicola Halloran, Associate Director, Teneo

The shortlist for all twenty seven categories in this year’s Awards for Excellence in Public Relations reflects the wide range of communications campaigns undertaken in the twelve months since March 2021 including: mental and physical health; economic and social inequalities; food and drinks; sports and maths; entertainments and infrastructure projects; travel and peat; and work and water safety.

The complete shortlist is available on the PRCA here and on the PRII website here

The Awards celebrate the best Irish public relations and communications work by public, private and not-for-profit organisations and are hosted by the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) and the Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII).