Consortium representing Irish research libraries launches its first strategy
By: Laura Harmon | Clients, Events, Press Releases | 23rd November 2016
PRESS RELEASE Tuesday, 22nd November 2016 Irish research libraries to boost access to collections and increase international collaboration New strategy to make national online catalogue available in line with international standards The Consortium of National and University Libraries (CONUL) has today (22.11.16) launched its Strategy 2016-2019, entitled ‘Ireland’s Memory, Ireland’s Discovery’. The Consortium’s first strategy aims to make a significant impact in the education sector and includes a plan for…
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Africa Day 2016
By: Aoife Johnston | DHR News, Events, Featured | 25th May 2016
Preparations are in full swing at DHR this week for the annual Africa Day Dublin event, for which we provide PR and event management support. Since 2008, DHR has been working with Irish Aid at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the driving force behind the celebrations in Ireland, to help put together the flagship festival. Africa Day is the annual celebration of the continent’s unity, falling on 25th…
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The Benefits of Mindfulness at Work
By: Emily Brennan | DHR News, Events, Featured | 4th December 2015
DHR’s Account Managers Emily Brennan and Sebastian Enke recently attended a breakfast briefing on ‘Mindfulness for Business’ which was organised by Irish Times Training. Today, Emily blogs about their experience at the briefing and what they learned from it. Yesterday morning, my colleague Sebastian and I attended a breakfast briefing on ‘Mindfulness for Business’ organised by Irish Times Training. I must admit to being somewhat of a mindfulness sceptic in the past,…
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‘Big data’: A World of Opportunities and Challenges
By: Sebastian Enke | DHR News, Events, Featured | 17th November 2015
DHR’s Account Manager Sebastian Enke recently visited the offices of our partners Political Intelligence in London. Since Political Intelligence was established in 1995, one of its key areas of expertise has been the internet, communications and technology sectors. Today, Sebastian blogs about what he has learned about ‘big data’, its benefits and its challenges for individuals, businesses and governments. Unprecedented quantities of data are being collected, stored, copied and…
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Tackling hate speech: A legal issue? A societal issue? Or both?
By: Joanne Ahern | DHR News, Events, Featured | 27th October 2015
DHR’s Joanne Ahern and Sarah Harte visited the offices of our partners Political Intelligence in Brussels last week. Today, Joanne blogs about the hate speech conference that they attended in the European Parliament, organised by the S&D group. Hate speech: Simply a legal issue? A societal issue? Or both? That was the subject of the United Against Hate and Fear conference at the European Parliament, which DHR account director…
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DHR Communications MD and Founder, Catherine Heaney shortlisted for 2015 IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Award
By: Aoife Johnston | DHR News, Events, Featured | 6th October 2015
We are delighted to share the news that DHR Communications’ Founder and Managing Director, Catherine Heaney, has been shortlisted for the IMAGE 2015 Businesswoman of the Year Awards! The Awards, established by IMAGE magazine, are now in their ninth year, and recent winners include: Cathriona Hallahan, CEO, Microsoft Ireland; Susan Daly, Managing Editor, Journal Media Ltd.; Margot Slattery, Managing Director, Sodexo Ireland; and Joan Freeman, Founder and CEO, Pieta…
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Top Picks for Culture Night 2015
By: Emily Brennan | Clients, DHR News, Events, Featured | 17th September 2015
Here in DHR Communications, we consider ourselves to be culture vultures, so it’s no surprise that Culture Night is one of the highlights in our calendar! Culture Night is taking place nationwide this Friday, 18th September, with hundreds of arts and culture organisations opening their doors to the public. Some of our fantastic clients are also involved in Culture Night, and below we have outlined what you can expect from…
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Inspirefest 2015 is almost here!
By: Sarah Harte | Clients, DHR News, Events | 10th June 2015
Learn, Network, Connect and Enjoy: What Inspirefest2015 Delegates Can Expect The first ever Inspirefest kicks off in Dublin next week, and we are SO excited! Inspirefest takes place from Thursday 18th to Saturday 20th June and aims to give a platform to female leaders in business and STEM. The new, international 3 day sci-tech festival has diversity at its heart and will showcase diversity and leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering &…
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We’ve Won an Award for our CSR Programme!
By: Martina | charity, CSR, DHR News, Events, Featured | 27th March 2015
We’re delighted and very excited to announce that DHR won the award for ‘Best CSR Programme’ in an Irish company at the National Awards for Excellence in Fundraising last night. According to Anne Hanniffy, CEO of Fundraising Ireland, shortlisted and winning organisations “differentiated themselves from their peers and demonstrated exactly what’s needed to grow and succeed in the demanding conditions of today’s economy”. DHR was shortlisted for ‘Best CSR Programme’…
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