Archive for July, 2010
Louloubelle Bags, owned by Irish handbag designer Louise O’Leary, today announced that they will donate one hundred specially designed handbags to the Irish Horse Welfare Trust, with all profits of the sale of the bag going directly to the charity. The “Hazel” bag, named after Louise’s own rescue thoroughbred mare, is an exquisite soft dark […]
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Tags: handbag designer Ireland, hazel bag, Horse Welfare Ireland, horses Ireland, IHWT, Ireland AM Sinead Desmond, Irish Horse Welfare Trust, Louise O'Leary, Louloubelle bags, Practice PR, public relations, Sinead Desmond
Castle hosting first ever wedding fair in September Stunning Johnstown Castle, in Wexford, will be hosting its first ever wedding fair on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September. The Castle, a popular location for wedding photography, has recently been approved as a wedding ceremony venue and will hold its first wedding in 100 years in […]
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Powered by Cashbook, Electronic Banking for System i Manages Cash, Reduces Errors, Increases Productivity and Visibility Infor, the leading provider of business software for mid-market companies, today announced Electronic Banking for System i, powered by Cashbook. The full banking solution will provide customers a complete cash management system with a central interface, allowing users to […]
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Tags: business software, Cashbook, ERP Ireland, Infor, Infor Ireland, Practice PR, public relations, System i
Rescue horses helping people
IHWT launches equine assisted learning and therapeutic course Equine assisted therapy and learning can help people of all ages with cognitive, physical, social or emotional challenges. Irish Horse Welfare Trust (IHWT) regularly welcomes visitors at its farm and now aims to provide an opportunity for people in the community to participate in educational and therapeutic […]
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Tags: charity Wicklow, Equine Assisted Learning and Therapeutic course, Horse Welfare Ireland, horses Ireland, IHWT, Irish Horse Welfare Trust, Practice PR, public relations, Sharon Newsome
Tax Computer Systems, the Irish financial software company, today announces that the latest version of Alphatax, its computational tax product, is now iXBRL compliant. Its compliance comes ahead of formal requirements from the UK Revenue Commissioner’s (HMRC) for all financial information in the corporation tax submission process to be iXBRL compliant by April 2011. eXtensible […]
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Tags: Alphatax, financial software, Irish financial software, iXBRL compliance, Practice PR, Public Relations Ireland, Tax Computer Systems
Customer Fulfillment and Operational Excellence Emerge as Top Business Initiatives to Beat Complexity and Drive Profitability. The first findings of a white paper incorporating one of the largest global surveys focused entirely on discrete manufacturers, authored by IDC Manufacturing Insights and sponsored by Infor and IBM, has been published today. Increasing complexity is cited as […]
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Tags: business software, business software Ireland, IBM, IDC Manufacturing Insights, Infor, Infor in Ireland, Manufacturing global survey Infor, Practice PR, Public Relations Ireland
Hiring activities accelerated to fill technical and consultancy roles Espion, Information Security specialist, is looking for candidates to fill a number of vacancies as it builds the team needed to achieve the company’s growth targets. This recruitment drive follows just weeks after Minister Eamon Ryan officially opened the new Espion offices to cater for Espion’s […]
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Tags: Espion, Espion recruitment drive, IT security Ireland, IT security jobs Ireland, Practice PR
I was fortunate enough to be a finalist in the Wicklow County Enterprise Awards 2010 and attended the lunch on Monday July 5 to find out the winners. In my category (Woman in Business Award) Monica Schaefer from Irish Drivers Education Association took the honour and was very impressive. So too were the other finalists […]
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Tags: Jillian Godsil, Practice PR, Public Relations Ireland, Public Relations Wicklow, Wicklow County Enterprise Awards 2010
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Press advice for PR stories
It is silly season, which means offices across the country have many empty desks and journalists get fewer pester calls from PR people (yep, that’s us). Taking the opportunity given by this precious blissful time at the newsdesk, Sunday Business Post media writer Catherine O’Mahony has compiled some very useful pieces of advice for PR […]
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Tags: Catherine O'Mahony, PR tips, Practice PR, Press advice, public relations, Sunday Business Post