The nominees for the Excellence in Public Relations Awards 2022 have been announced.

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).

The four nominees for Agency of the Year are Edelman Ireland, Hanover, Legacy Communications and Springboard Communications.

The PRCA said that the shortlisted companies were selected from almost 150 entries submitted by consultancies and in-house communication teams across 27 categories.

The campaigns were evaluated by a panel of thirteen public relations and communications industry leaders and academics.

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Shortlisted work 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 awards, established 29 years ago, will be presented in the Round Room at the Mansion House Dublin on June 24, and award sponsors are Fennell Photography, Onclusive, RuePointMedia and Paragon Customer Communications.

The awards shortlist is available to view here.

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