VIP Publishing is delighted to announce that the eir Power of Women Awards are back.
These awards celebrate the best and brightest female entrepreneurs in Ireland, across the worlds of fashion, technology, beauty, lifestyle, wellness and more!
The winners, decided by an expert panel and awarded at an exclusive lunch in Dublin’s Marker Hotel on November 14th, will be profiled in VIP Magazine.
Find out more about our inspiring nominees for the Communications Award here…
Sonia Harris
Sonia Harris is the Founder and Managing Director of Harris PR, which she founded in 2009.
Over the course of her long and fruitful career in the PR and media industries, she’s worked as a journalist with the Sunday Independent and still writes regular contributions for national newspapers and media outlets.
Sonia has been the account lead on a number of multinationals, start-ups, festivals and events.
Rachel Sherry
Rachel Sherry is the Managing Director of Sherry Communications.
The communications strategist and advisor has provided her expert and creative counsel to a number of high profile brands and organisations such as Emirates, Visa and the Arab Irish Chamber of Commerce.
She has directed some of the most successful communications campaigns in this country, including the introduction of the smoking ban.
Valerie Roe
Valerie Roe has been the force behind her eponymous Valerie Roe PR agency for almost twenty years now, where she oversees all aspects of the agency, including client campaigns, crisis management, creative direction and event planning.
Her clientele includes a range of high profile fashion, beauty and lifestyle brands like Kash Beauty and BPerfect.
Hannah Saunders
Hannah Saunders, founder of Hannah Saunders PR, has over ten years of experience in the Public Relations and Influencer Marketing industries, as well as a close association to international brands such as Gillette, AVON, P&G, and Therapie Clinic.
Hannah is always enthusiastic to help brands launch from the ground up, or reposition themselves in their industries.
Joanne Byrne and Sinead Ryan
Joanne Byrne and Sinead Ryan are the co-founders and directors of the PR agency Presence Plus.
With their expertise and the help of their team, they offer a wide range of PR services across sectors such as beauty, fashion, entertainment, hospitality, FMCG and wellbeing.
Lindsey Holmes
In 1994, Lindsey Holmes founded her PR consultancy Lindsey Holmes PR, and since then her business has worked with massive stars such as U2 and The Cranberries.
Lindsey is highly praised for her work with Electric Picnic after she greatly increased the attendance, from around 10,000 to 55,000.
Ailish Cantwell
Ailish Cantwell established Inspire Creative Communications Agency in 2003. The company specialises in PR and marketing for the hotel and retail sectors, as well as personal representation.
Inspire PR’s client list includes a number of five star hotels across the country and Paramount Pictures. Later, in 2016, Ailish went on to found another PR agency, Sync and Swim, with Aileen Galvin.
Rebecca Burrell
Rebecca Burrell is the co-founder and managing director of Burrell Marketing and Publicity.
She founded the agency together with her mother, Patricia, and has since built up over 25 years of experience in public relations. Burrell PR has worked with clients such as Tommy Hilfiger, Karen Millen and Boohoo.
