LATEST PROJECTS
Project | 01
National Risk Assessment 2018
I was part of a small team that delivered the National Risk Assessment report 2018. I was the lead on the public consultation, which included drawing up a communications strategy and reaching out to stakeholders to spread awareness of the process. I also organised a new format for the annual Open Policy Debate held to inform the report, which was a huge success and brought in lots of new interest groups to feed into the report.
Information on the National Risk Assessment:
"The National Risk Assessment allows us to identify strategic risks to Ireland’s future well-being. It is important to have this public discussion and we would like to thank everyone who contributed their views. The Report follows a consultation that aimed to stimulate and facilitate a national conversation about the risks facing Ireland, including an Open Policy Debate in April, and a four week public consultation period on a draft version of the National Risk Assessment.The National Risk Assessment, which is published annually, is an opportunity to take a bird’s eye view of the biggest risks facing the country. By identifying and debating these risks, the exercise aims to increases awareness and also provides a framework for Departments to consider mitigation actions and plans."
Project | 02
Remembering 1916
2016 saw the centenary of the 1916 Rising. Events to mark the 100th anniversary of the Rising took place throughout the country and abroad. I was working in the Government Press Office and as part of a strategy to help contextualise the Centenary for citizens, I planned, produced, shot and edited a series called "Remembering 1916".
I spoke to members of the 1916 Relative's Association about their family members' involvement in the Rising, and what the commemorations meant to them. This is a project I'm very proud of as it records some of the oral history passed down through generations of families, which demonstrates the effects of the Rising both then and now. I also asked participants to bring any memorabilia they had and captured images of this. Overall I felt it made a real contribution to the online conversation that was taking place around the Centenary, which was an important milestone for Ireland as a country and for our society.
I was leading a team of three to produce the series, and under very tight time constraints with Easter as a deadline. Balancing the production of the series with other day to day work and delivering on the rest of the Centenary communications strategy as part of a small team was a challenge, and it taught me a lot about the value of delegation and communication. The resulting interviews were very well received by the audience and viewed hundreds of times, with positive feedback coming in from diaspora abroad who felt it helped them be a part of the celebrations.