Public Affairs

In a world where the political landscape evolves continually, organisations are constantly being presented with new regulatory or legislative challenges. The interests of your business can be critically affected by decisions taken daily in the Houses of the Oireachtas, or by members of the civil service. Edelman provides clients with intelligence on these decisions, understanding the imperative behind them, identifying who is influencing them and ensuring our clients’ interests are represented.

We have gained a strong reputation for developing strategies that have effectively built and nurtured positive Government relations for a range of businesses in various sectors. With an ex-political advisor and former senior TD leading the practice, we provide clients with the tools they need to maintain an open dialogue with and an understanding of how to interact with the political system.

Our team of consultants ensure that our clients have a comprehensive understanding of all political issues that affect – or may affect – their business. We work with clients on political communications strategies that match their individual needs, ensuring that their messages are heard by the people that matter.

Edelman believes in an integrated approach to public affairs which encompasses the fullest possible range of stakeholder audiences within a wider issues and reputation management framework. The political world does not exist in a vacuum and in order to successfully achieve a political outcome, the widest range of media, NGO and other stakeholder audiences must be considered within what would once have been seen as a narrow “public affairs programme”.