Irish PR Awards

We were delighted to be shortlisted for ‘Best Healthcare Campaign’ at the Awards for Excellence in Public Relations! There was some stiff competition at the Awards, alongside campaigns supported by companies like Specsavers and Sanofi and although we didn’t win, we were ‘Highly Commended’ in our category for the great work we did with Harris PR for World Haemochromatosis Awareness Week during 2023.

Thank you to the amazing team at Harris PR and a huge shout out to Sonia Harris and Natalie Burke and all the team, who are experts in digital marketing and campaign marketing but most importantly, who are so passionate about raising awareness of haemochromatosis in Ireland.

IHA News and Events

Damian Boylan is Cork’s New Lord Mayor

We would like to extend our sincere congratulations to Damian Boylan, friend, advocate and member of the Irish Haemochromatosis Association, who has just been elected as the new Lord Mayor of Cork! Damian has been an amazing public representative for several years and has made it his mission to raise awareness of haemochromatosis, having been diagnosed himself 23 years ago.

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‘We are Family’ HUK Haemochromatosis Event Belfast

Haemochromatosis UK are hosting a haemochromatosis in-person event in Belfast on the 7th October 2026. Everyone is welcome to attend. Local, national, and international standard experts will deliver a dedicated programme of talks in the beautiful Titanic Hotel. This conference is relevant to anyone affected across the UK and Ireland – even further afield. 

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World Haemochromatosis Awareness Week, 1-7th June 2026

World Haemochromatosis Awareness Week launches!! This is the most important time of the year, when we urge everyone in Ireland to recognise the symptoms of the nation’s ‘Hidden Condition’, often called the ‘Celtic Gene’. Sister and brother, Emilia and Teddy Eustace joined Alice Kelly, Anna McCarthy and Brian Keegan to launch the week.

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