Irish HR Awards

Please note that this schedule is draft and subject to change.

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  Edwin O'Hora Owner & Principal

  OHORA Consulting

  As Owner and Principal Consultant, Edwin holds over 12 years’ top level experience in senior HR management and executive HR leadership roles spanning the Distribution, Pharmaceutical and FMCG sectors.

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  Dr Gerry McMahon HR & Employee Relations Lecturer

  Dublin Institute of Technology

  Gerry McMahon is acknowledged as a national expert in the area of People Management and Employee Relations.  He has over 30 years’ experience working as a presenter cum lecturer in the area, across a host of reputable public and private sector, 3rd level educational and academic institutions.  He has also got extensive experience working as a consultant, negotiator, trainer, adjudicator, mediator, coach, team builder, investigator, researcher, facilitator, arbitrator and expert witness on behalf of a wide range of Government departments, public sector enterprises, semi-state entities, blue chip companies, professional institutes, trade unions, employer and community\voluntary and religious organisations.

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  Michelle Browne Excellence Through People

  National Standards Authority of Ireland

  Michelle Browne is a HR professional with 20 year’s experience across a range of areas of HR including recruitment, employee engagement, industrial relations and compensation & benefits to name a few.

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  Rachel Doherty Programme Director, CIPD courses

  National College of Ireland

  As Programme Director for the CIPD courses in National College of Ireland, Rachel has further developed the reputation of the programmes through quality delivery and attracting a team of excellent lecturers with both superb industry experience and terrific teaching skills. With wide-ranging experience in Talent Development and Resourcing in both multi-national and indigenous organisations, Rachel has also consulted on HR issues to Microsoft, IBM, the Blood Transfusion Board and Mercer amongst others. She currently lectures in HR for National College of Ireland and is Programme Director on the CIPD programmes.  She has particular expertise in leadership development and digital & blended learning.

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  Alison Comyn Television & Print Journalist and Broadcaster

  Alison Comyn is a television and print journalist and broadcaster, best known as news anchor of UTV Ireland & IFTA-winning news and current affairs programmes Ireland Live.

  Alison has presented numerous current affairs and entertainment programmes in the UK and Ireland with RTÉ, BBC, Sky News and Channel 4, as well as covering for Joe Duffy on many occasions on Liveline on RTE radio 1.