A PR firm established by a Raphoe native has won yet another award.
Harte Media, founded by Garrett Harte, won at the PRII Communication Impact Awards 2026.
They won the Most Impactful Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Communication Campaign at the awards, which were held at a gala ceremony at the Conrad Hotel in Dublin on Friday.
Harte Media won for their work on TheReplay.ie, an initiative designed to help people living with dementia to reconnect with their memories via the iconic GAA commentary of the late Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh.
They led the communications strategy, PR, media relations and national launch of the campaign, generating a media reach of more than 13.17 million people, with coverage across national television, radio, print and digital media in Ireland, the UK and the U.S.
According to Harte Media, the campaign also helped drive significant engagement with the platform itself, which has recorded more than 48,000 page views and 124,000 site interactions since its launch.
The award also marks the second success of 2026 for the Raphoe man’s PR firm, after they were also winners at the PRCA Awards for Excellence in June.
After scooping the award on Friday night, Garrett, who is also Harte Media’s Managing Director, said it was “a fantastic recognition of the work we are doing.”
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“This is a very special award for Harte Media because The Replay.ie demonstrates the impact that strategic communications can have when there is a powerful idea and genuine purpose at the heart of a campaign,” he said.
“Our role was to take an innovative concept and turn it into a national conversation around dementia that would reach the people who could benefit from it. We knew from the outset that this wasn’t simply a health or sports story. It was about memory, identity, family and connection, and we built the communications strategy around that human story.”
“Winning our second major industry award of 2026 is also a significant achievement for Harte Media and a fantastic recognition of the work we are doing with our clients to deliver communications strategies that create measurable impact.”
“The PRII Communication Impact Awards recognise creativity, strategic thinking, innovation and measurable communications impact across Ireland. The 2026 ceremony took place on Friday, 18 September at the Conrad Hotel in Dublin.”