Farming Life column – All life is precious
This article first appeared as a contribution for Good News for the Countryside column in the Farming Life, where I share the story of an uncle who I never knew…
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Purple Rain celebrates its tenth calendar
It started with a simple idea. Make a calendar to give to clients as a thank you. Now that tradition is ten years old (Purple Rain will be 12 in…
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Feeding Venice – Exploring the islands that supply Venice with food – part 2
After our delicious lunch on Saturday, we boarded a special open-air train for a guided tour among the ‘barenas’ (salt marshes) to Lio Piccolo, an ancient village reached through a…
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Feeding Venice – a food, farming & travel log from an Agri-press trip to Italy – part 1
The vaporetto pulls out of Piazzale de Roma into the Venetian lagoon and I can’t quite believe I am in Italy. This is my first overseas trip after the pandemic.…
Read articleCelebrating Courage – and a decade of Purple Rain
I remember watching some brave people dive off Harbour Hill in the seaside town of Portstewart last summer. As they stepped up to the edge of the cliff and jumped…
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Some Purple Rain PR for Yellow Water
Over the summer, I entered the Irish Farmers’ Journal Country Living’s Local Treasures writing competition. They were encouraging people to write about a place that they went to over lockdown…
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Harvest 2020 video campaign
Autumn is a beautiful season with the trees changing colour, nights getting darker and an excuse to light the fire in the evenings. On the farm, it also means harvest…
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Purple Rain’s first podcast appearance
Thanks to the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Purple Rain had the opportunity to take part in their first podcast appearance. The episode aired on Wednesday 23rd September focusing on ‘Maximising…
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Wimbledon: Five Championship Reads
Over the years I have bought and read many tennis books, including my favourite type – autobiographies. As a tennis fan and a book addict, it is the perfect combination.…
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Lessons in lockdown
Today’s blog is a bit more personal than business related, but given the current circumstances, I just wanted to share some thoughts to help us through these ‘different days’. This…
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The journey so far…
Today, nine years ago, I set up Purple Rain as a PR consultancy. Thanks to my clients and the support of family and colleagues, I am still in business getting…
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Campaigns recognised at Premier Digital Awards 2019
Social media campaigns for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, managed by Purple Rain PR, were recognised at Premier Digital Awards in London. Christmas Means More and Easter Means Everything were…
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