Remembering the fallen journalists
After a visit to St Bride’s Church in London for the 70th anniversary of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), Rebecca reflects on the need to remember journalists who…
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Food Matters at the Barn opens it’s doors
A cookery school offering classes in practical family cooking has been officially opened on the outskirts of Rathfriland, Co Down. Food Matters at the Barn on the Whitegate Road is…
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Happy Birthday to the UFU & Balmoral Show
One of the key drivers in creating a newsworthy publicity campaign is the marking of time of an organisation or service that has been going for a long time. This…
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Photography exhibition raises funds for the Simon Community
To mark the seventh anniversary of Purple Rain, I held a photography exhibition in Rathfriland on the theme In the line of duty, in Rathfriland Young Farmers’ Hall. I was delighted…
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Caught ‘In the line of duty’ – images from Rebecca’s first photography exhibition
My first photography exhibition was based around the theme In the line of duty, celebrating people carrying out ordinary and extraordinary duties. This followed on from one of my City…
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Purple Rain presents In the line of duty
A photography exhibition by Rebecca J McConnell What have a farmer, a Wimbledon line judge, a golf caddie, a bridesmaid and a GB captain all got in common? They all…
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The Entlebucher Alpabfahrt 2017
Over the years, I have brought in the cows for milking hundreds of times on the farm. If the sky is clear, I can look right across the Mourne Mountains,…
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Purple Rain makes Swiss Press
As a member of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists of Ireland (Northern Section), I had the opportunity and privilege to visit Switzerland this month as part of the IFAJ Press…
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Behind the scenes at Wimbledon
Those that know me will know that I like my tennis and I love Wimbledon. I have been fortunate enough over the years to win tickets in the public ballot…
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Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend offers free ticket to visit working farms
Sixteen farms across Northern Ireland will open their doors to the public for free this weekend as part of Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2017. Six new farms will open their…
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Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend participants trained up for 2017
Seventeen farms have signed up to participate in Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend 2017 and have undergone training to help them be prepared to welcome the public this summer.…
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Purple Rain Calendar 2017
Christmas is filled with traditions and one tradition Purple Rain has established is the production of the annual client calendar. I scan the archive from PR shots taken for campaigns that year, plus…
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