Public Affairs Ireland:
Public Affairs Ireland is a non-governmental body established with a view to fostering the highest standards and best practice in leadership and management of the public service in Ireland. We strive to provide cutting edge practically focused education and training programmes and publications that are tailored to meet the needs of our informal network of member organisations, including private sector organisations with an interest in this sector.
Public Affairs Ireland is an accredited Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Training Centre and an Institute of Commercial Management (ICM) accredited Professional Development Training Centre providing tuition and programmes leading to the ICM’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Awards.
Public Affairs Ireland operates from 25 Mountjoy Square, Dublin, one of the 42 surviving original buildings of the Mountjoy Square developed by the Gardiner Estate between 1793 and 1818. The main building retains original features such as the Portland stone floating stairs and arched recesses, as well as particularly fine plasterwork. Public Affairs Ireland is continuing the restoration work started by previous owners and is adapting the building to meet the needs of a state-of-the-art training centre. Facilities include 6 training rooms in the main building and a modern annex, breakout rooms, media rooms, cafeteria, restaurant, research facilities and library.
Training rooms have natural daylight and tall ceilings, as well as modern projection facilities and wireless internet access.