Ray Hayden has over twenty years experience in both print and broadcast journalism. An award-winning journalist, he has worked for newspapers in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. His broadcasting experience is extensive. He worked as a Current Affairs/News/Parliamentary reporter and Producer for the BBC before moving to UTV where, for 10 years, he was the Industrial/Business Correspondent. He has also reported for ITN and Sky News.

Before moving to broadcasting, he was Deputy Editor of the ‘East Antrim Times’, Larne; General News Reporter with the ‘Connacht Tribune’, Galway and Trainee/Junior Reporter with the ‘Midland Tribune’ in his home town of Birr, Co. Offaly.

In 1995, he set up Anglewise which focuses on Public Affairs, Media Skills Training, Presentation Skills Training, PR Crisis Training and DVD production.

From 2000 to 2002, he served as a Special Adviser to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) in the devolved administration in Northern Ireland.

Nuala Hayden’s range of experience over thirty years in banking encompasses every facet of communications and community-related activity. Her roles included the management of advertising campaigns coupled with responsibility for printing, sponsorship, events and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). She project managed a 3-year re-branding exercise and delivered multi-million pound programmes north and south in the area of community investment and sponsorship.

Her responsibilities also involved operational management of events, print buying, planning and organising skills training, staff meeting events and recruitment and management of a successful team of communication project officers.