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PRESS RELEASE – Change and Growth at Vulcan Consulting

Vulcan Consulting is appointing a new Head of Office in Brussels.

Hana Bartakova takes over the reins of Vulcan’s rapidly growing Brussels operation, as the firm looks ahead to an exciting 2025.  

Hana is an experienced Brussels public affairs consultant.  She has worked for a Vice President of the European Parliament; as an advisor to the ALDE Group; and in recent years in trade associations and agencies.  

In her last role, she was the lead for EU affairs.  

Elizabeth Krahulecz, who has led Vulcan’s Brussels office for the past 2 years, will pivot to a strategic business development role.  Elizabeth will work closely with the senior leadership team across the company to continue driving growth and excellence for Vulcan’s clients.  

Pascal König is being promoted to the position of Account Director and Deputy Head of Office.  Pascal will work closely with the senior team to devise strategy and deliver the highest quality services for Vulcan’s clients.  

Vulcan CEO, Lucinda Creighton, commented: 

“I am thrilled to welcome Hana to the Vulcan team.  Her strong credentials, proven professionalism and warm personality will ensure she is a perfect fit for Vulcan and our clients.  We are experiencing a period of rapid growth with exciting new clients coming onto our books – so Hana’s arrival and the skills she brings come at a key time for us.

“I am grateful to Elizabeth for her stewardship of the Brussels team and am very much looking forward to continuing our collaboration on business growth. Meanwhile, Pascal’s promotion is a reflection of his hard work and dedication to the company, our values, and of course to our outstanding clients.”

ENDS

Notes for Editors

1 Vulcan Consulting – an award-winning public affairs agency – was founded in 2016 by CEO, Lucinda Creighton, a former Minister for European Affairs for Ireland and Member of Parliament.  Working from offices in Dublin and Brussels, Vulcan Consulting’s award-winning team works to enhance and grow clients’ public affairs and strategic communications objectives. We specialise in providing clients with best-in-class strategic advice on navigating the political, regulatory and communications landscapes in Ireland and across Europe.

For further information please contact Sean Klein – Director of Strategic Communications seanklein@vulcanconsulting.eu

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Graduate Trainee (Ireland)
Preferred Start Date: January/February 2026
Dublin

Vulcan Consulting is looking to hire an upcoming or recent graduate with a passion for public affairs, policy and politics as part of our Graduate Trainee Programme. The ambitious trainee will participate in a 6–month full time programme – and will be based in our Dublin office for at least 3 days each week. 

Vulcan’s 6–month structured programme will provide the successful candidate with a hands-on experience in government relations, stakeholder engagement and policy analysis. They will become a key member of our client servicing team in Dublin and will primarily assist in supporting our wide range of multinational and domestic clients in the life sciences, technology and retail sectors. 

Vulcan hopes to instill insider knowledge of Ireland’s political landscape – as well as skills to collaborate with key decision makers in both the public and private sectors.

This position is remunerated – and there is potential, upon exemplary performance, for further progression. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who are strongly interested in developing a career in public affairs.
 
Skills & Experience:
  • A University degree (Master’s level ideally but not essential) in relevant subjects (e.g. EU Affairs, International Relations, Communications, Public Affairs etc.);
  • A demonstrable understanding of public policy in Ireland and the legislative process;
  • A strong interest in Irish public affairs; and
  • Excellent writing and research skills.

Personal qualities:

  • Be an enthusiastic team player and a quick learner;
  • Be able to take initiative and demonstrate proactiveness;
  • Demonstrate an attention to detail;
  • Have native-level English; and
  • Have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.

Please send your CV along with a researched written exercise on a campaign of your choosing (no more than 1000 words) to ianfahey@vulcanconsulting.eu  

Please outline why you chose this campaign; why the campaign worked well; what stakeholder were involved in the campaign; what you would have done differently; and what was the result of the campaign in question.

The deadline for applications is 17:00 (Irish time) on Friday, 28 November 2025.

Interviews of short-listed candidates will take place on the week commencing 1 December 2025.