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Creating a Culture of High Performance

Our mission is to help you focus on your strategic objectives while we manage your Human Resources and Health & Safety Matters.

We do this through in depth consultations, custom business audits, bespoke in-person training and fully online, CPD approved, courses.


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About HR Desk

Cyril Keegan CEO HR Desk

About Us

Having great HR in the workplace is essential to help your business grow, and when HR issues do arise you need to take action to resolve them quickly and effectively. This is where Cyril Keegan from HR Desk comes in.

Cyril, a HR and Health & Safety Professional with 22 years’ experience provides businesses with the expert support they need to resolve issues and make sure that they’re getting the most out of their people. Owners and managers of SMEs often don’t have the time or resources to spend on issues that distract them from growing their business, the practical straightforward advice they get from HR Desk is therefore something they can really act upon.

Our Services are affordable and come at a fraction of the price of having a dedicated and costly in-house HR Department within your organisation. We are here to support you through whatever HR issues that you face and through our expert advice, in-depth consultations, custom business audits, bespoke in-person training and fully online, CPD approved courses.

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Client Testimonials

Wilton Waste Recycling worked very closely with HR Desk and Cyril Keegan during a twelve month period where they served as Health & Safety Consultants. The company offers high quality service and we can say we have always been satisfied with their assistance in both HR and health & Safety advice. We were highly impressed by the knowledge HR Desk brought to our business which were both practical and implementable.

Marcel Haynes, Wilton Recycling

I can highly recommend Cyril for the service he has provided. His comprehensive work assisted us in getting Health and Safety approval on the largest cleaning job we have ever undertaken. As a HSE project for Cavan General Hospital it was high profile and therefore it attracted a great deal of attention. Cyrils document was so comprehensive it was accepted without amendment by the HSE and we went on to complete the job successfully.

Emmet Fidgeon, ACE Cleaning

Dealing with HR issues on a day to day basis is very time consuming and if not handled correctly could be very expensive. We felt we needed the help and knowledge HR Desk provided. Cyril is an experienced HR professional who brings a sense of integrity and professionalism when dealing with the HR aspects of our business. I would highly recommend his services.

Ruth King, Silo Clean

The feedback from the candidates on the courses that Cyril provided was extremely positive and has resulted in improved company performance in many areas. Cyril has provided this company with an excellent service and our investment in training has certainly paid off. I therefore highly recommend Cyril for HR training for any company who wishes to see an improvement in their companies performance from a HR perspective.

Darragh Eliott, Elliott Building & Civil Engineering

The company has received very positive feedback from the training sessions and a number of individuals have commented on Cyril's delivery style as very personable and effective. Further to this Cyril's knowledge of the area of HR is exceptional and his experience really adds to the training sessions he delivers. We are extremely happy with the training Cyril has delivered and expect to avail of more training in HR related areas in the future.

Stephen Lyons, GEM Group

Online Training Courses

Online Training Courses

A wide range of staff training and development courses are available from HR Desk, including but not limited to, the following topics. Working From Home (Lone Working) Managing Conflict, HR Strategy Management, Effective Team Management, Disciplinary and Grievance, Appraisal Training for Appraisers, Dealing With Workplace Bullying, Conflict Resolution, Communicating with Employees, Conducting an Investigation, Harassment, Induction, Interviewing, Misconduct Presentation and many more.


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Data Protection Update

Data Protection Update

Data Protection Commission (DPC) publishes 2021 Annual Report

With the DPC coming under the media spotlight last week we thought the report highlights as outlined below would be a useful read. 


The full report can be found via the link at the end of this summary.

Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon, has launched the Irish Data Protection Commission’s Annual Report for 2021. Highlights include:
  • The DPC received 7,469 queries and 3,419 complaints from individuals in 2021 (an increase of 7% on 2020 figures).
  • The DPC concluded 7,081 queries and 3,564 complaints, including 1,884 complaints received prior to 2021.
  • Total valid breach notifications received in 2021 was 6,549. Of the total recorded breach cases, 95% were concluded in 2021 (6,274 cases).
  • In 2021, the DPC concluded 5 large-scale inquiries; sent forward 4 draft decisions to the EU co-decision making process; referred 1 case to the EU dispute resolution mechanism on foot of which the DPC issued a finalised decision; issued a further 9 preliminary drafts of decisions for submissions to regulated entities and complainants in advance of finalisation, and sought submissions on statements of issues or inquiry reports from relevant parties in a further 17 inquiries.
  • In September, the DPC announced a conclusion to a GDPR investigation it conducted into WhatsApp Ireland Ltd. The decision was subject to the EU dispute resolution process, after which the DPC imposed a fine of €225 million on WhatsApp, in addition to an order for WhatsApp to bring its processing into compliance.
  • In December 2021, the DPC settled legal proceedings with the Department of Social Protection (D/SP) on the D/SP’s processing of personal data when issuing Public Service Card.
  • In 2021, the DPC published its finalised Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing, giving much-needed direction to organisations involved in the processing of children’s data.
  • In December 2021, the DPC published its Five-Year Regulatory Strategy for 2022-2027, providing clarity to stakeholders as to the direction of travel for the regulatory priorities of the DPC going forward.
  • Staff numbers increased to 190 and budget increased to €19.1 million (€23.2 million in 2022).

Full Report
https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/data-protection-commission-publishes-2021-annual-report