Carr Communications is a public relations and training company in Ireland.
| Industry | Public relations Marketing Training |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Bunny Carr |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
Key people | Tony Hughes (managing director) Donal Cronin (director) |
| Website | carrcommunications |
It was founded in 1973 by the Irish television presenter Bunny Carr.[1]
Under Managing Director Terry Prone, the company expanded into public relations.[2] The company has trained politicians to appear in media, including former Taoisigh, Bertie Ahern TD, Charles Haughey and Garret Fitzgerald as well as other prominent TDs from different political parties.[2][3]
The company was subject to a management buyout in 2004[2][4] and the company's profits improved substantially.[5] In 2008, Donal Cronin and Fergus Hoban became owners of the company following the departure of a number of senior executives.[6] Terry Prone resigned as a director of the company in February 2008[2][6] and others left with her to set up a rival company.[7]
In February 2008, Tony Hughes rejoined the company as managing director.[8] In March 2008, it was reported that the company received substantial government contracts for its services.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Former TV presenter Bunny Carr dies, aged 91". 2018-09-20.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d Carswell, Simon. "Terry Prone leaves Carr Communications after 25 years". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ^ The Irish Examiner, Sean MacCarthaigh, 15 June 1998 TDs thank Carr for gift of media gab Archived 2008-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Irish Emigrant, 31 March 2004 Management takeover at Carr Communications Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sunday Business Post, Ian Kehoe, 28 May 2006 Profits jump at PR firm following MBO Archived March 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Irish Examiner, Conor Keane, 19 Feb 2008 Carr Communications rocked by third top-level resignation in two weeks
- ^ The Sunday Tribune, Emmet Oliver, 24 Feb 2008 Prone to take on Carr [permanent dead link]
- ^ Beesley, Arthur. "Carr Communications managing director quits". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ^ Irish Independent, Laura Noonan & Tom McEnaney, 1 March 2008 Carr earns €800,000 in Government deals