Best PR Agencies in Ireland (2026): 7 Agencies Reviewed

Ireland hosts the European headquarters of many US technology and pharmaceutical companies, so its PR scene is strong in corporate, financial and public affairs work, with a dense media market centred on Dublin. This ranking is written for a company from the US, the UK, another EU country or the Nordics that wants to hire one of the PR agencies in Ireland – to handle Irish media, government affairs, a crisis or a transaction. I am Adrian, an SEO consultant in Wrocław, and I research and write every ranking on this site myself. I kept 7 consultancies, all registered with the Companies Registration Office (CRO), and read each one’s CRO data.

PR agencies in Ireland at a glance

If you only have a minute, these are the PR agencies in Ireland I would shortlist as a foreign company, in the order I would contact them. Each is reviewed below, with its CRO data on its company profile.

Drury – Corporate, financial and public affairs consultancy, associate partner of FGS Global.
Murray – Long-established corporate, financial and public affairs consultancy.
Q4PR – Partner-led full-service communications consultancy on St Stephen’s Green.
Heneghan – Strategic communications and public affairs consultancy since 1990.
Carr Communications – PR consultancy with a large media and presentation training business.
MKC Communications – Dublin PR, government affairs and crisis communications consultancy.
DHR Communications – Public-interest PR and public affairs consultancy in Dublin’s Liberties.

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How I ranked the PR agencies in Ireland

I ranked the PR agencies in Ireland by quality first, fit for a foreign client second and price third:

Track record – years on the market, named clients and case studies. Irish consultancies rarely publish results, so client lists matter more than usual.
Specialisation – corporate and financial PR, public affairs and lobbying, crisis communications, media training or public-interest work.
Reviews – none of these consultancies has a Clutch profile with reviews, so I name the strongest other signal for each.
Fit for foreign clients – work for international companies and links to international networks, as at Drury.
Registration and ownership – CRO number, legal form, incorporation date and, where I could read them, directors and the largest shareholder (via solocheck.ie and northdata.com, which republish CRO data). For public affairs firms I also looked at Ireland’s Register of Lobbying. Most small Irish companies file abridged accounts without turnover, so I quote no revenue figures.

The list includes only firms registered and headquartered in Ireland. I left out the Irish offices of international PR networks, and a few consultancies I could not match to a CRO company or a confirmed website were left out as well. Drury stays in: Omnicom owned it until its directors bought it back in 2020, and its tie with FGS Global is a partnership. Many buyers in Ireland compare with British agencies, so see also the same list for the UK; if your budget is tighter, here is the same list for Poland, where rates are usually lower.

The 7 best PR agencies in Ireland, reviewed

Every PR agency in Ireland below gets the same treatment: who they are, what clients say, the facts that matter when you hire, and my opinion on who should – and should not – work with them.

1. Drury

Corporate, financial and public affairs consultancy, associate partner of FGS Global

Drury is a strategic communications consultancy in Ranelagh, Dublin, with more than three decades of work in public affairs and regulation, corporate reputation, financial communications, crisis and litigation communications, and digital. Ownership: Drury was owned by Omnicom and traded as Drury|Porter Novelli until August 2020, when its directors bought the business back in a management buy-out, as reported by RTÉ, the Irish Times and PRCA Ireland. Since October 2023 it has had an associate partnership with the global strategic communications firm FGS Global, which PRCA Ireland and the Business Post describe as a partnership, not an ownership stake; I did not re-check the shareholding after 2023.

What clients say. I found no Clutch profile, so there are no usable reviews. The strongest signal is its client work named in its own posts – Mars, the LEGO Group, Beiersdorf (Nivea), Fexco, Science Foundation Ireland and the National Gallery of Ireland – and the FGS Global link for international mandates.

Facts: founded 1989 · Dublin · English.

My take: the consultancy I would call first for corporate, financial or regulatory communications in Ireland that may need an international network behind it. Best for: international companies that need Irish corporate, financial and public affairs PR with a link to a global strategic communications firm. Not for: influencer-led consumer PR on small budgets.

Visit drury.ie →Company profile & reviews →

2. Murray

Long-established corporate, financial and public affairs consultancy

Murray (Murray Consultants, part of Murray Group) is a Dublin communications consultancy at Lower Baggot Street that has operated since 1974. It covers crisis management, financial PR and investor relations, M&A and transaction communications, public affairs, policy and ESG, and runs a creative and brand PR division, Sweartaker. The current company, Murray Consultants Unlimited Company, was registered in 2001; as an unlimited company it generally does not have to file public accounts. Its website does not state who owns it.

What clients say. I found no Clutch profile, so there are no usable reviews. The strongest signal is its 50-year history and the organisations featured in its case studies and press releases: Heineken Ireland, Gas Networks Ireland, Applegreen, Marsh, the Land Development Agency and Cricket Ireland.

Facts: founded 1974 · Dublin · English.

My take: my pick for a foreign company that needs government affairs, a regulatory process or a transaction handled in the Irish media. Best for: foreign companies that need Irish government affairs, regulatory, transaction or crisis communications. Not for: small consumer launches on tight budgets.

Visit murrayconsultants.ie →Company profile & reviews →

3. Q4PR

Partner-led full-service communications consultancy on St Stephen’s Green

Q4PR was founded in 2003 by four partners and is based at 88 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2. It offers communications strategy, corporate and financial PR, investor relations, public affairs, crisis, internal and consumer communications. The firm stresses partner-led service and says many of its main clients have stayed with it since it was formed. Its latest annual return lists four directors and a secretary; the website does not state its ownership, though the four founding partners suggest a partner-owned firm.

What clients say. I found no Clutch profile and no named clients on its website, so there are no usable reviews. The strongest signal is its partner-led model and its client retention claim, which I could not verify.

Facts: founded 2003 · Dublin · English.

My take: a good fit when you want a senior partner, not an account executive, on your Irish media and public affairs work. Best for: corporate and consumer brands that want senior partner attention in Irish media and public affairs. Not for: buyers who need multi-country campaigns.

Visit q4pr.ie →Company profile & reviews →

4. Heneghan

Strategic communications and public affairs consultancy since 1990

Heneghan Strategic Communications was established in 1990 and is based at 54 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4. It covers media relations, corporate and financial PR, crisis and reputation management, public affairs and advocacy, digital, media training and internal communications. Its client list leans towards infrastructure, transport, healthcare and business organisations. I read its registry data on North Data only, where its latest annual return (for 2024) was filed in November 2025.

What clients say. I found no Clutch profile, so there are no usable reviews. The strongest signal is the client list on its website: Alstom, Rentokil-Initial, Bristow Group, the Rotunda Hospital, ISME, The Ireland Funds and the National Space Centre.

Facts: founded 1990 · Dublin · English.

My take: the one I would brief for a B2B, infrastructure or healthcare organisation that needs public affairs and reputation work in Ireland. Best for: B2B, infrastructure and healthcare organisations that need public affairs and reputation management. Not for: lifestyle and consumer influencer campaigns.

Visit heneghan.ie →Company profile & reviews →

5. Carr Communications

PR consultancy with a large media and presentation training business

Carr Communications has worked for more than 50 years from 33 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2. It combines public relations and creative and digital work with Oireachtas readiness programmes – preparing executives to appear before parliamentary committees – and a large training business in media, presentation and writing skills. Its website does not state who owns it.

What clients say. I found no Clutch profile, so there are no usable reviews. The strongest signal is its client logos: ESB, Irish Life, AIB, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Matheson, Avolon, Fujifilm, SEAI and the EPA.

Facts: founded 1973 · Dublin · English.

My take: the obvious call when your executives need media or committee training as much as PR. Best for: executives who need media and parliamentary-committee training alongside PR support in Ireland. Not for: brands that want digital-first consumer PR.

Visit carrcommunications.ie →Company profile & reviews →

6. MKC Communications

Dublin PR, government affairs and crisis communications consultancy

MKC Communications is a Dublin consultancy at 3-4 Merrion Place that offers PR and media relations, government affairs, digital communications and crisis planning; its website says it has been in business for more than 25 years. It is on Ireland’s Register of Lobbying at lobbying.ie, where it files lobbying returns for clients such as the Irish Postmasters’ Union, and that register gives its company name and CRO number. SoloCheck shows five shareholders, the largest a company called Sulis Expertise Limited; I did not check who owns it.

What clients say. I found no Clutch profile, so there are no usable reviews. The client logos on its website appear to include Energia, Salesforce, Virgin Media, Abbott and Matheson, but they are not labelled, so treat them as indicative; its public lobbying returns are the firmer signal.

Facts: Dublin · English.

My take: worth a call for a foreign company that needs media relations and government affairs handled by the same small team. Best for: foreign companies that need Irish media relations combined with government affairs or crisis planning. Not for: buyers who want a large multi-country PR network.

Visit mkc.ie →Company profile & reviews →

7. DHR Communications

Public-interest PR and public affairs consultancy in Dublin’s Liberties

DHR Communications is a PR and public affairs consultancy in Dublin 8 that says it has worked in the field since 2004. Its PRCA Ireland profile describes a full-service consultancy focused on public interest communications: communications audits, media relations, Irish and EU public affairs, issues and crisis management, internal communications, training, public consultations and events. It works with clients in education, arts and culture, health, infrastructure and human rights, and files lobbying returns for Samaritans Ireland. Successor company: the current company, DHR Consultancy Limited, was set up in 2019; an earlier company, DHR Communications Ltd., is shown in liquidation on North Data, and the lobbying register still gives the name as DHR Communications Limited. Patricia Ryan is managing director, according to PRCA Ireland.

What clients say. I found no Clutch profile, so there are no usable reviews. The strongest signal is its public-interest focus and its public lobbying returns, for example for Samaritans Ireland.

Facts: founded 2004 · Dublin · English.

My take: my pick for a public body, charity or infrastructure promoter that has to run a public consultation or manage a contested issue. Best for: public bodies, charities and infrastructure promoters that need public consultation, public affairs and issues management. Not for: consumer product launches or influencer-led campaigns.

Visit dhr.ie →Company profile & reviews →

Quality, specialisation and what PR agencies in Ireland charge

None of the PR agencies in Ireland in this ranking publishes prices. Corporate and public affairs consultancies usually work on a monthly retainer or a project fee agreed after a briefing, and crisis work is often billed by the hour; ask for the fee model, the senior time included and the notice period. Fees are invoiced in euros.

The main choice is between corporate, financial and public affairs consultancies (Drury, Murray, Q4PR, Heneghan), a PR firm built around media and committee training (Carr Communications) and smaller consultancies that combine media relations with lobbying and public consultation (MKC Communications, DHR Communications).

How to choose a PR agency in Ireland

Choosing a PR agency in Ireland starts with the kind of attention you need:

Media, government or both – if you need to meet ministers, officials or Oireachtas members, choose a consultancy with public affairs experience and check its returns on the Register of Lobbying at lobbying.ie, where registered lobbyists report whom they lobbied and for whom.
Corporate or consumer – this list leans corporate; for consumer launches, ask for consumer case studies first.
International backing – if the Irish work is part of a global story, Drury’s partnership with FGS Global may help.
Executive readiness – appearing before an Oireachtas committee or on national radio needs training; Carr Communications specialises in it.
Language – English is the working language of Irish media; Irish-language outlets matter only for some campaigns.

Also check the paperwork when you hire a PR agency in Ireland. Search the company name or CRO number free on core.cro.ie, the Companies Registration Office portal, to see the status, registered office and filing history. Several consultancies trade under a name that differs from the company name – MKC Communications, for example, is MRPA Kinman Communications Limited – so put the registered name and CRO number in the contract. Check the Irish VAT number (IE followed by digits and one or two letters) in the EU’s VIES database. If your business is in another EU country and gives its own VAT number, the reverse charge usually applies and the invoice carries no Irish VAT; for a business outside the EU, Irish VAT is in most cases not charged on these services. Confirm with your adviser – this is not legal or tax advice. Ireland runs on GMT in winter and Irish Standard Time (GMT+1) in summer, one hour behind Central European Time.

PR agencies in Ireland: FAQ

The questions foreign companies ask most before hiring PR agencies in Ireland.

Do PR agencies in Ireland have to register as lobbyists?

Yes, PR agencies in Ireland that lobby public officials on behalf of clients generally have to register on the Register of Lobbying at lobbying.ie and file regular returns. MKC Communications and DHR Communications, for example, file returns there; this is not legal advice.

Is Drury still owned by Omnicom?

No, Drury is no longer owned by Omnicom: its directors bought the business back in a management buy-out in August 2020. Since 2023 it has had an associate partnership with FGS Global, described as a partnership rather than an ownership stake.

How much do PR agencies in Ireland charge?

PR agencies in Ireland in this ranking do not publish prices; most charge a monthly retainer or a project fee in euros after a briefing, and crisis work is often billed by the hour. Ask how much senior time the fee includes.

Which PR agency in Ireland is best for public affairs?

The best PR agency in Ireland for public affairs depends on the issue: for corporate and regulatory matters I would start with Drury or Murray, and for public consultations and public-interest issues with DHR Communications.

My verdict: which PR agency in Ireland to hire

Choosing among PR agencies in Ireland depends on your situation. For corporate, financial or regulatory communications with an international partner, hire Drury. For government affairs and transactions, hire Murray. For senior partner attention, hire Q4PR. For infrastructure and healthcare reputation work, talk to Heneghan, and for executive media training, Carr Communications.

Whichever PR agency in Ireland you choose, agree the fee model, the senior people on your account and the registered company you are contracting with before work starts.

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Written by Adrian DąbrowieckiSEO consultant and founder of Marketer Coffee in Wrocław. I write every ranking on this site myself. Disclosure: Marketer Coffee is my agency.Last updated 7 Nov 2026Changelog · Nov 2026: first version, 7 companies

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