You will find our team to be a very friendly and helpful group of tech oriented PR, digital marketing and marketing communications people.
Our client facing team members have extensive consulting experience working with a world class array of global leaders, high growth Irish exporters and companies focused on the local market. We are steeped in B2B, and all have proven track records helping clients grow their businesses and become market leaders.
Allan
Managing Director and Founder
Allan has 30 years of experience helping technology oriented organisations grow their business through strategy based PR and marketing communications. Allan has consulted with more than 100 technology oriented companies including PayPal, Cable&Wireless, Ricoh, Avaya, CA Technologies, Halo Business Angel Network, TERMINALFOUR, Equinix, Diaceutics, eir and Data Solutions.
He has a passion for helping technology businesses build differentiated and authentic brands through simple, memorable communications.
Before Comit, he was EMEA campaign manager for Oracle. Prior to that, he was marketing manager in the data communications and software sectors with exporters Cornel and Software Dimensions. These experiences taught Allan how PR and marketing can combine to deliver exceptional results when focused on clear business growth objectives. The need for Ireland’s first tech focused PR and marketing communications agency led him to found Comit in 1997. Allan has a degree in business and marketing from University of Limerick, and postgrad diplomas in business planning and marketing strategy from DIT and IMI.
When Allan is not working, he enjoys family time, a weekly game of golf, daily early morning swims and holidays in Strandhill. He would love to have played for Sligo Rovers...if only he was any good!
Barry
Client Director and Board Member
Barry has extensive experience providing strategic and tactical PR and marketing communications services to technology companies in Ireland. He is a co-owner of Comit and has been with the business for 15 years. He is one of Ireland’s most respected corporate PR practitioners, having managed the accounts of some of the largest global technology providers as well as a wide range of successful Irish technology companies.
Barry’s deep understanding of the Irish technology market, exceptional customer service ethos and great media relationships, ensures that he consistently delivers exceptional business results for clients. Before joining Comit, Barry was an account manager with Oracle, working with many high profile corporate clients. He started his career in the publishing industry, learning first-hand how the media works. Barry holds a marketing degree from WIT, and postgrad diplomas in digital marketing and computer science from IMI and UCC respectively.
Outside of work, Barry is most likely to be found on a princess or fairy adventure (he has 3 young daughters!), watching football, or socialising with friends and family.
Helen
Account Director
Helen has extensive international journalism, digital marketing, PR and communications experience.
Having started out her career in The Irish Sun, Helen worked as Features Writer for five years before moving to Dubai. There, she was chief correspondent for a content marketing agency, before joining Forbes Middle East as Features Editor.
Helen has an English and History degree from UCD and postgraduate qualification in Journalism from Griffith College Dublin. She has a passion for news, media, the arts and travel. If she could sing, Helen would be a West End star.
Rebecca
Account Director
Rebecca worked in journalism before joining Comit in 2017 and wrote for an array of titles, mediums and audiences, including Her.ie, HerFamily.ie, U magazine and Irish Tatler.
She also worked within creative communications at Harmonia Publishing where she produced publications for a wide range of commercial clients.
Rebecca holds a BA in English Literature and Film from Queens University Belfast and an MA in Journalism from Dublin City University. When she’s not working or putting the final touches to her debut novel, she can be found on the tennis courts or at the cinema.
Ruth
Account Manager
Coming from a journalism background, Ruth is always on the lookout for the next story. She holds a BA Degree in Journalism from Dublin City University and has experience writing for a range of publications, from local to national.
Ruth joined Comit from communications consultancy, O’Hea PR, where she worked for five years across a variety of clients and some of Ireland’s biggest brands.
Prior to this, she cut her PR teeth with communications agency Purcell Masterson in her native Kilkenny. However, she considers herself an honourary Dub, having lived here for nearly a decade!
Outside the office, Ruth has been bitten by the travel bug and has travelled to over 20 countries (and counting). On home soil, she can be found with her nose in a book or a coffee in her hand.
Conor
Account Manager
Conor’s background in the industry began with corporate PR agency, Gibney Communications, where he worked for over three years across a number of high-profile clients in the public and private sector. Having started as an intern, Conor progressed to Senior Account Executive having worked on a number of successful and award-winning campaigns and establishing strong relationships within the Irish media.
Conor holds an LLB in Law from the Dublin Institute of Technology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism & Public Relations from Griffith College, and previously worked in hospitality and retail prior to graduating from third level education.
When he’s not working, Conor enjoys experiencing new things, whether that be travel, culinary, or entertainment, while also trying to keep track of the goings on in as many sports as is humanly possible.
Aleasha
Senior Account Executive
Aleasha joined Comit from communications firm, The Reputations Agency, where she worked with renowned Irish and international brands and companies across a mix of consumer, corporate and CSR initiatives. Aleasha’s role included writing and distributing releases, determining story angles, securing coverage, managing social media, campaign planning, and event management.
Aleasha first dipped her toes in PR when volunteering for Mother’s First non-profit. She also has experience working in internet trust and safety for Twitter’s French market.
Aleasha holds a BA in French, Politics and International Relations from University College Dublin and a Diploma in Public Relations from Public Relations Institute of Ireland.
When she’s not working, she can be found sea-swimming, speaking French or rating Dublin’s finest croissant on her food blog.
Debbie
Finance Director
Debbie looks after the administration and financial side of operations.
She keeps us on the straight and narrow. Debbie is a graduate of DIT and has a postgraduate diploma in IT.
Previously Debbie worked in Dublin Business Innovation Centre where she worked directly with new emerging technology companies and Allfinanz where she was a web developer.
When Debbie is not in the office she’s usually looking after children and running the family taxi service to hockey, soccer.....
