PR firm Drury appoints Cathal Barry as chief executive

The Irish Times · Killian Woods · 2026-11-06 10:06 UTC

The current head of the agency’s financial communications unit will take over from Anne-Marie Curran in January

Irish strategic communications and public affairs consultancy Drury has appointed Cathal Barry as its new chief executive.

Barry, who has been with the firm for more than 10 years, will take over from Anne-Marie Curran in January.

In 2016, Barry joined Drury as a client manager and in 2022 was appointed managing director of the agency’s financial communications unit. Earlier this year, he was also appointed to the company’s board.

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