Damien McCarthy
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Founder & Managing Director, HR Buddy
Damien McCarthy
Damien McCarthy is an experienced HR leader, entrepreneur, and Founder of HR Buddy, one of Ireland’s leading outsourced HR and payroll consultancies. With a background in employment law, people management, payroll, and organisational development, Damien works with business owners across Ireland to simplify complex HR challenges and create workplaces where both employees and businesses thrive.
As a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Damien has built a reputation for practical, commercially focused HR advice that helps organisations stay compliant while developing engaged, productive teams.
Under Damien’s leadership, HR Buddy has grown from a regional consultancy into a nationally recognised HR partner supporting organisations of all sizes — providing HR consultancy, employment contracts, employee handbooks, payroll outsourcing, recruitment support, Employer of Record (EOR) services, and HR technology solutions designed specifically for Irish businesses.
What Damien does
- Strategic HR Consulting
- HR Outsourcing
- Employee Relations
- Employer of Record (EOR) Services
- Leadership & Performance Development
- Employment Law Guidance
- Payroll Management
- Recruitment & Talent Support
- HR Technology & Process Improvement
About HR Buddy
HR Buddy provides flexible HR consultancy and talent solutions for businesses throughout Ireland. The company helps employers manage HR compliance, employment contracts, employee handbooks, payroll, recruitment, and ongoing people management challenges.
Through its HR Buddy Manager platform and outsourced HR services, the company enables organisations to reduce administrative burden, improve compliance, and focus on growing their business while HR Buddy handles the complexities of people management.
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Whether you need HR support, payroll help, or advice on a workplace challenge — Damien would be glad to hear from you.
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