Art Mccarrick Email & Phone Number

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Appointed as Motorsport Ireland’s first Sport Development Officer. Motorsport Ireland are the governing body for 4 wheeled motorsport in the Republic of Ireland with 12 disciplines under its control. Tasked with working with all 34 affiliated clubs, volunteer organisations, relevant bodies and stakeholders to promote motorsport at a grass roots level and develop relationships with local communities.Insurance issues saw financial restructuring in the organisation which meant I took on… Show more Appointed as Motorsport Ireland’s first Sport Development Officer. Motorsport Ireland are the governing body for 4 wheeled motorsport in the Republic of Ireland with 12 disciplines under its control. Tasked with working with all 34 affiliated clubs, volunteer organisations, relevant bodies and stakeholders to promote motorsport at a grass roots level and develop relationships with local communities.Insurance issues saw financial restructuring in the organisation which meant I took on additional roles and duties within the organisation.Some key achievements in this time:- Assisting in the creation of the first two youth academies for Motorsport Ireland affiliated clubs.- Working with the rlevant commissions to create better pathways through the sport, particularly in relation to rallying and karting, by introducing new classes and lowering age limits.- Creation of a club toolkit to aid affiliated clubs, helping club to help themselves including creation of event regulation templates for all disciplines.- Securing private funding (over €500,000 to date), for the funding of Motorsport Ireland high performance driver programmes as well as co-ordinating said programmes.- Creating and implementing Motorsport Ireland’s social media policy, the first Irish NGB to have one.- Project manager of Motorsport Ireland Awards and project manager of the Motorsport Ireland Yearbook, which is produced each year.- Appointed as the youngest ever member of the Motorsport Ireland Serious Incident Communication Group. Show less

Was approached to help construct and improve all marketing, social media content and business strategies for Rally School Ireland. Responsible for drawing up proposals to corporate clients and partners. Responsible for roll over simulator logistics in conjunction with the Road Safety Authority. When I'm not doing any of the above I'll either be on the phone or answering e-mails!

In between substitute teaching work earlier this year I decided to start writing about my lifelong passion, motorsport. ditchslapped.com was set up to bring a strong, reasoned and informative voice to Irish and world motorsport. The site has gained over 500,000 hits to date and has complementing social media accounts helping to drive steady traffic. Articles on the site have been shared by RTE journalist John Kenny and ESPN motorsport writer, Maurice Hamilton.

On the strength of my off screen reporting I was approached by Sportsvision to help present their coverage of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. As well as presenting and doing interviews I also oversee scripting and I am in charge of camera logistics over a rally weekend. The shows air on UTV, TG4, Sky Sports 3 and Irish TV bringing in combined viewing figures of 100,000 per show across all stations.

For every summer from 2009 to 2012 I worked as a walking tour guide in Sligo town giving 2 hour guided tours of the town. The tour was written, promoted and delivered by myself and saw year on year increases in numbers. By the end of 2012, over 3,000 people from 71 countries had sampled my tours.

Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo

Upon completing my studies in NUI Maynooth I worked as a substitute teacher and supervisor in a mixed secondary school to gain classroom and professional experience before applying to do my postgraduate certificate in education. Not only did I gain classroom experience, I also trained sports teams, taught adult education classes and produced the school musical.

While I studied for my degree in history and geography I worked as a part-time waiter in Carton House, one of the most exclusive hotels in Ireland.

Diploma In Digital Communications For Business

This course combines marketing and communication principles and skills with information technology skills in order to work in digital.

Postgradute Certificate In Education (History), Education, Pass (Only Grade Available)

Activities and Societies: Member of the university drama society. Qualified as second level history teacher, learned the foundations.

Bachelor'S Degree, History, Geography, 2:2 (History 2:1, Geography 2:2)

Activities and Societies: Played for college GAA team from 1st until 3rd year. My time in Maynooth afforded me the opportunity to pursue.

Leaving Cert