RED C is a market research and polling company in Ireland.
It is most widely known for its political opinion polling (though most of its business is market research, with several large corporate clients). [1] The Sunday Business Post publishes a monthly RED C poll tracking the support for Irish political parties. [2]
RED C was founded in 2003 by CEO Richard Colwell [3] who had previously worked in London for Research International and ICM Research, followed by Lansdowne Market Research in Dublin. [4] As at 2016, Red C Research and Marketing Ltd was owned (via holding company RSV Ventures Ltd) by its directors, with Colwell being the majority shareholder. [5]
The company's headquarters are in East Point Business Park in Dublin. [6] The company opened a call centre in Dundalk in 2006, [7] and a London office in 2016. [5] [8]
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