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Neil Hughes FCA is managing partner of Hughes Blake Chartered Accountants and has specialised in insolvency and corporate recovery for many years. In particular he has extensive experience of examinership matters and has acted as examiner on numerous occasions. He is the co-author of ‘Examinership in Practice’ and he has lectured widely on the subject of corporate recovery. He is also a regular finance commentator on both radio and in the print media. Successful recent examination cases include the Chartbusters Group, the Ely Medical Group, the Blubar and Lullymore Developments. |
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Kieran McCarthy CPA qualified as a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 1995 and as a member of the Institute of Taxation of Ireland in 1998. He worked in both industry and practice for a number of years before moving in 2000 to work in Audit and Corporate Recovery with a Big 4 firm in Dublin. Kieran was appointed partner of Hughes Blake in 2004. Kieran has successfully completed examinerships in a wide range of sectors including the construction sector, the licensed trade, restaurants and in professional sport. Successful recent examination cases include Drogheda United FC, Contech Telecommunications and the Ocean and Ivory bars.. |
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David O'Neill
qualified with a big four firm
in Dublin in 2003. David is a member of
the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
Ireland and has extensive experience in
Audit and Assurance gained in both Ireland
and New Zealand.
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Sean
Burke qualified in 1971 with a
Big 4 firm. During his nine year period
there he worked at home and overseas in
several roles including Audit Manager and
Group Manager. In 1980 he resigned and entered
into partnership with Paddy Burns in F.G.
Blake & Co Chartered Accountants. He
has also served 10 years on State Boards,
namely Bord na Mona and APSO.
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Paddy Burns
qualified as a Chartered Accountant
in 1972 with a Big 4 firm. Shortly afterwards
he joined F.G. Blake & Co., where he
became a partner within 12 months. Following
the retirement of his partner, Sean MacGoey
in 1980 he entered into partnership with
Sean Burke. F.G. Blake & Co. became
known as Burke Burns Blake in 1997. |
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Kevin Hughes
qualified with a Big 4 firm in Dublin in
1972. He then became financial controller
of a group of milling companies in the Southeast.
In 1977 he founded K.P. Hughes & Co.
Chartered Accountants. In 1980 the firm
merged with a local practice and became
Hughes McClean Dowling & Co. In 1997
he became a founding partner of Hughes &
Associates. |