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.

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..

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.

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.

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.

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.