CPD Course Speaker

Crowe Ireland

Michael O'Scathaill

Michael is a director in the firm’s tax department. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the NUI and is a Chartered Accountant (FCA) and an AITI Chartered Tax Advisor.

Michael manages a varied and interesting portfolio of corporate and personal tax clients from a range of sectors including food & beverage, retail, insurance, construction and waste management. He has a strong relationship with his clients and works closely with them to deliver a service that meets their commercial as well as their taxation requirements.

CA Partners

Philip O'Connor

CA Partners are an independent firm of capital allowances specialists who advise on the preparation of capital allowances claims for property in a robust and tax compliant manner.

Philip O'Connor is managing director of CA Partners. He is a dual qualified tax adviser and chartered surveyor with over 18 years experience specialising in property tax incentives.

He advises on all aspects of property tax incentives including entitlement, valuation and optimising capital allowances claims.

Before setting up CA Partners, Phil led the capital allowances team of one of the "big 4" accountancy firms.

SciMet R&D

Eoin Brennan

Eoin Brennan is Managing Director of SciMet R&D, a firm specialising in the delivery of R&D Tax Credit services. SciMet R&D assist companies of all sizes and from across the full range of R&D performing sectors in availing of their R&D Tax Credit entitlement. We provide a complete end-to-end service from initial claim preparation to Revenue Audit support. We also assist companies in accessing R&D Grants, Knowledge Development Box and Digital Games Tax Relief.

Prior to setting up SciMet R&D in 2014, Eoin headed up the Irish operations of an international R&D Tax Credit consultancy firm.

Eoin is a Chartered Tax Advisor since 2001 and completed the ACCA accountancy exams in 2004. He subsequently completed a Diploma in Science and Technology (Atlantic University Alliance) and a Higher Diploma in Science in Computing (Technology University Dublin).

James Bradley & Co.

James Bradley

James is a qualified accountant and tax consultant. He is the principle of his own tax consultancy practice in Cork and deals with clients from all economy sectors and provides professional tax advice under all tax heads to his clients. James has been lecturing for the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Taxation in Tax for more than ten years and has also set tax exams for both Institutes. James has also been providing continual professional development courses for the Institute of Certified Public Accountants / The Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Taxation in Tax for 10 years also.

Grant Thornton

Jim Kelly

Jim joined Grant Thornton in 2003. He has over 25 years’ experience in all areas of Irish taxation having spent 10 years with the Revenue Commissioners and subsequently working as a director of taxation with PKF Dublin which merged with Grant Thornton in 2003.

Jim is an experienced professional having dealt with all aspects of Irish taxation including personal taxation, corporate taxation, Relevant Contracts Tax, retirement and estate planning, group reorganisations, international tax issues, intellectual property structuring and preparing for and negotiating Revenue audits. He has extensive experience in advising international and domestic organisations involved in manufacturing, construction and retail.