Past Judges
Judged by the Industry's Elite: The Irish Accountancy Awards 2026 Our esteemed panel of past judges is composed of renowned experts who have made significant contributions to the accounting industry. They come from diverse backgrounds in academia, business, and related sectors, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the judging process. Their involvement ensures that entries are evaluated by the highest standards of excellence, objectivity, and fairness. The calibre of our past judges is a testament to the rigorous and impartial nature of the awards.
Morna Ahern
Principal, Brass Tax Consultancy
Siobhan Blackwell
Director, Head of Business, Regulatory & Supervisory Management, TD Securities
Nano Brennan
Past President, CPA Ireland
Brendan Brophy
Senior Cost Accountant, Square
Peter Brophy
Managing Director, Floirin Corporate Finance Limited
Mary Rose Burke
Chief Executive Officer, Dublin Chamber
Cathy Byrne
Principal, KPMG Ireland
Barry Cahir
Partner, Head of Insolvency & Restructuring, Beauchamps
Tara Clements
Associate Director - Client Operations, CACEIS Investor Services Ireland Ltd
Joseph Coughlan
Professor of Accounting & Head of School of Business, Maynooth University, Maynooth University
Andrea Crean
Lecturer in Accounting and Programme Director MSc International Accounting and Analytics, National University of Ireland, Galway
Evelyn Cregan
Director of Executive Education and Company Secretary, The Institute of Bankers in Ireland (trading as IOB)
Michael Cronin
Managing Partner, Cronin & Company
Joan Curry
Board Member, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) / Council Member, Chartered Accountants Ireland / Head of Finance, Department of Transport, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
Alan Daly
Managing Director, BRÚ Brewery
Richard Day
Partner, Data Analytics & Risk Assurance, PwC
Gillian Doherty
Chief Operations Officer, Accounting Technicians Ireland (ATI)
Anthony Doherty
Chief Investment Officer, NTR plc
John Doris
Principal, Meridian Business Advisors Limited
Dr. Neil Dunne
Programme Director, MSc in Accounting and Analytics, Trinity College Dublin
David Endersen
Managing Director, White Bear
Olivia Smith FCCA
Sustainability Business Partner, Sustainability Business Partner Freelance
Johnny Fortune
Director, Pegasus Capital
John Gaynor
Atlantic Technological University - Sligo Campus, Atlantic Technological University - Sligo Campus
Peter Gillen
2023 Chartered Star Winner; ESG First Line Risk & Assurance Manager, Chartered Accountants Ireland; AIB
Emer Gilvarry
Chairperson, Mason Hayes & Curran
Róisín Grant
Founder, Grant Marketing & Communications
Catherine Guy
Lawyer & Chartered Director
Pauline Haughey
Project Manager, Queen's University Belfast
Tom Hennessy
Director of Evaluation and Audit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Karen Hennessy
CEO at Design & Crafts Council of Ireland
Dan Holland
Partner Audit & Assurance Services, Grant Thornton
Michelle Hourican
Director, Datatrails
Megan McClurkin-Kane
Managing Director, M J Kane Recovery Ltd
Francis Kehoe
Head of Finance and Procurement, The Rotunda Hospital
Fran Kehoe
Associate Director, KPMG
Anne Keogh
CFO & COO, Pharmapod
Oriel Lawton
Partner, O’Connor Pyne & Co. Limited
Angela O Leary
Managing Partner, AG Associates Accountants
Damien Malone
Managing Partner, Malone & Co.
Fiona Malone
Head of School Accounting, Economics & Finance, Technological University Dublin
Jack Massey
Lecturer, UCD Michael Smurfit Postgraduate Business School
Niamh McCarthy
Finance Business Partner, Primark
Paul McClatchie
Director & Founder, Engage People
AISLING MCDEVITT
DIRECTOR, PGIM IRELAND
JP McGrath
Business Consultant
Dr. Caroline McGroary
Chartered Accountant, Lecturer in Accounting and Fulbright Scholar, Chartered Accountants Ireland, Dublin City University and Boston College
Cormac Mohan
Managing Director, FM Accountants & Business Advisors
Tom Murray
Partner, Friel Stafford
Colm Nagle
Principal, Colna Consulting
Christine Nangle
Head of Discipline of Accounting, TU Dublin
Orlagh Nevin
Cerese
Sarah Newman
Founder, Anascena Ltd
Kieran O'Brien
Partner, KPMG Ireland
Joe O'Regan
Owner, Intrinsic CFO Limited
Seán O'Reilly
Assistant Professor, University College Dublin
Denis O'Sullivan
Group Financial & Treasury Controller, Keywords Studios PLC
Anand Kumar Pandey
Head of Finance, Actavo
Anand Pandey
Financial Reporting Leader, General Electric (GE)
Ronnie Patton
Deputy President, ACCA
Geoffrey Perrin
Former Head of Human Resources, KPMG
Sean Quigley
Chartered Accountant, Non Executive Director, Governance Consultant and Executive Coach
Eoghan Quigley
Immediate Past President, Dublin Chamber
John Reynolds
Chairman, Cairn Homes plc
Dr Damien Roche
Head of School of Business and Humanities & Director TU Implementation
Audrey Shinnick
Finance Business Partner, Alexion
Michael Shovelin
Lecturer in Business Strategy and Finance, Atlantic Technological University
Lorraine Sweeney
Change Management Consultant
Victor Timon
Head of Commercial Technology Group, Maples and Calder
Andrea Waldron
Lecturer in Accounting and PhD Researcher, University of Galway Ireland
Michael J. Walls
Founder & CEO, Dappr
Edel Walsh
Owner, Edel Walsh Coaching and Consulting
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