Noel recently formed ND Audit & Advisory having spent 24 years with a top five firm in Ireland after joining in 1996 as a trainee. He was made Director of Audit and Assurance Services in 2001, within the top five firm, and appointed to the partnership in 2011.

While with the firm, in 2007 he led a team to set up a regional office in Newbridge aimed at providing specialist services to local industries in the areas of outsourcing, corporate finance and restructuring, wealth management and specialist tax planning.

Noel was the audit partner responsible for charities and not-for-profit clients of the firm and has published surveys and reports on the sector. The largest industry specialist group within the firm was the not-for-profit group comprising member firms around the globe. Noel served as a member of the steering committee which was responsible for setting the firm’s global strategy on this sector.

His other main areas of expertise are in the food & agribusiness, sport, leisure, tourism & hospitality, manufacturing & engineering, property, construction & real estate and retail & consumer industries especially in the owner-managed, privately held sector whilst also providing audit services to many Irish subsidiaries of large multinational organisations.
 
Noel is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI). He is a current technical reviewer and judge for the Carmichael Good Governance Awards. Noel has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Accounting and Finance and a Master’s degree in Business Studies and Accounting, both from Dublin City University.
 
Outside of work, Noel is an active volunteer most notably with GAA, having trained teams at inter-county and club level over the last number of years while also serving as an executive member of his local GAA, Basketball and soccer clubs.

Shane is the audit and business advisory senior manager at ND Audit & Advisory. Shane joined ND Audit & Advisory after spending five years working in a top five accountancy firm where he initially joined as a trainee before quickly progressing to management.

Throughout his career to date, Shane has serviced a wide variety of clients, from sole traders and owner-managed businesses to large groups. Shane maintains strong relationships with all of his clients and is a trusted advisor in providing technical guidance & recommendations as well efficient business solutions for clients.

Shane’s diverse portfolio of clients spreads across a number of different sectors which includes the charity & not-for-profit, sport, leisure, tourism & hospitality, technology, media & entertainment retail & consumer, healthcare & life sciences and property, construction & real estate.

Shane is a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) and holds a Bachelor degree in Mathematics and Education from National University of Ireland Galway.

Outside of the office Shane is a big sports fan, holding a keen interest in GAA and horse racing in particular. Shane is also a passionate supporter of Portlaoise GAA Club and enjoys a social game of golf.

Noelle is a senior audit and accounts associate at ND Audit & Advisory. Noelle is a part-qualified ACCA accountant who will be completing her final exams in 2023.

Throughout her career to date, Noelle has worked in two medium sized firms and has serviced a wide variety of clients from sole traders to large corporate groups.

Noelle graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology in 2018, with a first-class honour’s degree in Business & Accountancy.

Outside of the office Noelle enjoys going to the gym and trying out new restaurants.

Niall Dempsey has over 20 years’ experience working in tax advisory roles in boutique firms, providing personalised, detailed strategic plans around key areas of taxation and management of family businesses.

Key areas of interest and specialism are personal wealth planning and retirement and succession planning, but Niall’s experience extends well beyond this to corporate restructuring, transaction services, and business advisory for start-ups and privately-owned businesses.

Niall uses this wealth of experience to provide practical, tailored solutions to individuals and businesses to ensure all clients are provided a bespoke service and tax advice that meets each client’s individual needs.

Niall is a member of the Irish Tax Institute (ITI) and Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI).

Outside of work, Niall enjoys spending quality time with his family and is actively involved in the local GAA and drama society.

Lynda initially trained in tax with a top 10 firm in Ireland and has worked across all major tax heads. Lynda has been advising clients across a variety of sectors for over 9 years. She is heavily involved in corporate tax compliance and related matters and advises internationally based corporate clients on the many tax and commercial considerations of establishing a business presence in Ireland.

Through her extensive client base Lynda has accumulated a wealth of knowledge in personal and corporate tax matters. As well as advising corporate entities on the various implications of having parent and subsidiary companies based in various jurisdictions throughout the globe, Lynda also works with a lot of small to medium size businesses and sole traders in Ireland.

Lynda is a member of the Irish Tax Institute (ITI) and Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) and holds a Bachelor degree in Business and Accounting and Master’s degree in Accounting, both from National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Lynda also has a certificate in Intellectual Property and related tax reliefs.

Outside of work Lynda is involved in coaching junior athletics and ladies gaelic football. She has a keen interest in athletics and enjoys spending quality time with her family.