2025 Winners

Please see below the winners and finalists from the 2025 Irish Accountancy Awards.

The winners were announced on Wednesday, May 1st, 2025 at the Royal Dublin Convention Centre.

Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Walsh O'Brien Harnett

Outstanding Contribution to Accountancy

RECIPIENT:

Feargal McCormack

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Large Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Walsh O'Brien Harnett

FINALISTS:

  • AAB
  • Azets Ireland
  • FDC Group
  • Fitzgerald Power
  • Kinore
  • PKF Brenson Lawlor
  • Strata Financial
  • Walsh O'Brien Harnett
  • Xeinadin

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Medium Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Merry Mullen

FINALISTS:

  • Borgo
  • Merry Mullen
  • RDA Accountants
  • SCC
  • Whelan Dowling & Associates

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Small Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Incorpro

FINALISTS:

  • Around Finance
  • FinTech PRO
  • Fuchsia Bell Chartered Accountants
  • Incorpro
  • McManus McCabe Chartered Accountants
  • Millview Advisory
  • Officepal
  • Rebates.ie
  • Rory Williams Chartered Accountants
  • Taxkey

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Online Practice of the Year

WINNER:

Borgo

FINALISTS:

  • Around Finance
  • Borgo
  • FinTech PRO
  • First Accounts
  • Fuchsia Bell Chartered Accountants
  • Incorpro
  • Intax
  • Officepal
  • Rory Williams Chartered Accountants
  • Shelbourne Accountants

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Rising Star Accountant of the Year

WINNER:

Fenergo - Nifemi Ogunbiyi

FINALISTS:

  • Fenergo - Nifemi Ogunbiyi
  • Fitzgerald Power - Aoife Dullaghan
  • KPMG - Naazneen Moosa

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Advisory Team of the Year

WINNER:

Saffery

FINALISTS:

  • Azets Ireland
  • HTH Accountants
  • Intax Contracting
  • Millview Advisory
  • PKF Brenson Lawlor's Corporate Finance Team
  • Saffery
  • Walsh O'Brien Harnett

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CSR Initiative of the Year

WINNER:

KPMG - Books for Birdies

FINALISTS:

  • Fitzgerald & Partners CSR Community Collaboration
  • KPMG - Books for Birdies
  • Moore Financial
  • ODKB
  • Saffery

Employer of the Year

WINNER:

AAB

FINALISTS:

  • AAB
  • DBASS Chartered Accountants
  • Kinore
  • Walsh O'Brien Harnett
  • Xeinadin

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Finance Leader of the Year

WINNER:

Around Finance - Richie Lennon

FINALISTS:

  • Around Finance - Richie Lennon
  • FDC Group - Micheál O'Driscoll
  • FinTech PRO- Jay Patel

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Finance Team of the Year

WINNER:

Law Society of Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Arlo Technologies International
  • Fitzpatricks Garages Group
  • Hostelworld
  • Law Society of Ireland

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Finance Team of the Year - Large

WINNER:

Flutter Finance

FINALISTS:

  • Bord na Mona
  • Dornan Engineering
  • Flutter Finance
  • Linesight

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Graduate Training Programme of the Year

WINNER:

Pfizer Finance & Global Business Services Dublin

FINALISTS:

  • Azets Ireland
  • Deloitte - Future Leaders Academy
  • FDC Group - Fostering Growth and Development
  • FMC Corporation
  • Pfizer Finance & Global Business Services Dublin
  • Walsh O'Brien Harnett

Tax Team of the Year

WINNER:

AAB

FINALISTS:

  • AAB
  • Cronin & Company
  • Millview Advisory
  • Taxback International
  • Taxkey
  • Taxreturned.ie
  • Walsh O'Brien Harnett
  • Xeinadin forms National Tax team

Payroll Team of the Year

WINNER:

Beacon Locum Contracting

FINALISTS:

  • Beacon Locum Contracting
  • Burdy
  • CR Payroll Solutions
  • Moore Business Advisors
  • ODKB

Payroll Team of the Year - Large

WINNER:

Azets Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • Azets Ireland
  • GitLab
  • PTSB
  • SD Worx Ireland
  • Uisce Éireann - Payroll team

Best Use of Technology in Accounting and Finance

WINNER:

Taxback International - Innovating the Future

FINALISTS:

  • FinTech PRO - Powering Progress with Tech Innovation
  • Incorpro
  • Kinore
  • Law Society of Ireland
  • OFFICE PAL
  • PAT Business School
  • RDA Accountants
  • Solve Outsource
  • Taxback International - Innovating the Future

Client Service Award

WINNER:

Taxback International

FINALISTS:

  • Beacon Locum Contracting
  • Burdy
  • FDC Group
  • Fuchsia Bell Chartered Accountants
  • Incorpro
  • Kinore
  • Saffery
  • Solve Outsource
  • Taxback International

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Transformation Project of the Year

WINNER:

Uisce Éireann - Transforming Water Services Payroll

FINALISTS:

  • Burdy: The training, mentoring and advisory project
  • Fitzgerald Power
  • Kinore
  • Merry Mullen - IRIS Firm Management Implementation
  • Uisce Éireann - Transforming Water Services Payroll

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Excellence in Learning & Development

WINNER:

PAT Business School

FINALISTS:

  • DBASS Chartered Accountants
  • FDC College's Dedication to Learning
  • PAT Business School

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Excellence in Education

WINNER:

University of Galway - Clinical Taxation

FINALISTS:

  • PAT Business School
  • University of Galway - Clinical Taxation

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ESG Finance Champion Award

WINNER:

Dublin Port

FINALISTS:

  • Dublin Port
  • Hostelworld
  • Obelisk

Best Finance Collaboration

WINNER:

Lidl Ireland

FINALISTS:

  • FDC Group
  • Lidl Ireland

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Finance Project of the Year

WINNER:

Law Society of Ireland-Project Phoenix

FINALISTS:

  • Bord na Mona Finance Future Operating Model
  • Dornan Engineering Group- Large Enterprise Resource Planning System Upgrade
  • Dornan Engineering Group-Vendor Due Diligence Project
  • Law Society of Ireland-Project Phoenix

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