Meet the Leadership Team
Christopher M. Upton
FCA
Director – General Practice
Christy is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland. He has spent his career in general practice and together with Kevin Ryan, who is now a Consultant with us, founded Upton Ryan in 1978. Christy heads up our Busy Tax Practice with vast experience of planning and compliance in every aspect of personal and corporate taxation. Our clients range from Individuals, Sole Traders, Professionals, & SMEs through to High Net Worth Individuals, Trusts and a multitude of Specialist Entities, Forestry Funds etc.
John Eddison
FCA, AITI, MBA, Cert PIP
Director – General Practice
John joined Upton Ryan in the late eighties from a sojourn in Industry after working in a ‘Big Four’ environment. He works in all aspects of Public Practice and heads up our Audit & Compliance Department. He is an experienced Corporate Finance Practitioner in areas ranging from Litigation and Dispute Resolution through to Corporate Restructuring, Mergers, Acquisitions, Disposals and the full complement of Insolvency and Rescue roles.
Caroline Creedon
Payroll & Administration
In her role as Administrator, Caroline ensures that administrative support outside of the Firm’s professional services is provided as necessary to clients. Caroline also manages our Payroll Bureau Service. She is an invaluable source of experience with the myriad of issues that can arise from time to time on individual employee’s pay & conditions. Finally, as the first point of contact with the Firm, Caroline ensures that communication is always available, and no messages or contacts are overlooked by our team.
Paul Warren
BSc. Accounting & Finance, FCA
Associate – Audit & Tax Advisory
Paul is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and his youthful appearance belies 20+ years’ General Practice Experience working mainly in the areas of Audit, Tax and Assurance. Paul’s expertise covers most industry sectors including Manufacturing, Distribution, Solicitors, Professional & General Services. Within the firm, Paul deals with Customs & Duty and is a specialist in the Film Finance Regime.
Iarlaith O’Donnell
BSc. Accounting & Finance, ACA
Associate – Audit & Assurance
Iarlaith is an Associate of Chartered Accountants Ireland and is another Upton Ryan Veteran. Our GAA star, Iarlaith delivers compliance and taxation advisory services to a wide portfolio of SME clients in the construction, manufacturing, hospitality, IT and service industries. Within the Firm, Iarlaith is a specialist in Financial Services and the Not for Profit Sector having looked after, amongst others, the Statutory obligations of a very well known Nationwide Charity in recent years.
Kirsty McShane
BSc. Accounting & Finance, ACCA
Associate – Business & Personal Tax Compliance
Kirsty is an Associate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and is a relatively new kid on the block. She has the distinction of achieving a ‘Global First Prize’ in the course of her Professional Exams. Kirsty provides Accounting, Business & Tax Advisory to a range of Individuals and Family Businesses. Within the Firm, Kirsty has developed specialisation in the emerging eCommerce Sector.
The Professional Support Team
Our Leadership Team are supported by an enthusiastic and highly skilled team of Professional Support Staff on all assignments be it on regular or repeat work, provision of Management Information & Accounts, bookkeeping services or one off assignments.
Our Professional Support Staff develop a close relationship with all the clients they work with and are always available to go that extra mile whenever required
