WALLACE O'DONOGHUE - Key Persons


Alan Lawlor

Alan Lawlor FCCA,CTA ( Chartered Tax Advisor) joined the Firm as Partner in 2010 having previously gained valuable experience in two Top 10 Firms over the previous 12 years. Alan has assisted many personal and corporate clients in a range of Accounting and tax speciality areas and has lectured widely on a range of tax issues. In addition to advising clients on all day to day compliance issues Alans main areas of expertise include: Succession issues in Family business and applicability of tax reliefs. Corporate restructuring Revenue audits Inward investment and the tax and regulatory issues arising to both Corporates and High net worth individuals moving to Ireland Tax incentives including Research and development tax credits and on intellectual property

Cathal O'Donoghue

Job Titles:
  • Principal
Cathal O'Donoghue is a founding partner within Wallace O'Donoghue. Focusing on the SME market, predominantly owner-managed businesses and professional services firms. As an entrepreneur, he walks the talk! Cathal's main area of expertise is in providing pro-active support and advice to businesses from start-up, through growth, restructuring, diversification and planning exit routes. Cathal believes that, whilst accounting and tax compliance assignments are an important part of his work, the forward planning and advisory aspect of his role makes a material contribution to a client's success.

Vivienne Fagan

Vivienne is our audit manager and joined Wallace O'Donoghue in 2009 having worked in a similar firm for the previous 10 years. Vivienne has many years' experience in dealing with a range of auditing and accounting matters for a wide and diverse portfolio of clients from larger companies to SME's and owner managed businesses. Vivienne's forte is in distilling complex and technical management information into easy to understand and practical advice to clients to allow them better understand and grow their business. This includes the production of management information, statutory financial reporting, general business advice and strategic growth advice. She has particular experience in the area of Law society regulations and reporting. Vivienne holds a B.Sc . in Management & Business Studies from DIT and is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in Ireland (FCCA).