Making connections

Eamonn Donaghy partner and head of KPMG's Belfast office tax practice accepts that Northern Ireland is laid back 'but it's not sleepy hollow!' KPMG are an 'all Ireland' practice north and south of the border is one business and this gives a great opportunity to provide clients in the Republic as well as domestic clients with information on UK tax law. This might also be part of the reason why they are Ireland's top graduate employer.

Eamonn says that the 'joys and fun' of Belfast are much the same as any large regional mainland city Leeds Liverpool etc. Professionally being 'in the sticks' ie outside London tax business may be seen as more of a general practice and practitioners may have to be somewhat more in the nature of 'jacks of all trades'; although that said Eamonn and his...