Barrie O'Connell

KPMG Partner

Barrie is Partner in charge of the KPMG Cork office, Head of Audit Markets for KPMG in Ireland and member of the Markets Executive of KPMG Ireland.  He is the Chartered Accountants Ireland representative on the Ireland for Finance 2025 Industry Advisory Committee and is a member of the CUBS Advisory board. He is a Director of the Crawford Art Gallery, member of the Munster Rugby Finance Committee and a Past President of Cork Chamber of Commerce.  He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Cork and is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

He provides audit and advisory services to indigenous and multi-national businesses headquartered in Ireland with global operations. He has significant experience in providing due diligence and working on capital markets transactions.