Welcome to Kelliher O’Shea, Chartered Accountants
Kelliher O’Shea, Chartered Accountants, is formerly the Castleisland practice of OCKT (O’Connor Kelliher & Treacy).
Today, financial transactions of large, medium and small enterprises are under a significantly higher degree of scrutiny by regulatory authorities.
We are capable of providing you with a comprehensive suite of accountancy, taxation and advisory services and solutions to meet your needs. Our partners have a wealth of experience that go beyond ensuring your compliance requirements are met by offering you real added value for your business.
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ECB may be nearing end of rate cuts but trade war...
16th May 2025European Central Bank interest rates may be close to bottoming out but uncertainty was high and the environment was prone to sudden changes that could also alter the policy outlook, ECB policymaker Martins Kazaks said today. The ECB has been cutting interest rates quickly over the past year and the debate over where to end
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Euro zone growth downgraded but employment...
16th May 2025The euro zone economy grew slower in the first quarter than initially estimated but employment held up well, indicating that the bloc keeps creating jobs despite years of anaemic expansion, data from Eurostat showed today. Gross domestic product in the first three months grew by 0.3%, below an initial estimate for 0.4%, but that was
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Record personal loans for car, home improvement...
16th May 2025A record €2.5 billion worth of personal loans were drawn down last year. These included loans for cars, home improvement works, holidays and weddings. The figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland show that loan values increased by 20% on the previous year, while volumes jumped 13%. In total, almost 230,000 loans were drawn down
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Average interest rate on new mortgages falls...
15th May 2025New figures from the Central Bank show that the average interest rate on new mortgages in Ireland continued to fall to March. The Central Bank said the average interest rate on new Irish mortgage agreements in March eased to 3.77% from 3.79% in February. The equivalent euro area average for March was unchanged at 3.33%,
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Tánaiste in Brussels for EU talks on trade and...
15th May 2025Tánaiste Simon Harris will travel to Brussels for meetings with European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and EU trade ministers to discuss trade and tariffs. Mr Harris will hold a bilateral meeting with Commissioner Šefčovič on the margins of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Trade. There will be a detailed discussion on the European Union’s
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New economic indicator shows improvement in...
15th May 2025New research has shown that Ireland’s international competitiveness ranking would improve if Modified Gross National Income (GNI*) is used as an economic indicator instead of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GNI* is seen as a more accurate measure of the domestic economy as it excludes much of the impact of the multinational sector. The National Competitiveness
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China, US slash sweeping tariffs in trade war...
14th May 2025The United States and China have slashed sweeping tariffs on each others’ goods for 90 days, after a temporary ceasefire in a trade war that roiled global markets and international supply chains. The US and China agreed to drastically lower sky high tariffs in a deal that emerged from pivotal talks at the weekend in
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First Home Scheme extended to 2027, with €30m...
14th May 2025The Government has announced an additional €30m in funding and an extension to 2027 for the First Home Scheme (FHS). The scheme is a shared-equity initiative designed to help bridge the funding gap for eligible first-time buyers and other homebuyers between their deposit and mortgage, and the price of their new home. Under the scheme
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