Meet the team

Padraig Considine established Professional Accounting Solutions in 1993. He previously worked in the industry as both a Credit Controller and Financial Controller for a period of over fifteen years. When the practice commenced it concentrated on looking after the bookkeeping/taxation requirements of the smaller businesses and the self-employed. In 1995, Padraig established what has become a very successful training business and over the years has delivered a wide range of training courses and mentoring supports on behalf of a number of organisations.

Garret graduated with a BA in Law & Accounting in UL, and followed that with 3 years working in industry in Dublin. A native of county Galway, he returned west and joined Professional Accounting Solutions in 1999. He completed his ACCA exams shortly afterward in 2000. Garret leads our team who look after all our clients taxation requirements, ranging from Sole Trader tax returns, VAT, RCT, Employers returns, Capital taxes and personal financial advice.

Padraig Considine is on the Mentoring panel for the Local Enterprise Offices and delivers mentoring on a wide range of issues regarding taxation and financial issues meeting with assigned individuals from all different types of businesses within the SME sector. A number of these clients are assigned prior to commencement of a start-up to discuss the issues both from a tax and a business point of view which they will encounter when they commence their business.

Due to our experience and extensive work carried out in starting up a business and advising on doing so, we are familiar with the issues and problems people must deal with when starting up a business. Many of these problems we deal with daily within our accountancy practice. With all training courses to coincide with the material in the manual provided to the participants we always include practical case studies, experiences, and real-life scenarios as part of the delivery in all the Start Your Own Business courses. At all times, throughout each course and workshop participants will also avail of telephone and email support from their trainer.

Fiona Carolan is a Business Development and Marketing specialist with a record of high achievement, gained across a variety of sectors. Background in banking, business development and financial advice. A people person with demonstrated ability in all aspects of sales and customer service dealing with corporate clients and relationship management and delivering training programmes in areas of Leadership, Customer Service and Engagement, and Sales and Marketing incorporating all areas where required.

Fiona has a vast knowledge on all aspects of customer service, customer engagement, business development, marketing, and sales and is available for mentoring in all of these areas. Recent return to education and attaining a Bachelor of Business Studies Degree, Train the Trainer certification a Diploma in Coaching with neuroscience.

Fiona delivers two modules of the Start your own business course focusing on the legal aspects of setting up a business, intellectual property and one complete module on marketing.