Ms Deirdre Barnicle > McCann FitzGerald LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

McCann FitzGerald LLP
RIVERSIDE ONE
SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY
DUBLIN 2
Ireland

Work Department

Tax

Position

Deirdre is a consultant with the firm. She specialises in Irish taxation law and practice and leads the firm’s Tax Compliance unit. She has experience across all areas of tax having advised on the taxation of general corporate, real estate and financial services transactions including the taxation of mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations, restructurings, migrations, capital markets, financial products, banking, and a wide range of other international and domestic tax matters, over the past decade. She now leads the provision of services by the firm to domestic and international clients in connection with Irish tax compliance obligations across all tax heads, direct and indirect. Through her appointment to the Irish Funds FATCA/CRS working group and the Tax Committee of the Law Society of Ireland, she routinely collaborates with the Revenue Commissioners on behalf of industry to ensure workable tax reporting obligations for taxpayers.

Career

Qualified in 2007

Education

BBLS (University College Dublin) Solicitor 2007, Admitted as an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute, 2008

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Tax

(Rising stars)

Deirdre BarnicleMcCann FitzGerald LLP

McCann FitzGerald LLP is at the forefront of structured finance, securitisation and aviation finance matters. The tax team has also advised on a series of headline cross-border M&A transactions and private equity investments, along with joint ventures and agreements relating to renewable energy projects. Alan Heuston  is a prominent practitioner in M&A transactions, reorganisations, restructurings and migrations. Eleanor MacDonagh is a leading name in financial services tax, especially international tax planning through Ireland. Deirdre Barnicle was promoted to consultant in 2023 and is head of tax compliance services. The team is building its standing in transfer pricing with senior associate James Quirke to the fore.