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September 21, 2021Newry man Feargal McCormack and the company he founded -PKF-FPM Accountants – recently celebrated 30 years in business.
What began with one man, Feargal Padraig McCormack (FPM) and a part-time secretary, at Hill Street in Newry, has grown to become a multi-award-winning accountancy and business consultancy practice.
Today, PKF-FPM is recognised as a leading independent cross border firm on the Island of Ireland with a global reach through the firm’s membership of the PKF International network.

PKF-FPM Founder Feargal McCormack along with fellow Director and first employee Chartered Accountant Paddy Harty and Brenda O’Hare, first trainee Chartered Accountant (now an Associate Director).
Team PKF-FPM, led by 10 equity directors, boasts a competent and energetic workforce of 120+ business advisors operating from the firm’s Newry Headquarters and five offices across Ireland, north and south.
Clients include many of the most prestigious businesses on the Island of Ireland.
Newry man Feargal McCormack says the firm is “committed to making a difference to the lives of clients and communities”.
Reflecting on the past 30 years, PKF-FPM Founder and Managing Director, Feargal McCormack says, “From the beginning, PKF-FPM focused on being an innovative and enthusiastic champion of change, committed to making a difference to the lives of our clients and the communities in which we serve, with a passion for our planet, by satisfying today’s needs without endangering future generations.
“While our firm has grown significantly, we remain true to our original caring ethos.
“We focus on building long-term partnerships with clients and we measure our success on how we help them to achieve their professional and personal financial objectives, along with lifetime aspirations and dreams,” he adds.
People and Culture Director, Teresa Campbell comments, “This year marks three decades of growth, achievements and lessons learnt.
“Our people are our strongest asset.”
“In reaching this point, we owe everything to our strongest asset, our people.
“I am constantly in awe of the talent that our PKF-FPM team has to offer,” she adds.
Since the firm’s 25th anniversary in 2016, PKF-FPM has picked up some of the highest accolades business has to offer, including:
- 2020 Irish Accountancy Awards Large Practice of the Year
- 2019 British Accountancy Awards Mid-Tier Firm of the Year
- 2019 Sunday Times Top 100 Small Companies to Work For (placed 1st in Northern Ireland and 27th in the UK overall)
Senior Tax Director Paddy Harty, who has been with the practice for over 29 years, says, “As PKF-FPM celebrates 30 years in business, it is pleasing to reflect on our big wins and achievements over the years.
“But what I’m most proud of is our positive culture which celebrates the small wins every day.
“From a new client relationship to a trainee becoming a Chartered Accountant, to personal achievements outside the workplace – all are equally important in our eyes,” Paddy adds.
Newry man Feargal McCormack “proud of what Team PKF-FPM has achieved”.
Extending thanks to past and present customers and co-workers, Feargal continues, “I am extremely proud of everything that Team PKF-FPM has achieved and grateful to our clients who have made our journey to date so exciting.
“Looking to the future, we are confident, that PKF-FPM will continue to be a progressive and outward-looking organisation, dynamically engaged with its many constituencies, and driven by a vision and passion, not just for itself, but for the communities it serves.”
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