Farming sector update 2025

Marty Murphy joined the ifac team in 2020, as partner in charge of the Dublin office. In 2023 Marty was appointed the Head of Tax of IFAC.

Marty gained a Bachelor of Commerce from NUI Galway and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Chartered Tax Advisor with the Irish Tax Institute. Marty trained in SME practice in Galway and subsequently worked for a top 10 and one of Ireland most successful private client firms.

He has a very strong accountant and tax background, with expertise in corporate work and restructuring work. Outside the office, Marty is an avid IT enthusiast and likes to have all the latest technologies and gadgets.

Philip O'Connor

Philip O’Connor is head of Farm support in ifac and has been involved in most of the registered farm partnerships setup in the country

 Karol Kissane

Karolis Head of Public Sector Services and Economic for IFAC. Before his current role he worked for a number of years in agricultural policy both at national and EU.

He is a member of the Private Sector Mechanism to the UN Committee on World Food Security and often speaks on matters relevant to agriculture in this forum. Karol is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor and spent the earlier part of his career with Bank of Ireland and Fexco.

He is also a dairy farmer in his native Kerry.