{"id":1075258,"date":"2026-07-08T01:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1075258\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T01:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T01:34:22","slug":"ey-welcomes-two-new-equity-partners-in-northern-ireland-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1075258\/","title":{"rendered":"EY welcomes two new equity partners in Northern Ireland \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Business advice firm EY has added two new equity partners to its team in Northern Ireland as it continues to invest in and grow its business across the region. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Alastair Allen and Shannon Cunningham join the EY partnership in the north alongside 10 other new equity partners based across the island, where EY employs more than 5,400 people at seven locations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The new appointments &#8211; which bring the total number of partners to 157 &#8211; reflect the firm\u2019s increased investment across all areas of the business including assurance, tax &amp; law, consulting, strategy and transactions, and key growth areas including AI, aviation and health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Sitting in EY\u2019s consultancy practice, Alastair Allen is a healthcare technology specialist, leading digital and technology-enabled transformation initiatives across the healthcare sector. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/business\/bank-of-america-taken-aback-by-quality-of-hires-for-belfast-hub-KQHZPRS5QVAYRP2KPDLBVM4G5A\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Bank of America &#x2018;taken aback&#x2019; by quality of hires for Belfast hub\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/47AF6BQXOZA6XCXW6V5Q6U4SUI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/business\/ey-welcomes-two-new-equity-partners-in-northern-ireland-3DTE562MSNEHVM2YBKJNCAFMEU\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"EY welcomes two new equity partners in Northern Ireland\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/M6XRQ4XBJNCYFG7JKQIQDJZ34U.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He focuses on improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency through data, digital health solutions and strategic partnerships. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Shannon Cunningham has been admitted as a partner in tax. She has over 13 years\u2019 experience advising clients on tax structuring, reorganisations, transaction tax matters and international tax matters. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser, she works with private equity and private and public companies across the UK market. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">EY Northern Ireland\u202fmanaging partner Rob Heron said: \u201cCongratulations to all our new EY partners, on reaching this significant milestone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cNorthern Ireland continues to be a key area of focus for EY, with a strong mix of dynamic indigenous businesses, growing international investment and a vibrant public sector. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThese appointments reflect our long-term commitment to serving the region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Business advice firm EY has added two new equity partners to its team in Northern Ireland as it&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1075259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5011],"tags":[2378,5427,68437,1144,16,15],"class_list":["post-1075258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-northern-ireland","tag-belfast","tag-equity","tag-ey","tag-northern-ireland","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1075258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1075259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1075258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1075258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1075258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}