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About Us

Our clients are driven people who have worked diligently for their success through their profession or their own business. Through a detailed financial planning process, we coordinate investment advice, retirement provision, and estate planning to ensure our clients make the right financial moves to continue building on this success for the years and generations to come.

What to expect from Garrison:

  • Financial planning-led service addressing the key concerns and goals of clients.
  • Steadfastly putting clients’ interests before our own.
  • Low-cost evidence-based investment solutions.
  • Carefully identifying and executing customised solutions to safeguard our clients' family and their future.
  • Exceptional and personalised service.
  • Utmost discretion is assured in dealing with personal financial matters.
  • Competitive and transparent fee structure ensures more of our clients’ money is working in their favour.



George Flynn

Managing Director

George Flynn

Managing Director


Having previously spent 18 years in senior roles with both Goodbody and Smith & Williamson (rebranded as Evelyn Partners), George has built a reputation as a trusted financial advisor to senior executives, entrepreneurs and their families.

At Garrison he advises clients from a variety of backgrounds such as large family controlled / owner managed businesses, to executives in Aviation Finance, Professional Services Partners and Medical Practitioners. He employs goals based financial planning to ensure our clients have a clear and tangible pathway towards achieving their long term financial goals.

Education & Affiliations:

  • B.Sc Management (Finance)
  • Diploma Aviation Finance – Law Society of Ireland
  • Registered Stockbroker – Institute of Bankers
  • Qualified Financial Advisor – Institute of Bankers

Rose Stakelum

Head of Operations & Administration

Rose Stakelum

Head of Operations & Administration


Rose has worked in the financial services industry for over 15 years predominantly in client servicing, administration management and operations. Rose is focused on delivering a personalised service to clients while also ensuring the day to day operations of the business runs efficiently.

Education & Affiliations:

  • B.Bs Business Studies
  • Pensions Diploma
  • Retirement Planning Advisor
  • Qualified Financial Advisor

Downey Compliance Consultants

External Compliance Consultant

Downey Compliance Consultants

External Compliance Consultant


Compliance support is provided by Downey Compliance Consultants Limited, an external firm of regulatory consultants with combined experience of over 40 years.

The firm is headed by Paula Downey who has 25 years industry experience in financial services, including roles as Head of Compliance in Davy, Pershing Securities International Limited, ABN Amro Stockbrokers (Ireland) Limited, HSBC Securities Services as well as being a Director in KPMG’s Regulatory Advisory practice.

Education & Affiliations:

  • Law degree (L.LB) from Trinity College Dublin
  • Fellow Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (FCA)
  • Fellow Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (FCSI)
  • Registered Stockbroker
  • Approved Product Adviser (APA)

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