Barry-John set up BARRY-JOHN RYAN FINANCIAL PLANNING in July 2021. Barry-John has 20 years experience in Financial Planning having worked as a Financial Advisor with BOI LIFE, First Active and Brosnan Boylan Golden/O'Leary Life.
Barry-John holds a Law Degree from UCC and a Masters in Business from the University of Ulster. A Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) since 2002, Barry-John was also one of the first advisors in Ireland to attain the globally recognised Certified Financial Planner ™ CFP® status.
Barry-John is well known in the community having attended St Pats Boys School & the Patrician Academy.
A keen sportsman, Barry-John has been an active playing and coaching member of Mallow GAA for years as well as playing for Mallow United AFC at both schoolboy and adult level.
Barry-John is a former Director of Mallow Chamber and Mallow Development Partnership (MDP) Retail Pillar. Barry-John has always involved himself in local charity work and fund rasing on behalf of local organisations such as The Anchor Treatment Centre (Ghostbusters 5k), MDP Christmas Fair at Mallow Castle and the North Cork Country Music Festival (Mallow GAA).
Barry-John comes from a well known local family and his father, Sean Ryan, was the Manager of the Mallow branch of Bank Of Ireland for years.
Married and living in his home town of Mallow, Barry-John enjoys following Mallow & Cork GAA, Munster Rugby and spending time with his dogs on the banks of the River Blackwater