Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:44:02 GMT
In the second part of a two-part series, Accountancy Ireland talks to Zara Duffy, Aoife Hamilton and Paula O’Neill about how parents are feeling let down by the current childcare system in Northern Ireland and how survey findings show that it has become increasingly difficult to juggle childcare responsibilities and a career, as the cost of appropriate childcare has gradually become unaffordable.
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Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:41:54 GMT
At the end of 2023, Chartered Accountants Ireland set up a series of focus groups to gather members' views on childcare, and the findings were stark. Parents are coming against rising costs and dwindling space in creches, as well as the current system's impact on careers, working days, and business operations. In part one of a two-part series, Sinead Donovan, Emma Fidgeon-Kavanagh, and Cróna Clohisey discuss what could be done to improve the childcare system in Ireland.
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Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:05:02 GMT
Exploring the ethical dimensions of generative AI, experts Barry Scannell and Daniel Malan, join Michael Diviney and Liz Riley to delve into issues of accountability, societal impact, regulation and the responsible development and deployment of these powerful technologies.
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Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:00:50 GMT
In a budget announced against a backdrop of high interest and continued inflationary pressures, the government was seen to give a little bit to everyone. Crona Clohisey, Tax Leader at Chartered Accountants Ireland, Sarah Meredith, Tax Partner at Grant Thornton and Ken Garvey, Partner at Garvey Moran discuss Budget 2024.
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Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:31:35 GMT
In this special Budget 2023 episode, Brid Heffernan, Tax and Public Policy Leader at Chartered Accountants Ireland, Sarah Meredith, Tax Director at Grant Thornton and Matt Dolan, Tax Partner at Deloitte discuss the recently budget announcement from Government.
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Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:37:10 GMT
What are the social and circular economies, and are they now necessary sources of innovation and new thinking for mainstream business? We discuss these alternative economic models with Claire Downey, Policy and Research Director at the Rediscovery Centre, Chris MM Gordan, CEO of the Irish Social Enterprise Network and Kate van der Merwe, member of the Institute’s Sustainability Expert Working Group.
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Fri, 06 May 2022 14:48:49 GMT
Diversity, equity and inclusion has been discussed as part of the Irish business agenda for a few years. And while we have a firm grasp on diversity, it seems that some organisations are coming up short on inclusion. What is the meaning of inclusion and how should organisations be embedding into their culture?
In this special Thought Leaders series from the Accountancy Ireland podcast, Liz Riley and Michael Diviney discuss with Stephanie Good, Director and Diversity & Inclusion Consulting Lead at PwC Ireland, and Mark Fenton, Chartered Accountant and CEO of MASF Consulting, Diversity & Inclusion specialists.
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Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:26:24 GMT
Liz Riley speaks to Brendan McGurgan, Co-Founder of Simple Scaling, Michelle Halloran, HR and people management consultant and Paul Slattery, Founder & Managing Director of NxtGEN Executive Presence about the ever-morphing leadership role and what that means for businesses, management and employees going forward.
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Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:06:25 GMT
In this special Thought Leaders series from the Accountancy Ireland podcast, Liz Riley and Michael Diviney speak to experts Dr Mary Collins and Rachel Killeen on the challenges facing working parents and what society has learned from the pandemic.
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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:28:21 GMT
In this special Budget 2022 episode, Norah Collender, Tax Leader at Chartered Accountants Ireland, Peter Vale, Tax Partner at Grant Thornton and Matt Dolan, Tax Partner at Deloitte discuss the recently budget announcement from Government.
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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:23:12 GMT
Sustainability and ESG continue to the be a focus of the business and investment community. Susan Rossney, Barry Dempsey (Chartered Accountants Ireland) and Edel O'Reilly (Goodbody) discuss the role of accountants in the fight against climate change and its consequences.
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Mon, 31 May 2021 08:11:19 GMT
In the middle of April, the US announced their support for a global corporate tax rate – getting the whole world talking; Ireland in particular. Cormac Kelleher, Norah Collender, Dr Brian Keegan discuss what this means for the EU, the OECD, the US and Ireland.
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Wed, 24 Mar 2021 19:03:07 GMT
The COVID-19 pandemic, extended lockdowns and Brexit moved 2021 into an interesting position. Dawn McLaughlin, owner of Dawn McLaughlin & Co; Neil Gibson, Chief Economist at EY; and Crona Clohisey, Public Policy leader in Chartered Accountants Ireland discuss the state of the island economy and the possible outlook for businesses.
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Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:38:22 GMT
Liz Riley speaks to Wendy Merrigan, Conor Woods and James Kelliher about what obstacles they foresee for SMEs in 2021, how their businesses have coped in 2020 and the lessons they have learned during the pandemic.
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Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:32:31 GMT
Paul Dillion and Peter Vale talk to Norah Collender about tax supports for businesses as announced in Budget 2021 and have an interesting discussion on the state of play for Ireland in the context of international tax reform. Peter and Paul also share their experiences of running a business in a Level 3 restriction environment.
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Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:27:55 GMT
In this short, special series, we speak to members about the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy and how it has shaped their careers. In our final episode, we speak to Shaun McGlade, Managing Director of SMCG Ltd.
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Fri, 21 Aug 2020 07:51:43 GMT
In this short, special series, we speak to members about the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy and how it has shaped their careers. In our third episode, we speak to Vera Sackitey, an Internal Auditor with PwC.
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Wed, 19 Aug 2020 07:48:46 GMT
In this short, special series, we speak to members about the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy and how it has shaped their careers. In this second episode, we speak to Lucy Maher, Senior Financial Accountant at Google.
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Tue, 18 Aug 2020 07:55:04 GMT
In this short, special series, we speak to members about the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy and how it has shaped their careers. In this first episode, we speak to the experts in Chartered Accountants Ireland about a recent announcement from the Head of Education Delivery, the benefits of the flexible route and what it means for employers.
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Wed, 01 Jul 2020 10:01:11 GMT
Liz Riley speaks to Shauna Burns, Managing Director of Beyond Business Travel and Tia Crowley, CEO of Western Care about the COVID-19 crisis, what it has done to their businesses and how they are leading their organisations through the crisis.
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Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:46:14 GMT
The EU & UK are gearing up for a month of intense face-to-face negotiations and it is said that the delivery of a deal by the end of the summer is a top priority for both sides, but the outcome of Brexit negotiations is a mystery yet again. In this episode, Liam Lynch, Aidan Lambe and Alan Gourley discuss with Liz Riley what they means for Chartered Accountants on the island of Ireland.
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Fri, 01 May 2020 07:54:01 GMT
In this epsiode, we speak to Ronan Dunne, Sharon Cunningham and Michael Cawley about the path they took to their success, how they are continuing to work during this lockdown and their view of the “new normal”.
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Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:54:17 GMT
Maighread Kelly (Collaboration Ireland), Susan Rossney (Chartered Accountants Ireland) and Teresa Stapleton (Stapleton Coaching) talk to Accountancy Ireland and tell the real story behind collaboration and how you can make it work in your career, organisation and global movements.
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Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:01:39 GMT
On this special episode of the Accountancy Ireland Podcast, Liz Riley talks to Aidan Lambe, Akriti Gupta, Ronan O'Loughlin and Zara Duffy about what Brexit and this transition period means for members of Chartered Accountants Ireland, the future of audit and what the Institute can do for you.
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Mon, 09 Dec 2019 13:40:11 GMT
Liz Riley speaks to Michael Wickham Moriarty, Paula Nyland and Tony Ward about the role charities and non-profits play in Irish society, the importance of transparency in the sector and how Chartered Accountants can get involved.
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Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:10:15 GMT
Kimberley Rowan, Tax Manager at Chartered Accountants Ireland, Peter Reilly, Tax Partner in PwC, and Paul Dillon, Council Member of Chartered Accountants Ireland and Tax Partner at Duignan Carthy O'Neill analyse Budget 2020.
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Wed, 11 Sep 2019 09:07:35 GMT
In this month’s episode, guest host Garry Webb speaks to Maybeth Shaw, Tax Partner in BDO Northern Ireland and Ivor Ferguson, President of the Ulster Farmers Union, about what the sector can expect come 31 October and where it goes from there.
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Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:49:54 GMT
Kate van der Merwe, Lorraine McCann and Cróna Clohisey discuss why accountants should care about climate change. The panel also examines the Government's Climate Action Plan and explores how the profession can help create a sustainable future.
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Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:33:00 GMT
Brian Murphy, Director of Audit and Assurance in Deloitte, Susan O'Reilly, Group Financial Controller of EMEA Operations in Microsoft, and Joe Carroll, Head of Professional Development in Chartered Accountants Ireland, talk about what has changing and what is the future of the accountancy profession.
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Wed, 01 May 2019 08:10:08 GMT
Liz Riley talks to three of elite athletes -- Chloe Watkins, Irish hockey; Tony Og Regan, performance psychologist and former-Galway senior hurler; and Dan Morrissey, Limerick senior hurler -- about their careers as Chartered Accountants, their successes on and off the pitch and how sport has shaped their lives and careers.
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Tue, 30 Apr 2019 07:45:04 GMT
In this special episode of the Accountancy Ireland Podcast, we speak to three speakers from the Chartered Accountants Ireland Influence Leadership Conference, taking place in Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny, 10 May. David W Duffy, Kingsley Aikins and Loretta Dignam spoke to Liz Riley about how the new way of working has revolutionised the profession and what that means for Chartered Accountants.
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Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:14:48 GMT
Accountancy Ireland talks to Helen Brophy, John McNamara and Tadhg Young about what makes a good leader in times of crisis and volatility, what leadership means today and how that compares to our leaders 30 years ago.
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Fri, 25 Jan 2019 10:57:03 GMT
In the January 2019 Accountancy Ireland Podcast, we consider what the future of work might hold for organisations and their people. We speak to Kevin Empey from WorkMatters, John Fitzgerald from Harmonics Group and Kieran Moynihan from Board Excellence about what the future of work will mean for your career.
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Thu, 01 Nov 2018 11:50:35 GMT
In this episode we discuss pensions. Are we in a pension crisis? What is auto-enrolment and will it hinder or help? Why don’t young people invest in their futures with pension products and how might Brexit affect those with pension investments in the UK? Liz Riley welcomes Crona Clohisey, manager in tax and public policy at Chartered Accountants Ireland, Munro O’Dwyer, Partner at PwC, and Gillian Ryan, Strategic Business Manager at Standard Life into the studio.
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Wed, 10 Oct 2018 15:08:46 GMT
Crona Clohisey and Norah Collender of Chartered Accountants Ireland and Paul Dillon of Duignan Carthy O'Neill discuss Budget 2019.
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Mon, 03 Sep 2018 10:34:38 GMT
In this episode, our three experts discuss SMEs - how can they succeed, refine their strategy and assess their risks with limited resources? We welcome Niamh Davenport, Dr Gerry Gallagher, and Grainne Madden in the studio.
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Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:12:02 GMT
In this episode of the Accountancy Ireland Podcast, we talk about leadership in the 21st century with Susan Hayes Culleton, Lynda Carroll and Karin Lanigan.
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Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:01:13 GMT
GDPR – What is it? Who has to comply? What does this mean for my business? Accountancy Ireland talks to Peter Bolger of LK Shields, Gavin Doherty from 247 Meetings and Niall Tierney from Tierney IP to get your questions answered in this special GDPR podcast.
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Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:56:55 GMT
Liz Riley talks to Jackie Hennessy, Director of Risk Consulting at KPMG, Leonard McAuliffe, Director of Cyber Security and forensics at PwC and Ross Spelman, Cyber Risk Services at Deloitte Ireland about cloud computing and what it can do for businesses in Ireland.
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Mon, 08 Jan 2018 13:51:50 GMT
Liz Riley speaks to Michael Wickham Moriarty, Head of Finance at the Central Remedial Clinic; Niamh Brennan, Professor of management at UCD, and Niall Fitzgerald, Head of Ethics and Governance at Chartered Accountants Ireland about the state of ethics in business today.
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Thu, 09 Nov 2017 10:56:05 GMT
Liz Riley talks about Brexit and it's implications and opportunities for the island of Ireland with Crona Brady, Michael Farrell and Barry Kieran.
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Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:37:02 GMT
Norah Collender, Paul Dillon and Colin Smith discuss the details of Budget 2018.
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Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:43:12 GMT
Muireann Reedy, Dargan FitzGerald and Aidan Lambe discuss regulation in Ireland on the June 2017 podcast.
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Sat, 01 Apr 2017 08:36:00 GMT
Is diversity good for business, really? Aoife Flood, PwC, Claire Fitzpatrick, Red Planet, and Mark Fenton, MASF Consulting, discuss the benefits and challenges when encouraging diversity in the workplace.
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Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:29:00 GMT
President Liam Lynch, ethic expert Penelope Kenny and recruitment specialist Ed Heffernan talk about the future of the accountancy profession in this round-table discussion.
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Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:29:00 GMT
In this month's podcast, Accountancy Ireland talks to Heather Briers about how you can get involved in CAVA; Kerri O'Connell about the burden the current tax regime puts on SMEs; and Ita Gibney about communication planning for your business.
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Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:29:00 GMT
Paul Dillion, Tax Partner in Duignan Cathy O'Neill and Chartered Accountants Ireland Council member, Norah Collender, Tax Technical Manager and Crona Brady, Tax Manager in Chartered Accountants Ireland discuss the key points of Budget 2017.
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Sat, 01 Oct 2016 14:29:00 GMT
Accountancy Ireland talks to Des Peelo, author of the second edition of Valuation of Businesses and Shares, about the changing landscape of business valuations. We also discuss the US Presidential election and what that could mean to Ireland with Feargal O'Rourke.
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Mon, 01 Aug 2016 14:29:00 GMT
In the August Accountancy Ireland Podcast, Mark Kennedy explains how Ireland can position itself well leading up to Britian's exit from the EU, Penelope Kenny discusses the importance of whistleblowing programmes and John Glennon takes us on the journey from SME to international firm.
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Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:29:00 GMT
Interviews with Peter Vale about transparency in the EU, Niall Quinn preps us for a media interview, Ros O'Shea talks about the lack of ethical leaders in business and Alan Baldwin takes us through dilapidations.
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Fri, 01 Apr 2016 19:51:00 GMT
Liz Riley talks to Barry Doyle, CFO at XSellco, about his success as a young Chartered Accountant; Sarah Conroy, Partner at Beale & Company, discusses the importance of having terms of engagement with your clients; and Gina London, communication expert, helps you enhance your executive presence.
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Mon, 01 Feb 2016 20:51:00 GMT
Liz Riley talks to Garrett Cronin from PWC about improving the finance function; Caroline Pope explains the benefits of non-financial reporting; and David Fox discusses his emigration back to Ireland from Australia.
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Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:29:00 GMT
Liz Riley talks to Penelope Kenny about the struggle to get a good ethical culture in organisations; discusses the riskiness of bonds with Brian Murphy; and explores the complexities of integration management with Dr Nicholas Ingle.
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Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:29:00 GMT
Liam Lynch, Tax Partner and Head of Insurance at KPMG and Deputy President of Chartered Accountants Ireland; Kim Rowan, Tax Manager at Chartered Accountants Ireland; and Paul Dillon, Tax Partner at Duignan Carthy O'Neill, discuss Budget 2016.
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Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:29:00 GMT
Interviews with Niall May, Audit, Advisory and Assurance Partner at Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon, about the new role of the internal auditor; Kim Rowan, tax manager at Chartered Accountants Ireland, on iXBRL; and Ed Heffernan talks about making a career change.
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Sat, 01 Aug 2015 14:29:00 GMT
Ian Mitchell from Eighty20 Focus gives a few tips on creating a harmonious working relationship with your partner; James McNally from PwC discusses how tax practitioners can make the tax function more of a strategic asset and Dawn Leane, HR Director for Chartered Accountants Ireland talks about the importance of Chartered Accountants Support.
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Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:29:00 GMT
Chartered Accountants Ireland Deputy President Liam Lynch talks about Strategy 2020; Stephen Tormey talks to delegates at the annual conference; and Daisy Downes, outgoing-managing editor of Accountancy Ireland, recalls her time at the Institute.
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