On behalf of Peter McVerry Trust, I would like to thank you and all at Chartered Accountants Ireland, Leinster Society, for the very generous donation of €15,153.55 which was raised at your annual Christmas Lunch. With your help, Peter McVerry Trust were able to support 1,400 people every night this Christmas across our homeless & housing services. We are committed to a housing-led approach to ending homelessness and currently provide homes for over 400 people, thereby taking them out of homelessness for good. Your kindness ensures that we can continue to provide crucial accommodation and support services when they are needed most. Thank you on behalf of all Peter McVerry Trust clients, staff and management for your support in helping us continue to move more people out of homelessness, permanently.  

Santa was on site in the Clayton Hotel with some helpers to check all was in place for the Leinster Society 90th Christmas Lunch, Ireland’s biggest networking lunch! The event, in aid of the Fr. Peter McVerry Trust, will take place on the 14the December from 12.30pm, with very special guest Jason Byrne! Join us from 12.30pm for a prosecco reception with music from the Dublin Gospel Choir and some magic with Shane Black, before taking your seat for a delicious lunch and entertainment from the one and only Jason Byrne. With some excellent prizes to be won, good food and networking, kick off your Christmas in style with the Leinster Society! Last chance to book – email leinstersociety@charteredaccountants.ie Pictured from left: Sandeep Shrestha, Confirmation, Director of Sales – UK, Ireland, Nordics  Lisa Holt,  Managing Director, Cpl Finance & Technology Lorna Larkin, Chairman Chartered Accountants Leinster Society John Nugent, Head of Premier & Private, Bank of Ireland Retail Ireland Jonathan Foster, Confirmation, Regional Account Manager – UK Santa AKA Stephen Molloy Commercial Sponsorship Manager, Chartered Accountants Ireland   

CRH plc has been announced as the Overall Winner of this year’s Chartered Accountants Leinster Society Published Accounts Awards, in addition to winning the ‘Large Companies – Main Securities Market’ Award category.  Now in its 41st year, the awards, which are sponsored by Euronext (formerly the Irish Stock Exchange) took place at a special gala evening event on Thursday 8 November 2018, attended by over 300 business professionals in The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. A total of 27 public and private companies, including not-for-profit organisations competed as finalists across eleven distinct award categories.  Among the category winners were IFG Group plc, which took the award for Small/Medium Quoted Companies and DCC plc, which won the ‘Irish Companies listed on a Foreign Market’ Award for the fourth consecutive year. In the ‘Enterprise Securities Market’ category, Total Produce plc claimed first place. ESB maintained its remarkable track record, winning the ‘Statutory Unquoted Large Entities’ Award for the eighth time.  In the ‘Not-For-Profit’ Award categories, Concern and Aidlink came out on top among the various finalists. Best Digital Reporting award went to Kingspan Group plc. And in the final two awards on the night, Kerry Group plc came out winners in the ‘Social Responsibility Reporting Award with  Green Reit scooping the ‘Branding, Communication & Marketing’ Award category for the presentation and design of its financial accounts Annual Report.     The full list of award winners is as follows: Overall Winner: CRH plc Small/Medium Quoted Company: IFG Group plc Large Quoted Company: CRH plc  Large Company listed on a foreign market: DCC plc Enterprise Securities Market Company: Total Produce Statutory Unquoted Large Entity: ESB Large not-for-profit: Concern Small/Medium not-for-profit: Aidlink Best Digital Reporting Award: Kingspan Group plc Best Social Responsibility Reporting Award: Kerry Group plc Best Branding Communication and Marketing Award: Green REIT