Accountancy Ireland Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.