Accountancy Ireland Podcast
57 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWith every issue of the magazine, Accountancy Ireland hosts a round-table discussion with experts in their field on the theme of the issue. Popular topics include: diversity in the workplace, the future of the accountancy profession, regulation, public sector, Brexit, ethics and governance. Find out more: www.accountancyireland.ie
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Unpacking Northern Ireland's childcare challenges
February 13, 2024 08:44 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIn 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.
Childcare in Ireland: A balancing act for parents and providers
February 13, 2024 08:41 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBAt 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.
Thought leaders: the ethics of AI
November 16, 2023 10:05 - 43 minutes - 40 MBExploring 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.
What will you get out of Budget 2024?
October 13, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBIn 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.
Special episode: Budget 2023
October 03, 2022 10:31 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBIn 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.
Thought Leaders: social and circular economy
July 08, 2022 08:37 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWhat 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.
Thought Leaders: what is inclusion?
May 06, 2022 14:48 - 39 minutes - 36 MBDiversity, 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 Le...
What's the key to people management?
January 13, 2022 16:26 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBLiz 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.
Thought Leaders: Challenges for working parents – lessons from the pandemic
December 01, 2021 12:06 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBIn 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.
Special episode: Budget 2022
October 19, 2021 08:28 - 26 minutes - 61.5 MBIn 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.
The business of ESG
July 20, 2021 10:23 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBSustainability 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.
Global tax reform
May 31, 2021 08:11 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBIn 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.
Ireland's economies and business sustainability
March 24, 2021 19:03 - 29 minutes - 20 MBThe 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.
Members in practice push through the pandemic
November 03, 2020 15:38 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBLiz 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.
Special episode: Budget 2021
October 16, 2020 09:32 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBPaul 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.
Special series: Taking the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy - Shaun McGlade
August 21, 2020 13:27 - 15 minutes - 14 MBIn 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.
Special series: Taking the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy - Vera Sackitey
August 21, 2020 07:51 - 7 minutes - 7.11 MBIn 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.
Special series: Taking the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy - Lucy Maher
August 19, 2020 07:48 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBIn 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.
Special series: Taking the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy - the experts
August 18, 2020 07:55 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBIn 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.
Leading through the COVID-19 crisis
July 01, 2020 10:01 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBLiz 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.
Special Brexit episode: what does Brexit mean for members? July 2020
July 01, 2020 09:46 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBThe 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.
A chat with business leaders - May 2020
May 01, 2020 07:54 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBIn 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”.
Collaboration - March 2020
March 12, 2020 12:54 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBMaighread 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.
Brexit: what does it mean for our members?
February 05, 2020 10:01 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBOn 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.
Charities and non-profits - December 2019
December 09, 2019 13:40 - 42 minutes - 39 MBLiz 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.
Budget 2020 analysis
October 09, 2019 16:10 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBKimberley 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.
Brexit and the Northern Ireland agri-food industry - Sept 2019
September 11, 2019 09:07 - 29 minutes - 68.2 MBIn 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.
Sustainability and climate change - August 2019
August 01, 2019 07:49 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBKate 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.
The future of the profession - July 2019
July 01, 2019 12:33 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBBrian 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.
Members in sport - May 2019
May 01, 2019 08:10 - 17 minutes - 23.4 MBLiz 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.
Influence Leadership Conference 2019
April 30, 2019 07:45 - 32 minutes - 30 MBIn 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.
Leadership - March 2019
March 01, 2019 09:14 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBAccountancy 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.
Future of work - January 2019
January 25, 2019 10:57 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBIn 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.
Pensions - October 2018
November 01, 2018 11:50 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBIn 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.
Accountancy Ireland Podcast Budget 2019
October 10, 2018 15:08 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBCrona Clohisey and Norah Collender of Chartered Accountants Ireland and Paul Dillon of Duignan Carthy O'Neill discuss Budget 2019.
SMEs - August 2019
September 03, 2018 10:34 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBIn 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.
Leadership in the 21st century - June 2018
July 06, 2018 09:12 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBIn this episode of the Accountancy Ireland Podcast, we talk about leadership in the 21st century with Susan Hayes Culleton, Lynda Carroll and Karin Lanigan.
GDPR - April 2018
April 17, 2018 14:01 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBGDPR – 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.
The power of the cloud - February 2018
March 13, 2018 13:56 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBLiz 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.
Ethics in business - December 2017
January 08, 2018 13:51 - 22.8 MBLiz 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.
Brexit - October 2017
November 09, 2017 10:56 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBLiz Riley talks about Brexit and it's implications and opportunities for the island of Ireland with Crona Brady, Michael Farrell and Barry Kieran.
Budget 2018 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
October 12, 2017 10:37 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBNorah Collender, Paul Dillon and Colin Smith discuss the details of Budget 2018.
Regulation - June 2017
July 14, 2017 10:43 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBMuireann Reedy, Dargan FitzGerald and Aidan Lambe discuss regulation in Ireland on the June 2017 podcast.
Diversity - April 2017
April 01, 2017 08:36 - 21 minutes - 15 MBIs 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.
Future of the profession - February 2017
February 01, 2017 15:29 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBPresident Liam Lynch, ethic expert Penelope Kenny and recruitment specialist Ed Heffernan talk about the future of the accountancy profession in this round-table discussion.
December 2016 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
December 01, 2016 15:29 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBIn 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.
Budget 2017 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
October 12, 2016 14:29 - 14 minutes - 9.94 MBPaul 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.
October 2016 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
October 01, 2016 14:29 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBAccountancy 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.
August 2016 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
August 01, 2016 14:29 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn 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.
June 2016 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
June 01, 2016 14:29 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBInterviews 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.