Accountancy Ireland Podcast

Our Election Insights series continues by focusing on the main parties' election manifestos regarding childcare. Chartered Accountants Ireland's Director of Public Affairs, Crona Clohisey, and Head of Public Policy, Stephen Lowry, compare the parties' commitments to improving childcare for working parents.

It's election week, and in the run-up to polling day, Chartered Accountants Ireland's public policy team have analysed the main parties' manifestos to examine what each is saying on some of the key topics of interest to Institute members. In the first of this special Election Insights series, the Institute’s Director of Public Affairs, Crona Clohisey, and Head of Public Policy, S

Budget 2025 was Minister for Finance Jack Chambers's first budget in the finance portfolio, but it is, nonetheless, the last budget package we will see from the current Government before we enter a general election cycle. Crona Clohisey, Director of Public Affairs at Chartered Accountants Ireland, Sarah Meredith, Tax Partner at Grant Thornton and Stephen Lowry, Head of Public Polic

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 bec

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,

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.

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.

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.

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 E

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 pod