Accountancy Ireland Podcast

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.

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.

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 Expert Working Group.

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.