CIPD Ireland Podcast

Join Meg Dunphy, Senior Lead for Stakeholder Engagement, CIPD in Ireland and her guest Katie Ridge, Barrister-at-Law, Head of Employer Relations at Adare Trusted People Partners, as she explores two of the most important employment law topics facing organisations today: longer working lives and protected disclosures.

This practical discussion examines the legal and workplace implications of managing longer working lives, mandatory retirement ages and whistleblowing obligations, drawing on recent case law and real-world examples.

Packed with expert insights and actionable guidance, the episode will help HR professionals and people managers strengthen compliance, reduce risk and support fair, effective workplace practices.

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Performance, productivity, trust and wellbeing are often discussed as separate priorities, but the most successful organisations understand they are deeply connected.

Ahead of the CIPD in Ireland Thrive Conference 2026, Meg Dunphy speaks with Annamarie O'Connor, People and Culture Director at Tayto Snacks, about the people practices behind one of Ireland's most recognised and award-winning organisations. From leadership and manager capability to employee voice, culture and organisational effectiveness, they explore how putting people at the heart of business decisions can help drive sustainable performance, productivity and wellbeing.

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In this episode, Meg Dunphy, HR Policy & Engagement Lead at CIPD in Ireland, looks back at the CIPD in Ireland Employment Law Conference 2026, bringing together key insights from leading employment law experts and HR practitioners.

Also hear from Alison Hodgson, learn about the new CIPD Trust Ireland pilot with Tosú supporting people with minor convictions to remain in employment, explore the implications of the EU AI Act for employers, and listen to highlights from Peter Ward SC on dispute management and the evolving role of HR.

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What should employers in Ireland be doing now to get ready for pay transparency, even while some of the legal detail is still evolving? 

In this episode, Meg Dunphy, Engagement, Policy and Content Lead at CIPD in Ireland, speaks with Anne Phelan, Rewards and People Advisory Director at Aon, about the practical steps employers can take now to prepare.

They explore where organisations should focus first, from pay frameworks and job architecture to recruitment practices, pay equity analysis, data readiness and manager capability.

The conversation looks at what good preparation really involves, the common gaps employers may need to address, and how to build confidence and consistency ahead of implementation.

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In this episode, Meg Dunphy, the CIPD’s HR Policy & Engagement Manager, presents the highlights from our annual conference at the RDS in Dublin. The event brought together HR leaders, people professionals and senior business executives from across Ireland to explore the future of work and workforce transformation. 

You’ll hear insights from the C-suite panel featuring executives from Boots Ireland and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a discussion with CIPD CEO Peter Cheese in what was his last official function in Ireland, and an excerpt from our keynote speaker mathematician, social entrepreneur and future of work expert Anne-Marie Imafidon.

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In this episode of the CIPD in Ireland Podcast, host Meg Dunphy continues the series The Future-Ready People Professional, exploring what it takes for HR to lead in a world of continuous organisational transformation. Organisations are no longer navigating change in discrete episodes; transformation is constant, complex, and multi-layered. HR is expected to shape strategy, design operating models, develop leadership, and build adaptive cultures, ensuring people remain at the heart of every change.

Meg is joined by Zoë Cannings, Senior Director of Business Value and Transformation at Oracle, to discuss HR as a strategic transformation architect. They explore how HR can influence organisational change, build capability for sustained transformation, embed employee experience, and harness insight because in transformation, data is king.

Tune in for actionable insights and inspiration for HR professionals who want to drive and shape the future of work through organisational transformation.

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Far from being an HR silo, learning is the strategic lever that unlocks resilience, retention, and reinvention. As organisations grapple with skills shortages, the rise of AI, cultural change, and the urgent need for talent retention and succession planning, learning has moved centre stage. This episode creates a buzz around learning by showing its direct business impact and sparking new ways to think about its role in transformation. Host Meg Dunphy opens the conversation with Linda Waters, Senior Employer Solutions Manager, CIPD, Robert Mac Giolla Phadraig, Founder and CEO, SkillStack and Michelle McShortall, Advisory Services Manager, Intuition to bring clarity and energy to the big questions: 

1. What are we doing right now? – Tackling disruption through reskilling and agility. 
2. What are we doing for tomorrow? – Building sustainable pipelines of skills and leaders. 
3. Real-life examples – Stories of organisations reinventing their approach to learning. 
4. The frontier of transformation – Where culture, technology, and human potential converge. 
5. AI-powered personalisation – How intelligent tools are tailoring learning to individuals, making it easier for time-poor executives and employees to get exactly what they need, when they need it. 

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