In Episode 15 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren discusses Budget 2024 with Irish Tax Institute President Tom Reynolds; economist Austin Hughes; and Sohini De, Founder of Empeal, an award-winning digital health start-up that provides solutions for the prevention and management of chronic conditions.

In episode 14 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren talks with Tom Reynolds, the new Irish Tax Institute President. They discuss Tom's work and various topics of interest in the world of tax.

Tom is Vice-President of Tax, M&A and Business Structuring at Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation. He has previously worked for Kellogg and Kerry Group in senior roles.

In Episode 13 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren discusses the effect tax has on politics, in the context of the recent Commission on Taxation and Welfare report, with former Government Ministers Lucinda Creighton and Pat Rabbitte, and Donal de Buitléir, who served as Secretary to a previous Commission in the 1980s and who has a life-long interest in tax policy.

In Episode 12 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren discusses Budget 2023 and its likely long-term impact with Irish Tax Institute President Colm Browne and economist Austin Hughes.

In episode 11 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren talks with Colm Browne, the new Irish Tax Institute President. They discuss Colm's work and various topics of interest in the world of tax.

In Episode 10 of Tax Talk, we examine the effectiveness of Ireland’s Research and Development (R&D) tax credit and the Institute’s submission on the credit to the Department of Finance earlier this year. Joining our host, Samantha McCaughren, are renowned tech investor, Elaine Coughlan, who is Managing Partner and Founder of technology fund Atlantic Bridge and is on the board of Scale Ireland; and Ian Collins, Tax Partner and Head of Innovation with EY.

In Episode 9 of Tax Talk, we explore some of the broad themes in the Institute’s recent submission to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare and consider the prospects for reform in the prevailing political climate.

Our host, Samantha McCaughren is joined by:

• Brian Brennan, Tax Partner with KPMG and Chair of the Irish Tax Institute’s Commission Working Group

• Donal de Buitléir, long-time member of the Irish Tax Institute, secretary to the Commission on Tax that sat in the early 1980s, former assistant secretary in Revenue and a prominent figure in public policy and administration.

• Lucinda Creighton, former Minister of State for European Affairs, public affairs consultant, and columnist.

In Episode 8 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren talks to three members of the Irish Tax Institute who are among country’s most talented and best-known GAA stars.

Current Meath All-Ireland senior football champion Aoibhín Cleary, former Dublin footballer Cian O’Sullivan, and former Kerry footballer and Australian Rules player Tommy Walsh have all reached the pinnacle of the game, and if that wasn’t impressive enough, they have done it while studying, training and working in tax.

In this episode, they discuss their paths to tax, how they manage to excel both on and off the field, and much more.

In Episode 7 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren and an expert panel take a more reflective look at last week’s Budget, the implications of major recent changes in international tax, and the strategic direction the Government should be taking to underpin the remarkable economic recovery which is gathering pace.

Joining Samantha to discuss these topics and more are Karen Frawley, President of the Irish Tax Institute; Stephen Gahan of ODG Advisory; and Austin Hughes, Chief Economist at KBC Bank.

In episode 6 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren talks with Karen Frawley, the new Irish Tax Institute President. They discuss Karen’s work and various topics including international tax reform, debt warehousing, women in tax, Brexit, the digitalisation of tax, and a growing focus on sustainability in business.