Accountancy Ireland Podcast
Episodes
Is the CSRD rollback the end or a new start for sustainability?
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The CSRD rollback is raising new questions for sustainability reporting. Stephen Prendiville (Deloitte), Sophie Sweeney (University of Galway) and Sus...
Special episode: Budget 2026
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Budget 2026 could be described as a budget that favours business, burdens workers, and overlooks compliance reform. To discuss the announcement by Gov...
Election special: what the parties promise for working parents
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our Election Insights series continues by focusing on the main parties' election manifestos regarding childcare. Chartered Accountants Ireland's Direc...
Election special: how will the parties support small business?
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Special episode: Budget 2025
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 se...
Unpacking Northern Ireland's childcare challenges
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 le...
Childcare in Ireland: A balancing act for parents and providers
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Thought leaders: the ethics of AI
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring the ethical dimensions of generative AI, experts Barry Scannell and Daniel Malan, join Michael Diviney and Liz Riley to delve into issues of...
What will you get out of Budget 2024?
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a budget announced against a backdrop of high interest and continued inflationary pressures, the government was seen to give a little bit to everyo...
Special episode: Budget 2023
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Budget 2023 episode, Brid Heffernan, Tax and Public Policy Leader at Chartered Accountants Ireland, Sarah Meredith, Tax Director at Gr...
Thought Leaders: social and circular economy
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the social and circular economies, and are they now necessary sources of innovation and new thinking for mainstream business? We discuss thes...
Thought Leaders: what is inclusion?
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
What's the key to people management?
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Riley speaks to Brendan McGurgan, Co-Founder of Simple Scaling, Michelle Halloran, HR and people management consultant and Paul Slattery, Founder ...
Thought Leaders: Challenges for working parents – lessons from the pandemic
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Thought Leaders series from the Accountancy Ireland podcast, Liz Riley and Michael Diviney speak to experts Dr Mary Collins and Rachel...
Special episode: Budget 2022
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Budget 2022 episode, Norah Collender, Tax Leader at Chartered Accountants Ireland, Peter Vale, Tax Partner at Grant Thornton and Matt ...
The business of ESG
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainability and ESG continue to the be a focus of the business and investment community. Susan Rossney, Barry Dempsey (Chartered Accountants Irelan...
Global tax reform
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the middle of April, the US announced their support for a global corporate tax rate – getting the whole world talking; Ireland in particular. Cor...
Ireland's economies and business sustainability
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic, extended lockdowns and Brexit moved 2021 into an interesting position. Dawn McLaughlin, owner of Dawn McLaughlin & Co; Neil Gib...
Members in practice push through the pandemic
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Riley speaks to Wendy Merrigan, Conor Woods and James Kelliher about what obstacles they foresee for SMEs in 2021, how their businesses have coped...
Special episode: Budget 2021
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Dillion and Peter Vale talk to Norah Collender about tax supports for businesses as announced in Budget 2021 and have an interesting discussion o...
Special series: Taking the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy - Shaun McGlade
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 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...
Special series: Taking the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy - Vera Sackitey
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 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...
Special series: Taking the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy - Lucy Maher
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this short, special series, we speak to members about the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy and how it has shaped their careers. In this seco...
Special series: Taking the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy - the experts
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this short, special series, we speak to members about the flexible route to Chartered Accountancy and how it has shaped their careers. In this firs...
Leading through the COVID-19 crisis
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Liz 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 ...
Special Brexit episode: what does Brexit mean for members? July 2020
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The 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 t...
A chat with business leaders - May 2020
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 w...
Collaboration - March 2020
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Maighread Kelly (Collaboration Ireland), Susan Rossney (Chartered Accountants Ireland) and Teresa Stapleton (Stapleton Coaching) talk to Accountancy I...
Brexit: what does it mean for our members?
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of the Accountancy Ireland Podcast, Liz Riley talks to Aidan Lambe, Akriti Gupta, Ronan O'Loughlin and Zara Duffy about what B...
Charities and non-profits - December 2019
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Riley speaks to Michael Wickham Moriarty, Paula Nyland and Tony Ward about the role charities and non-profits play in Irish society, the importanc...
Budget 2020 analysis
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberley Rowan, Tax Manager at Chartered Accountants Ireland, Peter Reilly, Tax Partner in PwC, and Paul Dillon, Council Member of Chartered Accounta...
Brexit and the Northern Ireland agri-food industry - Sept 2019
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s episode, guest host Garry Webb speaks to Maybeth Shaw, Tax Partner in BDO Northern Ireland and Ivor Ferguson, President of the Ulste...
Sustainability and climate change - August 2019
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kate van der Merwe, Lorraine McCann and Cróna Clohisey discuss why accountants should care about climate change. The panel also examines the Governme...
The future of the profession - July 2019
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Murphy, Director of Audit and Assurance in Deloitte, Susan O'Reilly, Group Financial Controller of EMEA Operations in Microsoft, and Joe Carroll...
Members in sport - May 2019
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Riley talks to three of elite athletes -- Chloe Watkins, Irish hockey; Tony Og Regan, performance psychologist and former-Galway senior hurler; an...
Influence Leadership Conference 2019
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Accountancy Ireland Podcast, we speak to three speakers from the Chartered Accountants Ireland Influence Leadership Con...
Leadership - March 2019
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Accountancy Ireland talks to Helen Brophy, John McNamara and Tadhg Young about what makes a good leader in times of crisis and volatility, what leader...
Future of work - January 2019
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the January 2019 Accountancy Ireland Podcast, we consider what the future of work might hold for organisations and their people. We speak to Kevin ...
Pensions - October 2018
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 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...
Accountancy Ireland Podcast Budget 2019
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Crona Clohisey and Norah Collender of Chartered Accountants Ireland and Paul Dillon of Duignan Carthy O'Neill discuss Budget 2019.
SMEs - August 2019
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our three experts discuss SMEs - how can they succeed, refine their strategy and assess their risks with limited resources? We welcom...
Leadership in the 21st century - June 2018
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Accountancy Ireland Podcast, we talk about leadership in the 21st century with Susan Hayes Culleton, Lynda Carroll and Karin La...
GDPR - April 2018
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GDPR – 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 fr...
The power of the cloud - February 2018
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Riley talks to Jackie Hennessy, Director of Risk Consulting at KPMG, Leonard McAuliffe, Director of Cyber Security and forensics at PwC and Ross S...
Ethics in business - December 2017
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Riley speaks to Michael Wickham Moriarty, Head of Finance at the Central Remedial Clinic; Niamh Brennan, Professor of management at UCD, and Niall...
Brexit - October 2017
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Liz 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
12 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Norah Collender, Paul Dillon and Colin Smith discuss the details of Budget 2018.
Regulation - June 2017
14 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Muireann Reedy, Dargan FitzGerald and Aidan Lambe discuss regulation in Ireland on the June 2017 podcast.
Diversity - April 2017
01 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Is diversity good for business, really? Aoife Flood, PwC, Claire Fitzpatrick, Red Planet, and Mark Fenton, MASF Consulting, discuss the benefits and c...
Future of the profession - February 2017
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
President Liam Lynch, ethic expert Penelope Kenny and recruitment specialist Ed Heffernan talk about the future of the accountancy profession in this ...
December 2016 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
01 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In 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 curr...
Budget 2017 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Dillion, Tax Partner in Duignan Cathy O'Neill and Chartered Accountants Ireland Council member, Norah Collender, Tax Technical Manager and Crona ...
October 2016 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
01 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Accountancy Ireland talks to Des Peelo, author of the second edition of Valuation of Businesses and Shares, about the changing landscape of business v...
August 2016 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
01 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the August Accountancy Ireland Podcast, Mark Kennedy explains how Ireland can position itself well leading up to Britian's exit from the EU, Penelo...
June 2016 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
01 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Interviews 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 leader...
April 2016 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
01 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Riley talks to Barry Doyle, CFO at XSellco, about his success as a young Chartered Accountant; Sarah Conroy, Partner at Beale & Company, discusses...
February 2016 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
01 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Riley talks to Garrett Cronin from PWC about improving the finance function; Caroline Pope explains the benefits of non-financial reporting; and D...
December 2015 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
01 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Riley talks to Penelope Kenny about the struggle to get a good ethical culture in organisations; discusses the riskiness of bonds with Brian Murph...
Budget 2016 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
14 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Liam Lynch, Tax Partner and Head of Insurance at KPMG and Deputy President of Chartered Accountants Ireland; Kim Rowan, Tax Manager at Chartered Accou...
October 2015 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
01 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Interviews with Niall May, Audit, Advisory and Assurance Partner at Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon, about the new role of the internal auditor; Kim Rowan, t...
August 2015 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
01 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Mitchell from Eighty20 Focus gives a few tips on creating a harmonious working relationship with your partner; James McNally from PwC discusses ho...
June 2015 Accountancy Ireland Podcast
01 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chartered Accountants Ireland Deputy President Liam Lynch talks about Strategy 2020; Stephen Tormey talks to delegates at the annual conference; and D...