The EY Podcast
Episodes
EY CFO Outlook: Driving Ireland’s energy transition with Marc van Huet, CFO, Calor Ireland
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CFO Outlook podcast, Marc Van Huet, CFO of Calor Ireland joins host, Dearbhail McDonald, to talk about building a modern fin...
EY CFO Outlook: From Stamps to E-Commerce with Peter Quinn, CFO, An Post
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CFO Outlook Podcast, Peter Quinn, CFO of An Post joins host Dearbhail McDonald to talk about his career, the challenges An P...
EY CEO Outlook: Telecoms, Trust and Transition with Shay Walsh, Managing Director of BT Ireland
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CEO Outlook podcast, Shay Walsh, Manging Director of BT Ireland, joins host Richard Curran to reflect on a career at the cut...
EY CFO Outlook: Navigating Pharma Finance with Rob Morrissey, CFO, AstraZeneca Ireland Commercial
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CFO Outlook podcast, Rob Morrissey, CFO of AstraZeneca Ireland Commercial operations joins host Dearbhail McDonald to talk a...
EY CEO Outlook: Business, Purpose and Healthcare with Brian Walsh, CEO of Vhi
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CEO Outlook Podcast, Brian Walsh, CEO of Vhi talks with host Richard Curran about leading Vhi, combining business with purpo...
EY CFO Outlook: Building strong financial foundations for professional rugby with Thelma O’Driscoll, CFO, IRFU
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CFO Outlook podcast, Thelma O’Driscoll, CFO of the IRFU joins host Jonathan Healy to talk about her diverse career path, h...
EY CEO Outlook: Economics and Optimism with Danny McCoy, CEO of Ibec
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CEO Outlook podcast, Danny McCoy, CEO of Ibec, discusses with host Richard Curran his early influences, his approach to lead...
EY CFO Outlook: Ireland’s aviation success story with Aisling Kenny, CFO, SMBC Aviation Capital
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aisling Kenny, CFO of SMBC Aviation Capital, has built a notable career in the aviation leasing sector. She started her career at EY, where she was in...
EY CEO Outlook: Leading Ireland’s Water Strategy with Niall Gleeson, CEO of Uisce Éireann
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Niall Gleeson was 13 years old when he realised he wanted to be an engineer. Influenced by his grandfather, whose love of tinkering and ham radio spar...
EY CEO Outlook: From tech to tourism with Alice Mansergh, CEO of Tourism Ireland
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Mansergh, a city girl with a love for the countryside, attended school in Dublin but spent her weekends on the family farm in Tipperary, where s...
EY CFO Outlook: Powering Ireland’s future, with Paul Stapleton, CFO, ESB
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Paul Stapleton joined ESB over 33 years ago, it was a very different organisation to the one it is today. In the three decades since, Paul has he...
EY CFO Outlook: Scaling internationally, making an impact locally, with Anna Savage, CFO, Fexco
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Founded in 1981, Fexco is Ireland’s most successful multinational financial and business solutions provider, operating in 29 countries and processin...
EY CEO Outlook: Leadership lessons from the world of sport, with Anne McCormack, Hockey Ireland
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the age of sixteen, Anne McCormack knew that she wanted to be a CEO. Having played golf at a high level throughout her childhood, Anne became con...
EY CEO Outlook: The inside story of Ireland’s biggest ever software deal, with Barry Napier, Cubic Telecom
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a complaint about the quality of a mobile phone that ultimately set Barry Napier on the path to becoming one of Ireland’s most successful tec...
EY CEO Outlook: Opportunity and AI, with Anne Sheehan, General Manager, Microsoft Ireland
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was the culture of Microsoft that first attracted Anne Sheehan to the company – “It's not about who's the cleverest person in the roo...
EY CFO Outlook: Optimising performance, with Wendy Chang Smith, CFO, Glanbia Performance Nutrition
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ten minutes into the first job interview, Wendy Chang Smith knew that Glanbia was the right fit for her. As someone for whom company culture, values a...
EY CEO Outlook: From midwife to MD - a career in care, with Mairead McCaul, MD of MSD Ireland.
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Mairead McCaul’s first day in nursing college, her tutor said something that has always stayed with her: “when you're caring for a patient...
EY CFO Outlook: Record revenues with people at the heart, Carol Phelan, CFO, Dalata Hotel Group
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Phelan has always loved numbers. Growing up on a farm, she understood how the numbers she was learning in school related to the business of the ...
EY CEO Outlook: Putting Irish companies on an international stage, with Leo Clancy, Enterprise Ireland
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up on a small farm in Tipperary taught Leo Clancy a lot about entrepreneurship. From an early age he understood how to assess the business’s...
EY CEO Outlook: Rethinking Ireland’s approach to philanthropy, with Deirdre Mortell, Rethink Ireland
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EY Podcast: CEO Outlook Series, Deirdre Mortell, CEO of Rethink Ireland, joins host Richard Curran to talk about her passion fo...
EY CFO Outlook: Mergers and transformation, with Ken Bowles, Smurfit Kappa Group
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CFO Outlook podcast, Ken Bowles of Smurfit Kappa Group discusses the Irish packaging company's recent merger announceme...
EY CFO Outlook: The power of positive impact, with Tom Hickey, Kenmare Resources
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CFO Outlook podcast, Tom Hickey of mining company Kenmare Resources chats to host Jonathan Healy about becoming a CFO at the...
EY CEO Outlook: Leading the future of food production, with Conor Galvin, Dairygold
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EY Podcast: CEO Outlook series, Conor Galvin tells host Richard Curran about his unconventional journey to the position of CEO ...
EY CEO Outlook: The Co-op of the Future, with Jim Bergin, Tirlán
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EY Podcast: CEO Outlook Series, Jim Bergin, CEO of Tirlán, tells host Richard Curran the story of his 30-year journey to the t...
EY CEO Outlook: Managing risk, reward and relationships, with Enda McMahon, Blackrock Asset Management Ireland
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EY CEO Outlook Podcast Series, Enda McMahon of Blackrock Asset Management Ireland, joins host Richard Curran to talk about his ...
EY CEO Outlook: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, with Myles Clarke, CBRE Ireland
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With clients in over 100 countries and a global team of 105,000+, CBRE is one of the world’s leading commercial real estate services & investmen...
EY CEO Outlook: Delivering what matters with Sara Venning, Northern Ireland Water
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Venning was appointed CEO of Northern Irish Water in 2014. A love of hard work, solving problems, and improving systems and processes attracted S...
EY CFO Outlook: Overseeing the financial growth of an Agri sector leader, with TJ Kelly, Origin Enterprises
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EY CFO Outlook Podcast, TJ Kelly, Group CFO of Origin Enterprises, tells host Vincent Wall the remarkable story of a career spe...
CEO Outlook: Delivering life-changing interventions with Dominic MacSorley, Concern Worldwide
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EY CEO Outlook podcast series, Dominic MacSorley tells host Richard Curran the remarkable story of a career spent finding hope ...
CEO Outlook: The journey to world-class healthcare delivery, with Bill Maher, Bon Secours Heath System
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“I think we have a real opportunity here for Ireland to be the shining example of how a health system could be delivered.” In this episode of The...
CEO Outlook: The rise of a digital giant in Ireland with Jason Ward, Dell Technologies
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EY CEO Outlook podcast, Jason Ward, MD of Dell Technologies Ireland, tells host Richard Curran about his personal and professio...
CFO Outlook: The Irish company that became a global renewable energy player, with Paul Corrigan, Mainstream Renewable Power
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2008, Mainstream Renewable Power was born out of a belief that renewable energy would become a mainstream asset class. At the time, renewable power...
CEO Outlook: Leading through creativity with Deborah Kelleher, Royal Irish Academy of Music
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“I became obsessed by the creativity of the business world” In this episode of The EY CEO Outlook podcast series, Deborah Kelleher tells host Ric...
CFO Outlook: Securing a green future, with Marie Joyce, NTR plc
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CFO Outlook podcast series, NTR plc CFO Marie Joyce tells host Vincent Wall the story of her rise through the ranks of compa...
CEO Outlook: Leading a not-for-profit with purpose, with Averil Power, Irish Cancer Society
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EY CEO Outlook podcast series, Averil Power of the Irish Cancer Society tells host Richard Curran about her unconventional chil...
CEO Outlook: Unlocking social media insights for your business
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the world of social media, what is being said about your business can make or break you. How you access these insights in a timely manner makes all...
CEO Outlook: Hardwired for success, with Colin Lynch, EPS Global
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EY CEO Outlook series, EPS Global CEO Colin Lynch tells host Richard Curran the story of scaling internationally without extern...
CEO Outlook: Shaping the future of Business in Dublin City, with Mary Rose Burke, Dublin Chamber
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CEO Outlook series, Mark Rose Burke joins host Richard Curran to share her vision for Dublin city, her views on how to most ...
Economic Eye: How people, prices, and planet will shape the all-island forecast
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Economic Eye host Richard Curran talks to EY Ireland Chief Economist, Neil Gibson, about current key economic indicators and the impact they are havin...
CEO Outlook: Transforming Bank of Ireland, with Francesca McDonagh
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Francesca McDonagh joined Bank of Ireland as CEO in 2017, it was with a “mandate for change”. It was the only Irish bank to have repaid the ...
CFO Outlook: Driving Open Orphan’s sustainable performance and profit with Leo Toole
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CFO Outlook podcast series, Group CFO for Open Orphan, Leo Toole tells host Vincent Wall about how a highly specialised appr...
CEO Outlook: Keeping public transport on track, with Anne Graham, National Transport Authority
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is an interesting time to be overseeing the management and evolution of Ireland’s public transport network. Not only has the pandemic dramaticall...
CFO Outlook: When the sky is the limit with Andy Cronin, Avolon
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CFO Outlook podcast series, Andy Cronin tells host Vincent Wall the story of a Avolon’s remarkable growth from Dublin st...
CEO Outlook: How an Irish start-up became a world leader with Steve Cutler, ICON
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EY CEO Outlook podcast, ICON CEO Steve Cutler tells host Richard Curran the story of ICON’s rise from Irish start-up to globa...
CFO Outlook: Exploring the rise of Kenmare Resources, with Tony McCluskey
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CFO Outlook podcast, Kenmare Resources Finance Director, Tony McCuskey tells host, Vincent Wall the compelling story of an I...
CEO Outlook: The future of pharma with Audrey Derveloy, Novartis Ireland
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a young science graduate, Audrey Derveloy’s goal was to have a positive impact on society. Now, as a leader of a global medicines company during ...
CEO Outlook: Growing good business with Noel Keeley, Musgrave Group
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The EY CEO Outlook Podcast, Noel Keeley, CEO of Musgrave Group, tells host Richard Curran about his rise to the top of Ireland’s ...
CFO Outlook: Building the future with Michael Rice, Glenveagh Properties
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Like anyone with ambition you’re always looking for the next move”. Michael Rice’s career has been punctuated by a series of very significant...
CEO Outlook: 2021 EY CEO survey highlights with Graham Reid, EY
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What issues are top of mind for the CEOs of Ireland’s leading organisations? This is the question that the EY CEO Imperatives study set out to answe...
CFO Outlook: Glanbia’s journey towards peak financial performance, with Mark Garvey
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Garvey became Group CFO of Glanbia in 2013, a time of significant change for the company. It was rapidly transitioning into a global performance ...
EY Economic Eye: Spring 2021 - Recovery - but at what price?
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Economic Eye podcast host Richard Curran talks to EY Ireland Chief Economist, Neil Gibson, about current key economic indicators and the impact they a...
CEO Outlook: Building on 160 years of growth, with Steve Bowcott, John Sisk & Son Ltd.
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Bowcott had effectively retired when he got the call about the role of CEO at John Sisk & Son Ltd. Having worked in PLCs for most of his car...
CEO Outlook: Creating a greener future with Imelda Hurley, Coillte
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With 6000 forest properties nationwide, totalling over one million acres of land, Coillte has been a very visible presence in Ireland since its format...
CFO Outlook: Overseeing Ireland’s health budget to make a difference, with Stephen Mulvany, HSE
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Managing the finances of any organisation is challenging at the best of times, but when that organisation is the Health Service Executive, and the cou...
CEO Outlook: Expanding Microsoft's presence in Ireland with, Cathriona Hallahan, MD
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“I have been challenged over the last 35 years to be someone I’m not, and I’ve stood firm. That means you have to show vulnerability...to show p...
CEO Outlook: Powering ahead with Pat O'Doherty, ESB Group
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If somebody had told Pat O’Doherty that he would one day be running an organisation of 8000 people from a room at home, he wouldn’t have believed ...
CEO Outlook: Leading the way in sustainability, with Frank O'Keeffe, EY Ireland
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the EY CEO Outlook podcast, Frank O’Keeffe tells host Richard Curran about his journey through the ranks of EY to the role of Man...
CFO Outlook: From Quinn Group to Mannok - A CFO's perspective with Dara O'Reilly
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2011 Dara O’Reilly was Finance Director of the Quinn group when, suddenly, he was called in to a meeting and told it was “lights out” for the...
CEO Outlook: Scaling a business for the global market, with Anne Heraty, CPL
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Heraty founded CPL in 1989 and, 31 years later, in 2020, sold the company for €318m. That journey from inception to exit has involved recession...
CFO Outlook: The trials of a CFO in a time of COVID, with Brendan Brennan, ICON
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trying to explain to people what ICON does is something that Brendan Brennan has found challenging in the past, but not anymore. This fast-growing Cli...
CEO Outlook: Managing Ireland’s largest portfolio of private rental property with Margaret Sweeney, I-RES REIT Plc
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
 Irish Residential Properties (I-RES) REIT is Ireland’s largest private residential landlord, providing homes for over 8000 people. However, the co...
EY Economic Eye: Winter 2020 - Bouncing back or stepping forward
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The EY Economic Eye podcast provides up-to-the-minute analysis of the all-island economy across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. In each ...
CFO Outlook: Balancing financial stewardship and strategic growth with Myles O’Grady, Bank of Ireland.
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The role of the Chief Financial Officer has evolved dramatically in recent years. While managing costs is still a core part of the position, today’s...
CEO Outlook: Thinking outside the box with Tony Smurfit, Smurfit Kappa Group
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Smurfit almost became a professional racehorse breeder at a young age, but the call of the family business ultimately led him to forge a long and...
CEO Outlook: The power of investing in renewable energy with Rosheen McGuckian, NTR plc
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rosheen McGuckian had spent a number of years leading the Irish operations of a US multinational when she decided it was time to join an indigenous Ir...
CEO Outlook: Building Trust and Purpose in the Irish Banking Sector, Eamonn Crowley, CEO Permanent TSB
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Becoming CEO of a large, successful organisation is always a challenge, but taking on the role in the midst of a global pandemic is a very different p...
CEO Outlook: Transforming Ireland’s power system for future generations with Mark Foley, EirGrid
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Foley has had a career of two halves. After many successful years in the private sector, the dot-com collapse forced Mark to reinvent his career....
CEO Outlook: Building a world class postal service with David McRedmond, An Post
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“I am patriotic, I love this country. I’m also somebody who likes running big businesses.” When David McRedmond was offered the chance to run Ir...
CEO Outlook: Keeping Ireland Connected with Carolan Lennon, CEO, eir
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1996, Carolan Lennon left her permanent, pensionable job to return to university and complete an MBA. Leaving a secure role, and having recently ta...
CEO Outlook: Ireland's success in attracting FDI, with Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland’s ability to attract and nurture major multinational companies is world-renowned. The FDI sector has been credited with helping Ireland emer...
CEO Outlook: Pat McCann, Dalata Group on surviving, re-building and operating in the new normal
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After over 50 years in business, Pat McCann has weathered many storms. Starting out in the hospitality trade during the Oil Crisis of the 1970s, McCan...
CEO Outlook: Leading Ireland’s health service through a pandemic
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is it like to lead a national health service through a global pandemic? In this episode of The EY Podcast: CEO Outlook, Paul Reid, CEO of the H...
Introducing The EY Podcast: CEO Outlook
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Curran meets the CEOs of Ireland’s leading organisations to talk about world-class leadership, weathering storms and delivering results. You...