Accountancy Ireland Podcast

Liz Riley is joined by members of Balance, Chartered Accountants Ireland's LGBTQ+ network, to explore how small, often overlooked interactions can have a lasting impact on inclusion.

The CSRD rollback is raising new questions for sustainability reporting. Stephen Prendiville (Deloitte), Sophie Sweeney (University of Galway) and Susan Rossney (Chartered Accountants Ireland) discuss the new VSME standard, the value of strategy over reporting, and the accountants' role in maintaining the sustainability momentum.

Budget 2026 could be described as a budget that favours business, burdens workers, and overlooks compliance reform. To discuss the announcement by Government, we are joined by Shane McCarthy, Associate Tax Director at Grant Thornton, Cróna Clohisey, Director of Members and Advocacy at Chartered Accountants Ireland and Gearóid O’Sullivan, Head of Tax at Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Our Election Insights series continues by focusing on the main parties' election manifestos regarding childcare. Chartered Accountants Ireland's Director of Public Affairs, Crona Clohisey, and Head of Public Policy, Stephen Lowry, compare the parties' commitments to improving childcare for working parents.

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 examine what each is saying on some of the key topics of interest to Institute members. In the first of this special Election Insights series, the Institute’s Director of Public Affairs, Crona Clohisey, and Head of Public Policy, Stephen Lowry, discuss the various parties' commitments to support small business.