Webcasts
Company Law Update and Outlook 2025
Watch this webcast and learn the latest company law developments that should be on a director's radar in 2025.
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Top Picks
- Omnibus Package Proposed - EU Commission’s Proposal on Sustainability Regulations
- A Marriage of Governance: The Critical Role of the Company Secretary and Chair
- Dawn Raids: The Role of a Director
- SEAR: Statutory Obligations on Directors
- The first sections of the long-awaited Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 have now become law
Thought leadership articles
Blog
Leading with Purpose
An interesting Irish Times article with Hostelworld Group CFO and IoD Ireland member Caroline Sherry, on financial strategy, the importance of championing DE&I and navigating the evolving governance landscape.
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Blog
From CEO to Boardroom Leader | The Business Post
An interesting Business Post article with IoD Member Brendan Jennings on his non-executive career. From stepping down as CEO of Deloitte Ireland in 2020, to becoming the Chair of the Board for Keelings, Glenisk, and PM Group.
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Blog
Omnibus Package Proposed - EU Commission’s Proposal on Sustainability Regulations
Expert insights from Jonathan Moore, Partner, Fieldfisher Ireland LLP. This piece addresses the EU “Omnibus” proposal and the changes to CSRD, EU Taxonomy and the CSDDD.
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Blog
The first sections of the long-awaited Charities (Amendment) Act 2024 have now become law
By Alice Murphy, Charity Lawyer and Governance expert, Partner, Mason, Hayes & Curran LLP.
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Director Factsheets
Factsheets
Briefing: CSRD and the Omnibus Package – What’s Changing?
This Director Factsheet explains proposed changes to the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) under the Omnibus Proposals to simplify reporting requirements.
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Factsheets
Briefing: The Central Bank of Ireland’s Individual Accountability Framework
This Director Factsheet explains The Central Bank of Ireland's Individual Accountability Framework which aims to enhance corporate governance in regulated financial firms, ensuring individuals act in the best interests of customers and market integrity.
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Factsheets
Briefing: Irish Foreign Investment Screening Regime Now Operational
This Director Factsheet explains Ireland’s new rules for screening foreign investments, which started in January 2025.
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Factsheets
Briefing: New restrictions on the use of NDAs in employment equality claims comes into law
This Director Factsheet details the scope of and the impetus for the recently introduced significant restrictions on employers with regard to non-disclosure agreements with employees ("NDAs").
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Webcasts of Events
Webcast
Digital Governance: AI, Cybersecurity, and Privacy
Watch this webcast with Dr Valerie Lyons, Company Director, and Chief Operating Officer, BH Consulting, which offers critical insights and analysis on the evolving risk landscape, in relation to cybersecurity, privacy, and AI governance.
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Webcast
A Marriage of Governance: The Critical Role of the Company Secretary and Chair
Watch this webcast and advance your understanding of the relationship between the Company Secretary and the Chair, which is pivotal to effective corporate governance.
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Webcast
Company Law Update and Outlook 2025
Watch this webcast and learn the latest company law developments that should be on a director's radar in 2025.
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Event Presentations
Presentations
Dawn Raids: The Role of a Director
Download the full presentation from our recent Dawn Raids event with Cormac Little SC, Partner and Head of Competition & Regulation, William Fry.
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Presentations
Economic and Political Update 2025
Download the full presentation from our recent event with Jim Power, Economist and Media Commentator.
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Presentations
Cyber Security Risk | What a Director Should Know
Download the full presentation from this IoD Briefing with Paul Gillen, Chief Security Officer and Country Manager, Barclays Bank Ireland. This event is part of the IoD Briefing Series: Designed for Directors, sponsored by Accenture.
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Presentations
Company Law Review
Download the full presentation from this IoD Briefing with Paul Heffernan, Consultant, McCann FitzGerald LLP. This event is part of the IoD Briefing Series: Designed for Directors, sponsored by Accenture.
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Director Handbooks
Handbook
Directors’ Handbook: Fifth Edition
The Directors’ Handbook provides a valuable resource to directors in Ireland on their role and responsibilities. Exclusively available to IoD Ireland members.
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Handbook
A Handbook for Directors of Regulated Financial Services Companies in Ireland: Fourth Edition
This Handbook sets out in clear terms the general duties imposed on all directors as well as the considerable additional burdens imposed on directors of a financial services company. Exclusively available to IoD Ireland members.
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Tax & Legal Panels
Director FAQs
This section contains helpful answers to key director questions, relating to: state boards; questions to ask before joining a board; tax; director duties; fiduciary duties; diversity; and much more.
