Webcasts
CSRD and ESG | Director and Board Responsibilities
Watch this webcast and advance your understanding of ESG legislation and director responsibilities, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
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Blog
Where is the World Going in 2025 and Beyond?
Expert insights from Alan Tyrrell CDir, Senior Managing Director, Teneo Ireland.
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Blog
Enhancing board accountability and driving organisational success | The Irish Times
Strengthening boards: The power of IoD Ireland's external board evaluations. This article was originally posted on The Irish Times on behalf of IoD Ireland.
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Blog
Dealing with uncertainty: The top three questions to ask your CFO
Expert insights from Caroline Kirrane, CFA Charterholder, MBA, and Finance Course Leader at the Institute of Directors Ireland. This blog has been written exclusively for IoD Ireland.
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Blog
Forewarned is forearmed | What will 2025 bring for Irish business
IoD Ireland CEO Caroline Spillane CDir reflects on the past year and looks to 2025 in this year in review article.
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Director Factsheets
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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Factsheets
Briefing: Company Law - Changes are enacted
This Director Factsheet details the amendments to the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 which has been signed into law with many parts commencing on 3rd December 2024.
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Webcasts of Events
Webcast
CSRD and ESG | Director and Board Responsibilities
Watch this webcast and advance your understanding of ESG legislation and director responsibilities, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
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Webcast
SEAR: Statutory Obligations on Directors
This Briefing webinar was presented by Jeanne-Marie Moriarty, John Maher, and Sarah Thomas of Addleshaw Goddard. This event is part of the IoD Briefing Series: Designed for Directors, sponsored by Accenture.
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Webcast
Navigating Board Evaluations: Insights and Strategies
This Briefing webinar was presented by Dr. Margaret Cullen, Governance Advisor, IoD Ireland, in conversation with Sarah McLaughlin, Group Secretary and Head of Corporate Governance, Bank of Ireland.
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Event Presentations
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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Presentations
Individual Accountability Framework Update
Download the full presentation from this IoD Briefing with Josh Hogan, Partner, McCann FitzGerald LLP, and Donal Hamilton, Partner, Employment, Pensions and Incentives Group, McCann FitzGerald LLP. This event is part of our IoD Briefings Series and is sponsored by Accenture.
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Director Handbooks
Handbook
Governance for Directors on State Boards
This Handbook provides an overview of the governance framework of State Boards. It has been specifically developed for IoD members who currently sit or are interested in sitting on a State Board. Exclusively available to IoD Ireland members.
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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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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.
