Ian Kehoe

A trained psychologist, Tim Bergin now works at the intersection of people and technology as a partner with EY. Ahead of an upcoming event on digitising the workforce through AI and technology, Bergin talks about making AI work for both the company and its workforce.

In late 2011, the then finance minister Michael Noonan unveiled a new tax break for highly paid executives. In his Budget speech, Noonan said the Special Assignee Relief Programme (Sarp) would “allow multinational and indigenous companies to attract key people to Ireland so as to create more jobs and to facilitate the development and expansion... View Article

Instead of focusing on the key issues for business, Brendan Murphy, a tax partner with Baker Tilly Ireland, said Budget 2025 just tweaked existing innovation schemes, many of which he argues are not functioning properly.

We have navigated so many unprecedented crises in recent years that both words are losing meaning. But Budget 2025 was not set against Brexit, Covid or spiralling inflation. It was framed against an upcoming election.

David McGee, the ESG leader with PwC, believes Ireland can be a global leader in Climate Tech if it recognises and harnesses the opportunities available. If Ireland gets it right, McGee says it will help Ireland achieve its climate emissions targets while developing a vibrant new economic sector.

Continued consolidation of the financial services sector. A massive spike in the number of hotels and pubs being acquired. A notable reduction in international trade companies acquiring Irish businesses, and a sizable fall in the volume of fundraises being closed by Irish firms. These are just some of the headline results from the Q3 M&A... View Article

If a town like Enniscorthy is to break the cycle of long-term unemployment, it needs more people like Ed Murphy and Dermot O'Shea. It also needs a coherent plan from Government.