Format

This course will be delivered via Zoom on Thursday, 13 March 2025 at 9.30 – 10:30 am. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.

Who should attend?

This course is specifically designed for CPA members who became members of Chartered Accountants Ireland following the amalgamation on 1 September 2024 including practising certificate holders and Responsible Individuals.

Course overview
Members are encouraged to attend this essential webinar. The webinar will focus on the following key areas:

• Update of transitional provisions since last webinar 1 October 2024
• Process for filing annual returns
• Renewal of membership and payment of fees update
• Professional Indemnity Insurance
• CPD regulations (Responsible Individuals, Practising members, Individual members)
• Names, descriptions, and logos of practising firm(s), use of designations ACA,CPA,FCA and FCPA
• Quality Assurance process (including resources and supports available)
• Clients’ Money
• Panel discussion

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Gain an update of the key regulatory requirements of Chartered Accountants Ireland and to understand the support and resources that are available to support members.

Speaker Bios

Conal Kennedy is Head of Practice Consulting in Chartered Accountants Ireland. He and his team provide advice and support to practices throughout Ireland, and publish a range of practice toolkits covering Anti Money Laundering, Audit, Accounting and Compliance. Over a 17 year period in Practice Consulting, Conal has coached and advised many practices through major change events such as mergers, acquisitions and retirements. He has also advised on practice development and marketing.

Emer Kelly is Practice Regulation Manager in Chartered Accountants Ireland. Prior to this Emer was Quality Assurance Manager with CPA Ireland and was involved in the licensing and quality assurance processes.

Phyllis Willoughby is Learning and Development Accountant in Chartered Accountants Ireland. Prior to this Phyllis worked with CPA Ireland, holding roles in learning and development and as quality assurance executive, conducting quality assurance reviews of firms throughout Ireland.

Karin Lanigan is Head of Member Experience. Karin has held several roles in the Institute including in the careers and professional teams providing support to members at all career stages. Her role now focusses on member engagement and delivering a positive member experience at every member touchpoint with the Institute.

Eamonn Siggins is Chief Integration Officer at Chartered Accountants Ireland. Prior to amalgamation between Chartered Accountants Ireland and CPA Ireland, Eamonn served as Chief Executive of CPA Ireland for over 30 years.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930