The AI summit taking place in Bletchley Park will tackle questions on how to mitigate the risks posed by AI development and the balance needed to encourage innovation while regulating to avoid potential harms.

The Charity Commission has published its first-ever guidance on charities’ use of social media, which sets out how trustees should manage the risks and benefits of social media.

Our launch event looks at ‘What is AI and what does it mean for boards and senior management?’

In this podcast Susan Stenson, a partner at Independent Audit, discusses the impact that environment, social and governance (ESG) issues are having in the boardroom. She outlines the importance of linking these areas back to the overall purpose and strategy of the organisation to enable directors to understand which issues they should focus on and how they should communicate their approach to their stakeholders. Susan outlines how governance lays the foundations for a strong response to ESG issues from boards of directors. She also argues that if the board is honest about how it has decided its ESG priorities, its approach is much more likely to be successful.

Develop your governance knowledge and skills to tackle the core day-to-day aspects of a Company Secretary role.

Develop your governance knowledge and skills to tackle the core day-to-day aspects of a Company Secretary role.

In this podcast, Deborah Garlick, Founder of Henpicked and CEO of Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace, describes the realities of the menopause transition for women in the workplace. She explains that it’s about more than hot flushes and affects women in different ways at varying ages and stages in their life and career. Deborah outlines compelling reasons why menopause should be taken seriously by the board, from how it affects the bottom line to how it can influence brand and reputation. She also suggests practical steps company secretaries can take to help their board address menopause, highlighting a shift in public mood that makes this an urgent issue requiring immediate action.

Now in its eleventh year, Governance Ireland 2025 is the annual conference for all governance professionals in Ireland. This year the conference took place at the Printworks, Dublin Castle on Thursday 15 May 2025.

On 21 May 2024, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment launched a consultation on the domestic implementation of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the “AI Act”). The consultation is intended to inform Ireland’s approach to implementing the AI Act, particularly in relation to the configuration of national competent authorities required for implementation.