Sarabeth McGuire speaks with George Hook about The International Challenge Award

Sarabeth McGuire, Assistant Manager in the International Business Team at EisnerAmper Ireland spoke with George Hook on Newstalk’s “The Right Hook” on Thursday 21 April live from the Ireland Gateway to Europe event in Boston, MA.  Sarabeth and George were also joined by Professor Jeffrey Bergstrand from University of Notre Dame whose research and publications span both theoretical and empirical models of international trade, foreign direct investment, and international finance.

Sarabeth spoke about The International Challenge Award which was founded and is managed by EisnerAmper Ireland and EisnerAmper LLP in collaboration with Ireland Gateway to Europe.  The inaugural International Challenge will take place today, Friday 22 April at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.  Five companies will pitch to an international delegation to be in with a chance of winning the coveted title of “Company Most Likely to Internationalise”.  The winning company, which will be announced later today, will also be awarded consultancy services from top industry experts and complimentary American Airlines Business Miles good for up to 4 domestic U.S. flights.

To hear the full interview with Sarabeth and Jeffrey please select here.

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Frank Keane participates in Tenego Ireland’s Fireside Chat as part of an expert panel

Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Business at EisnerAmper Ireland, was one of six industry experts that participated in a Fireside chat, hosted by Tenego Ireland, on April 14 in Dublin. The objective of the event was to assist international companies interested in expanding their business operations into Europe.

The format of the event was an informal chat with Brian Seidman, Director at Mind + Machines and Founder of Seidman & Co.  Brian shared his own experiences of expanding into Europe and his advice to others wishing to do the same.

The panel comprised Neil Hoey (CEO, Tenego Ireland), Adrian McGennis (CEO, Sigmar Ireland and Co-Founder of GatewayToEurope), David Carthy (Partner, William Fry Solicitors), Cliona Donnelly (Partner, William Fry Tax Advisors), and Frank Keane (Head of International Business, EisnerAmper Ireland and Co-Founder of Gateway To Europe).

A broad range of subjects were discussed which covered the majority of areas involved in European expansions, such as Sales Chanel Development, Team Development & Recruitment, European Law, European Tax and Financing Growth Expansion.

During the event, questions were taken both from the audience and via Tenego’s twitter account.  The entire session was recorded and will be available on Tenego’s website.

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EisnerAmper Ireland returns to Boston with Ireland Gateway to Europe

EisnerAmper Ireland’s International Business team travels to Boston this month to host “Ireland Gateway to Europe” which takes place on 20 – 22 April 2016.  Co-founded by EisnerAmper Ireland in 2012, Ireland Gateway To Europe (IGTE) is a not-for-profit collective of Irish service providers who showcase Ireland as Europe’s premier investment location by providing U.S. companies seeking to expand into Europe with a secure resource network for business expansion, and access to an experienced, professional network of service providers.

Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Business at EisnerAmper Ireland, was interviewed by George Hook on Newstalk’s “The Right Hook” on Thursday, 31 March about this year’s event.  48 executives from 21 organisations will take part in 9 events over 3 days in Boston.  The C-Level Investment Summit, taking place on Friday 22 April, is an open event and will showcase why the world’s best companies choose Ireland as their base for EMEA operations.  Brian Halligan, CEO of Hubspot is the headline speaker for the C-Level Investment Summit.  For further information about the week’s events or to find out how to become a participant of IGTE, please visit their website here.

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EisnerAmper Ireland speaks with George Hook about Ireland Gateway to Europe

Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Trade at EisnerAmper Ireland spoke with George Hook on Newstalk’s “The Right Hook” on Thursday, 31 March about the upcoming Ireland Gateway to Europe event taking place in Boston, MA on 20-22 April 2016.

Established in 2012, Ireland Gateway To Europe (IGTE) is a not-for-profit collective of Irish service providers who showcase Ireland as Europe’s premier investment location through events in the U.S.

The IGTE vision is to provide U.S. companies seeking to expand into Europe with a secure resource network for business expansion, and access to an experienced, professional network of service providers.

Listen to the full interview here.

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Kilian Doyle gives “Guru lecture” to students in Beaumont

Junior Achievement Ireland (“Junior Achievement”) is part of a worldwide organisation reaching out to 9.3 million young people each year.  Junior Achievement aims to inspire and motivate young people to realise their potential by valuing education and understanding how to succeed in the world of work.  This programme is operated in both primary and secondary schools and fosters a spirit of enterprise within participating schools.

As part of the Junior Achievement programme, a series of ‘Guru lectures’ are organised in participating schools across the country where students enjoy presentations from business leaders on their respective professions.  This gives the students the opportunity to meet with members of the business community and learn about different types of careers.  This year, Kilian Doyle, Director in EisnerAmper Ireland’s Financial Services Group, visited Our Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont where students enjoyed listening to Kilian discussing his career in accounting and giving career advice to the students.  As part of the lecture, Kilian completed a questions and answers session and received numerous questions from the attendees about careers in accounting.  To see a list of our current vacancies at EisnerAmper Ireland please click here.

Chartered Accountancy Careers Fair 2016

Members of EisnerAmer Ireland’s HR and FS/Audit teams attended the Chartered Accountancy Careers Fair 2016 on Tuesday 1 March in Chartered Accountants House.  This event was hosted by Chartered Accountants Ireland and gave attendees the opportunity to meet with 20+ employers who are actively recruiting trainee Chartered Accountants.

The event was attended by over 300 people including both current and prospective ACA students.  There were talks on different career paths using the ACA qualification.

Overall the event was a great success and it  gave EisnerAmper Ireland a great opportunity to interact with potential future employees.  To see a list of our current vacancies at EisnerAmper Ireland please click here.

CUDA 2016 AGM & Annual Conference

On 30 January 2016, members of EisnerAmper Ireland attended the Credit Union Development Association’s (“CUDA”) 2016 AGM & Annual Conference held at the Slieve Russell Hotel in Country Cavan.  Established in 2003, CUDA provides support facilities to member credit unions in the areas of regulatory compliance, risk management, shared services and competency development.

Heather Humphries, TD and Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, officially opened the conference.  Key note speakers included, Anne Marie McKiernan, Registrar of Credit Unions and Brian O’Gorman, Chief Executive, Clúid Housing.  EisnerAmper Ireland was delighted to support this conference and was represented by Brian Hillery, Partner, David Montgomery, Head of Risk & Regulatory Advisory, and Dean Roche, Senior Manager.  To learn more about EisnerAmper Ireland’s Advisory service offering, please select here.

EisnerAmper Ireland connect with US colleagues

Alastair MacDonald, Managing Partner, and Frank Keane, Partner and Head of International Business at EisnerAmper Ireland, travelled to the US in January 2016 to meet with colleagues in EisnerAmper LLP’s New York office.

During their visit Alastair and Frank also met with clients of EisnerAmper Ireland in addition to meeting with members of  IDA Ireland.  The trip also provided an opportunity for Alastair and Frank to meet with members of EisnerAmper Ireland’s team currently on secondment to EisnerAmper LLP.  You can read about the experiences of our US Secondees here.  To learn more about EisnerAmper Ireland and our International Business service offering please click here.

EisnerAmper Ireland Summer Blog Challenge 2015

On 27 January 2016, members of EisnerAmper Ireland’s team attended the prize giving lunch for the “EisnerAmper Ireland Summer Blog Challenge 2015” organised by Trinity College Dublin (“TCD”).  This competition focused on blogs authored by TCD students who took part in summer internships in various industries.  The calibre of the blogs was superb and prizes were awarded to four students;

• Alexandra Trant – Philosophy, Political Science, Economics and Sociology – Blog title: Taking Chances: My Summer Job 2015;
• Annabel Pidgeon – Philosophy, Political Science, Economics and Sociology – Blog title: Loans That Change Lives;
• Philip Callan – Business, Economics and Social Studies – Blog title: Brewing up a Storm; and
• Eniola Naheemat Oladiti – General Nursing – Blog title: As one person I cannot change the world, but I can change the world of one person

The event was very well attended by members of the TCD careers advisory service, the winning students and members of EisnerAmper Ireland’s team.  It was a great opportunity for EisnerAmper Ireland to share news of our latest recruitment drive and to hear what students are seeing in the market.  These students have all had wonderful experiences and will no doubt go on to achieve great things.

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