EisnerAmper Ireland Academy 2025: Owning Your Art of Practice

Last month, EisnerAmper Ireland hosted our annual EAI Training Academy 2025, part of our Learning and Development programme.  The Academy is designed to support our people, build their skills, nurture professional growth, and enhance career development. 

This year’s theme, Owning Your Art of Practice, encouraged our team through the lens of our Learning and Development Framework, the ‘Art of Practice’ to reflect on how their individual choices, habits, and daily interactions shape both their professional growth, personal brand and reflects and contributes to EisnerAmper’s brand.  

Throughout the day in the tranquil surroundings of Kilruddery House, team members explored key professional development areas, including: 

• Defining what each of us wants to be known for and who we want to influence. 

• Understanding how the Art of Practice integrates into our day-to-day roles. 

• How to use the skills in the Art of Practice through everyday interactions to build strong client relationships, enhance your personal brand which in turn enhances the Firm’s brand.  

• Reflecting on personal strengths and decision-making through interactive exercises. 

The programme featured two plenary sessions.  

The first, ‘Identity, Impact & Influence – A Brand Journey – One Day at a Time’ highlighted the evolution of brands and how individual contributions shape the Firm’s reputation. 

Peter Cogan, Managing Partner, Eisner Advisory Group LLC, Eithne Harley, Consultant and former Marketing Director, Accenture, and Diarmaid O’Keeffe, Partner and Head of Audit at EisnerAmper Ireland, shared insights from their experiences as leaders, emphasising the impact of personal visibility, professional choices, and participation in extra-curricular activities. 

A series of practitioner-led workshops gave participants practical insights into the nine drivers of the Art of Practice, helping them apply these learning to their current roles and future career paths. 

A fireside chat with Michael Doyle, CEO of Ivernia Insurance, focused on career development, personal brand, and professional habits.  Michael shared his journey, from early career decisions through to leadership roles, highlighting how consistent choices, continuous learning, and self-awareness contribute to personal and organisational success. 

The day concluded with a Johari Window exercise, reinforcing communication, team dynamics, and self-awareness.   The Academy 2025 empowered our team to own their own Art of Practice, supporting career growth and strengthening the Firm’s collective expertise.  A relaxing team dinner that evening was the perfect end to a great day of reflection and connection. 

At EisnerAmper Ireland, we are deeply committed to helping our people learn, grow, and achieve their professional goals. 

If you’re looking to build a rewarding career in accounting, audit, advisory or tax, and want to be part of a team that invests in your development, we’d love to hear from you! 

Explore our current career opportunities: eisneramper.ie/careers 

EisnerAmper Ireland Hosts The Academy 2024

At EisnerAmper Ireland, our commitment to the professional growth of our team is at the heart of everything we do.  Each year, we host The EisnerAmper Ireland Academy, our annual all-staff residential training program, which plays a pivotal role in accelerating our professionals’ development.  The Academy is more than a training day; it is an immersive experience designed to empower our staff with the tools, knowledge, and inspiration to excel as not just accountants but as exceptional advisers and practitioners. 

This year the EAI Academy embraced the theme “The Art of Practice”, showcasing our firm’s distinctive approach to nurturing the current and next generation of accounting practitioners.  The two-day program offered a dynamic mix of interactive workshops, technical training sessions, and knowledge-sharing exercises.  Each session was thoughtfully crafted to enhance participants’ skills and provide valuable insights into becoming outstanding professionals in today’s fast-evolving industry. 

One of the highlights of this year’s Academy was its focus on practical application and collaboration.  Through real-world case studies, team exercises, and thought-provoking discussions, participants gained a deeper understanding of the principles that underpin exceptional client service and innovative problem-solving.  This hands-on approach not only honed technical expertise but also reinforced critical interpersonal and advisory skills, essential for success in client engagements. 

We heard from Claire Byrne, CEO of St Raphael’s Garda Credit Union, who shared insights from her career journey and provided a unique client’s perspective on working with EisnerAmper Ireland.  This discussion underscored the importance of understanding client needs and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships in delivering exceptional service. 

The Academy also provided a unique opportunity for networking, bringing together professionals at all levels of the firm.  This collaboration fosters a culture of shared learning and mentorship, ensuring that each team member feels supported in their journey towards becoming a leading practitioner. 

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Claire Byrne and  everyone who participated in the EisnerAmper Ireland Academy 2024.  EisnerAmper Ireland remains committed to investing in our people and building a workplace where talent thrives.  The EisnerAmper Ireland Academy 2024 exemplified our dedication to equipping our team with the skills, confidence, and mindset to lead with excellence in a competitive industry. 

EisnerAmper hosts The Academy

We were delighted to host ‘The EisnerAmper Ireland Academy 2023’, the Firm’s annual all-staff residential training programme in the Sligo Park Hotel. The theme for this year’s Academy was ‘Flourishing in EisnerAmper’.  

The Academy began with the team departing for Sligo from Dublin by train, a sustainable travel choice, which also provided a bonding opportunity for our team, aligning with our commitment to fostering a happy, healthy and productive team and culture. 

With this year’s theme of ‘Flourishing in EisnerAmper’, over the course of two days, we explored what it means to flourish individually and collectively as a team. We had an action packed line up of key-note speakers, skills workshops, plenary sessions and team building exercises reaffirming our commitment to creating the environment and opportunity for every member of our team to flourish. 

We would like to thank our guest speakers for their insightful contributions: 

• Allan Mulrooney, CEO of the Western Development Commission, who shared insights into his own career journey in addition to discussing the Commission’s commitment to shaping Sligo and the West of Ireland into a hub for innovation, growth, and opportunity. 
• Bob Coggins, CEO of White Hag, an award winning Sligo-based independent craft brewery, who led a thought provoking discussion on the power of innovation and adaptability. 
• Peter Cogan, Managing Partner, Eisner Advisory Group LLC, and Partner, EisnerAmper LLP, who provided an update from our US colleagues and shared a US perspective into what it means to flourish. 

Special thanks also to our EisnerAmper Ireland colleagues who led plenary sessions, skills workshops and team building exercises and thanks to our team members who contributed to the Q&A and workshop sessions. 

The Academy is a key part of our Firm’s all-staff training programme and is specifically designed for our professionals to accelerate their “on the job” learning and to facilitate their journey towards becoming not just great accountants but exceptional advisers and practitioners. 

At EisnerAmper Ireland, we care about business and we care about the people we work with in business. 

Our trainees are involved in all elements of practice management from day one. From the outset, trainees work closely with Partners and Senior Management to deliver services and solutions to our key markets. This approach facilitates our trainees getting hands-on experience while also developing the core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed in their careers. To learn more about our trainee programme, click here. 

    Train to Sligo

      Rotating Workshops

      Panel Discussion

        Bob Coggins, CEO,  The White Hag

    Market Stalls

     Allan Mulrooney, CEO, Western Development Commission

EisnerAmper hosts The Academy 2022

The EisnerAmper Ireland Academy 2022, the Firm’s annual all-staff residential training programme, was held for the eleventh year running over 2 days in Seafield Hotel, County Wexford.

The theme for this year’s Academy was ‘Delivering Client Service Excellence’ and it followed our Mid-Year Academy which was held in April. We had an action packed line up of key-note speakers, skills workshops, plenary sessions and team building exercises reaffirming our commitment to ‘Delivering Client Service Excellence’.

Tessa O’Connell, Managing Partner, Brand Edge

The Academy is a key part of our Firm’s all-staff training programme and is specifically designed for our professionals to accelerate their “on the job” learning and to facilitate their journey towards becoming not just great accountants but exceptional advisers and practitioners. We would like to thank our guest speakers for their insightful contributions:

• Tessa O’Connell, Managing Partner, Brand Edge, who shared valuable insights into the importance of networking in addition to practical steps we can take to build our professional networks; and
• Peter Cogan, Managing Partner, Eisner Advisory Group LLC and Partner, EisnerAmper LLP, who provided an update from our US colleagues and shared insights into their approach to delivering client service excellence.

Brian Hillery, Partner, EisnerAmper Ireland

Special thanks also to our EisnerAmper Ireland colleagues who led plenary sessions, skills workshops and team building exercises and thanks to our team members who contributed to the Q&A and workshop sessions

Panel discussions

Evening dinner

Our team members at The Academy

At EisnerAmper Ireland, we care about business and we care about the people we work with in business.

Our trainees are involved in all elements of practice management from day one. From the outset, trainees work closely with Partners and Senior Management to deliver services and solutions to our key markets. This approach facilitates our trainees getting hands-on experience while also developing the core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed in their careers. To learn more about our trainee programme, click here.

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EisnerAmper hosts Mid-Year Academy 2022

The EisnerAmper Ireland Academy is a key part of our Firm’s all-staff training programme which was held for the eleventh year running yesterday. The Academy is specifically designed for our professionals to accelerate their “on the job” learning and to facilitate their journey towards becoming not just great accountants but exceptional advisers and practitioners.

We were delighted to host this year’s Academy in person for the first time since 2019 in the Herbert Park Hotel, Ballsbridge, followed by dinner in House Dublin. David Carroll, Associate Partner and Head of Learning & Development, facilitated our Mid-Year Academy with this year’s theme being ‘Delivering Client Service Excellence’ and included workshops, key note speakers and team building exercises reaffirming our commitment to achieving and maintaining excellence in everything we do.

Jack Pierse discussing Wayflyer.

We would like to thank yesterday’s guest speakers:

• Jack Pierse, Co-Founder & CFO of Wayflyer, who shared valuable insights into Wayflyer’s remarkable journey to date, business model and growth strategy; and
• Brian Fagan, Founder of Glendalough Distillery & Cobblestone Brands, who led a thought provoking discussion on client service and entrepreneurship.

Brian Fagan discussing his businesses and client services.

Thanks also to members of our team who enthusiastically contributed to the Q&A and workshop sessions.

We care about business and we care about the people we work with in business.

Our trainees are involved in all elements of practice management from day one. From the outset, trainees work closely with Partners and Senior Management to deliver services and solutions to our key markets. This approach facilitates our trainees getting hands-on experience while also developing the core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed in their careers. To learn more about our trainee programme, click here.

EisnerAmper hosts Mid-Year Academy 2021

The EisnerAmper Ireland Academy is a key part of our Firm’s all-staff training programme which was held for the tenth year running.  The Academy is specifically designed for our professionals to accelerate their “on the job” learning and to facilitate their journey towards becoming not just great accountants but exceptional advisers and practitioners.

This year we adapted to our changing environment by hosting an additional Mid-Year Academy virtually.  The theme for our Mid-Year Academy was ‘Collaboration for Great Teamwork & Effective Teams’ and included workshops, key note speakers and team building exercises reaffirming our commitment to achieving and maintaining excellence in everything we do.

Alan Costello speaking to our team members.

Team building exercises encouraged our staff to work together and collaborate to develop their design thinking skills. Team exercises included creating mock proposals for clients and designing new products for an established global brand. Teams had the opportunity to collectively reflect on, and discuss, their performance using the “Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing” model which describes the path that teams follow on their way to high performance.

We would like to thank yesterday’s guest speaker Alan Costello, Director, Resolve Partners, who led a thought provoking discussion on the importance of creating a culture of intrapreneurship, innovation and collaboration in today’s workplace.

We care about business and we care about the people we work with in business.

Our trainees are involved in all elements of practice management from day one. From the outset, trainees work closely with Partners and Senior Management to deliver services and solutions to our key markets. This approach facilitates our trainees getting hands-on experience while also developing the core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed in their careers. To learn more about our trainee programme, click here.

EisnerAmper Ireland hosts The Practitioner Academy 2020

The EisnerAmper Ireland Academy 2020, the Firm’s annual all-staff training programme, was held for the ninth year running on Thursday, 15 October. This year we were adapting and innovating to our changing environment and hosted our first Virtual Academy. The “Practitioner Academy” focused upon developing great practitioner skills to enable us to do great work for our clients in a changing world. We had an action packed line up of keynote speakers and thinkers, skills workshops, break-out and plenary sessions.

The Academy is specifically designed for our professionals to accelerate their “on the job” learning and to facilitate their journey towards becoming not just great accountants but exceptional advisers and practitioners. Participants acquire the necessary core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully further their careers in practice.

The Practitioner Academy guest speakers.

The theme of this year’s programme was ‘Doing great work for our clients in a changing world’ and included workshops, technical training, team building and knowledge exercises reaffirming EisnerAmper Ireland’s commitment to achieving and maintaining excellence in everything we do. The workshops encouraged our staff to develop their design thinking skills and their self-awareness.

Our staff attendees at our virtual Academy.

We would like to thank our guest speakers for their insightful contributions:

• Mark Nolan, Consulting Director, Genesis Consultants – Thoughts on our rapidly changing environment and the future of work;
• Catherine Guy, CEO Sixt, FAI Board, former Managing Partner, Byrne Wallace – Doing great work – Practitioner & client perspectives;
• Tony Carey, Managing Director, Cooney Carey – Skills and strategies for successful negotiation;
• Peter Cogan, Managing Partner, EisnerAmper LLP – Strategy & growth insights; and
• Stephen McCullough, Barrister at Law – Applying the Principles of Natural Justice.

Guest speaker Catherine Guy presenting to our staff members.

We care about business and we care about the people we work with in business.

Our trainees are involved in all elements of practice management from day one. From the outset, trainees work closely with Partners and Senior Management to deliver services to our key markets. This approach facilitates our trainees getting hands-on experience while also developing the core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed in their careers. To learn more about our trainee programme, click here.

EisnerAmper Ireland hosts The Academy 2019

The EisnerAmper Ireland Academy, the Firm’s annual all-staff two-day off-site training programme, was held for the eighth year running in The Haddington House Hotel, Dun Laoghaire and The Beacon, Sandyford, on 24 and 25 October 2019.

The programme is specifically designed for our professionals to accelerate their “on the job” learning and to facilitate EisnerAmper Ireland staff on the journey towards becoming not just great accountants but exceptional advisers and practitioners. Participants acquire the necessary core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully further their careers in practice.

Pictured: Enda McDonnell presenting for the EAI staff

The theme of this year’s programme was ‘EAI 2.0 – The Professional Services and Solutions Firm’ and included workshops, technical training, team building and knowledge exercises reaffirming EisnerAmper Ireland’s commitment to achieving and maintaining excellence in everything we do. The workshops encouraged our staff to develop their design thinking skills and their self-awareness.

Guest speakers included Enda McDonnell, Manager at Enterprise Ireland and Ian Kiely, CEO of Drone Consultants Ireland who discussed their journey in the new technological age of business. Peter Cogan, Partner, EisnerAmper U.S, facilitated an afternoon workshop and discussed the Eisneramper U.S’ growth and technological developments. Peter opened the group to a Q & A of how EisnerAmper U.S works differently to our Firm.

Participants also enjoyed some downtime where they could avail of a three-course meal in the Haddington House restaurant.

Ian Kiley presenting for the EAI staff

From L to R: Alastair MacDonald, Peter Cogan and Paul MacCarthy

We care about business and we care about the people we work with in business.

Our trainees are involved in all elements of practice management from day one. From the outset, trainees work closely with partners and senior management to deliver services to our key markets. This approach facilitates our trainees getting hands-on experience while also developing the core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed in their careers. To learn more about our trainee programme, click here.

EisnerAmper Ireland hosts The Academy 2018

The EisnerAmper Ireland Academy 2018, the Firm’s annual all-staff two-day residential training programme, was held for the seventh year running in Seafield Golf & Spa Hotel, Gorey, Co. Wexford, on 15 & 16 November 2018.

The residential programme is specifically designed for our professionals to accelerate their “on the job” learning and to facilitate EisnerAmper Ireland staff on the journey towards becoming not just great accountants but exceptional advisers and practitioners. Participants acquire the necessary core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully further their careers in practice.

The theme of this year’s programme was ‘Delivering Quality Solutions’ and included workshops, technical training, team building and knowledge exercises reaffirming EisnerAmper Ireland’s commitment to achieving and maintaining consistent excellence in quality standards.

Speakers included Fergal Murray, former Guinness Brew Master; Joanne Powell, a Learning and Assessment Professional and Business School Accreditation Advisor with QED: The Accreditation Experts; and Peter Cogan, Partner with EisnerAmper US, Co-chair of the Firm’s Financial Services Group and Chairman of EisnerAmper Global.

Participants also enjoyed some downtime where they could avail of the award-winning facilities the hotel has to offer and also enjoyed a three-course meal in the Seafield Clubhouse restaurant.

Fergal Murray, Former Guinness Brew Master

Joanne Powell of QED Accreditation Advisors

We care about business and we care about the people we work with in business.

Our trainees are involved in all elements of practice management from day one. From the outset, trainees work closely with partners and senior management to deliver services to our key markets. This approach facilitates our trainees getting hands-on experience while also developing the core awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to succeed in their careers. To learn more about our trainee programme, click here.