Secure shredding services can save money, time and reduces risk
31/01/2012 - Irish Times, 13 December 2010 - 57% of respondents consider that Ireland’s data protection rules are not sufficiently robust. Data Protection Commissioner, Ireland - Of 32 organisations audited in 2010 the majority needed immediate remedial action.

Document Records Management
06/09/2011 - Do you know where your important documents are at any point in time? Maybe they’re in growing piles on your desk on in departmental filing cabinets, maybe even in your own warehouse or storage facility

Investment Funds - Recent Legal & Regulatory Developments
09/05/2013 - Following the recent publication of the ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) Guidelines on ETFs and Other UCITS Issues (the "Guidelines") - April 2013..

Real Estate Investment Trusts in Ireland
14/04/2013 - Minister Noonan announced in the 2013 Budget speech on 5 December 2012 the introduction of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs

Microsoft Fined for Broken Promise for Browsers
14/04/2013 - The European Commission fined Microsoft €561 million for failing to adhere to its commitments to offer Windows users a choice of internet browser.

New Age Phone Systems
14/04/2013 - If you have been in business for a few years you will be more than aware of the mammoth phone systems that filled large parts of rooms of office buildings.

Update on implementation of Personal Insolvency Act 2012
09/05/2013 - Minister for Justice Alan Shatter recently unveiled further details about the new personal insolvency process, which forms part of the Personal Insolvency Act, 2012. An information campaign about the process has also begun.

Putting the Brakes on the Start Mortgages Decision
09/05/2013 - In a welcome move, the Irish Government recently published draft legislation which provides that certain previously repealed statutory provisions relating to banks’ powers of enforcement over secured property will continue to apply to all mortgages which were created prior to 1 December 2009.

Government not doing enough to support business growth and investment in jobs needed, say directors
09/05/2013 - Research conducted by the Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) with its members, has found that two-thirds (67%) of directors surveyed are not satisfied with the Government's efforts to support business growth in Ireland following two years in office

Transparency in appointment process needed to achieve gender diversity on boards
10/04/2013 - With the debate on gender diversity on Europe's boards continuing to gather momentum, the Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) recently undertook research exclusively with women members, to examine what progress has been made in relation to achieving better gender balance on Ireland's boards and what barriers still remain

Gender imbalance in the boardroom
05/11/2012 - The need to increase the number of women on boards both in Ireland and abroad continues to attract considerable comment and debate. In the UK, gender targets were introduced last year to address the lack of women on the boards of FTSE companies and on the face of it, seem to be working, albeit slowly

Developing the director
10/09/2012 - The role of directors and strategic leaders in all sectors and sizes of business has never been under as much scrutiny as it is today.