Business Plus - 7 Mrz 2025
A WOMAN OF INFLUENCE
YOU’RE HIRED!
THE BOTTOM LINE
BIG READ NAVIGATING THE STORM
ACCOUNTANCY AND BUSINESS ADVISORY
START ME UP
BOOK EXTRACT An exclusive first read of
LEGAL EAGLES
COVER STORY
SPONSORSHIP
WORKSPACE DESIGN
CLIMATE ACTION
Editor’s Note
A WOMAN OF INFLUENCE How fashion entrepreneur Lisa McGowan hit €10m turnover
Executive Chair
Out of Office
Up to Speed
Top Ten
Wine
Tech
Editor’s Note
ME TIME
MAKING THE CUT
BODY ART
STYLISH LIVING
FRENCH INSPIRATION
‘My work can be intense. Dealing with conflict, emotion and hurt can be stressful’
A Woman of Influence
Homebuying Support for Returning Emigrants
Tackling Food Waste: A Sustainable Path for Irish Food and Drink Businesses
Stark Message Amid the Noise
Paying It Forward
RE:ACT MARKETING FACTFILE
Donal Skehan returns to launch the 17th Annual Great Irish Bake for sick children
What’s the Beef With Free Trade?
Dairy-free Duo
ON THE MENU CHEWY PROTEIN BITES
Flying the Flag for the Green Economy
Preparing for Pension Auto-Enrolment
National Treasure
THE FESTIVAL BY NUMBERS
Leading Ladies
How to Make the Right Decisions to Help Fulfil Your Life Ambitions
The Artful Office
FIVE DYNAMIC DUBLIN WORKSPACES
Transforming Data into Decisions, Strategy into Success with Nucleo
Investment in Racing Pays Off
The Rising Stars of PR
Legacy Media Alive and Kicking
Beware the Magnificent Seven
AI’s Risks and Rewards
APPOINTMENTS
FRAME BY FRAME
WINES OF THE MONTH Les Deux Cols Ô Font 2021, France, 14% ABV
Róisín Curley Bourgogne Aligoté 2022, France, 11.5% ABV
SPIRIT OF THE MONTH
Cause for Celebration
Digital Tools Boosting Business
GADGET OF THE MONTH
OUT OF OFFICE ‘Hockey has been a huge part of my life and I even played at an international level’
ACCOUNTANCY & BUSINESS ADVISORY
VIVIAN NATHAN NIALL MAY RSM IRELAND
FRANK WALSH WALSH O’BRIEN HARNETT
MARK BUTLER HLB IRELAND
Shifting Sands
‘Consolidation in the Sector is Accelerating’
FRANK O’KEEFFE
‘We have developed a dedicated ESG and sustainability department’
‘Our clients are cautiously optimistic about the year ahead’
‘We are on a very active recruitment drive’
NIALL MAY
‘We continue to invest in high-quality talent to broaden our service offering’
JOE CLEARY
‘Technology and regulatory shifts are driving transformation’
‘New technologies have assisted in improving the service to clients’ DYLAN BYRNE
MARK BUTLER
‘Our innovation team meets regularly to drive new processes and initiatives’
FRANK WALSH
JOHN DONOGHUE
‘We have seen significant expansion in areas that align with market demand’ BRIAN McENERY
‘New clients have come to us as they have outgrown smaller practices’ DAVID WALSH
‘Firms that embrace positive change are seeing improved productivity’ ANTHONY CASEY
Growth-first Perspective
Ireland’s Data Centre Dilemma
WHAT RECYCLING EXCELLENCE MEANS FOR IRISH BUSINESSES IN 2025
LAW FIRMS WHO’S WHO
Consolidation and Specialisation
Navigating the Risk and Compliance Maze
MICHAEL LAVELLE
LISA BRODERICK
ADAM GRIFFITHS
‘Our clients are experiencing a wave of regulatory change’
JOE O’MALLEY
‘Businesses are facing increased scrutiny regarding their environmental and social practices’
How to Work With Your Solicitor
DONNACHA O’CONNOR
GEOFF MOORE
DAVID WIDGER
‘Clients will face ever-more complex legal issues’
‘The future of commercial law isn’t about keeping up — it’s about staying ahead’
STEPHEN HOLST
‘Every law firm rises or falls on the strength of its people’
JONATHAN KELLY
‘In an increasingly regulated sector, scale is an advantage and we expect to see further consolidation’ JAMES DUGGAN
JOHN O’CONNOR
‘Activity was impacted positively by easing interest rates but also negatively from continuing global upheaval’
DANIEL HUGHES
‘We have acted in some seminal recent legal cases in the High Court’
JAMIE OLDEN
FEARGAL BRENNAN
MARK HOMAN ‘Growth is important to maintain market position’
‘Clients are more discerning than ever and there is a lot of competition in the market as newer entrants begin to scale’
ANN LALOR
STEPHEN KEOGH
Ireland’s Legal Sector by Numbers
WHERE SOLICITORS ARE PRACTISING
LAW FIRMS WHO’S WHO
LISTING DATA
It’s Good to Have Options
SPECIFICATIONS
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