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Summer Mini-Blitz (ROI/NI) 2026
Date & time: 18 June 2026 09:30-13.30
Suitable for ROI and NI audiences, this Mini‑Blitz delivers shared plenary insights followed by jurisdiction‑specific updates. Led by specialist practitioners, it combines technical developments with commercial perspective—helping accountants and business professionals stay informed, add value in client conversations and reinforce their role as trusted business leaders.
You can download the Slide pack for this event by clicking the link below.
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Speakers
12:05 pm
NI: Taxation Update
Tom Penman, Tax and Training Ltd
12:40 pm
NI: Company Law Updates
Cathy Murphy, Partner, Elliotts Legal
13:15 pm
Closing Remarks
Joe Carroll, Chartered Accountants Ireland
Contributors
Joe Carroll
Moderator, Head of Professional Development, Chartered Accountants Ireland
Joe is the Head of Professional Development at Chartered Accountants Ireland, where they oversee the creation and delivery of cutting-edge learning solutions to support members’ growth and career advancement.
With a strong background in education and training, Joe is passionate about empowering finance professionals with the skills needed to tackle emerging challenges, including sustainability, data analytics, and leadership.
Joe holds a Certificate in Cyber Security and Data Incident Management from Chartered Accountants Ireland and is an accredited Executive Coach with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). Their qualifications also include, an MSc in Education & Training Management (DCU), and a BA in Medieval & Modern History (UCD). With extensive expertise, Joe fosters a culture of lifelong learning, ensuring Chartered Accountants Ireland remains at the forefront of professional development.
Ann-Marie Herbert
Professional Development Accountant, Chartered Accountants Ireland
Ann-Marie Herbert is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with over two decades of experience spanning public practice and global financial services. She holds both a BA and a Master’s in Accounting from Dublin City University. Ann-Marie trained in practice before joining State Street, where she spent 16 years in a variety of roles, gaining deep expertise in financial services and day-to-day business operations. Now at Chartered Accountants Ireland, she plays a key role in shaping the learning journey of accounting professionals, bringing a strategic and practitioner-informed perspective to the evolving needs of the profession.
Tom Penman
Tax and Training Ltd
Tom specialises in complex tax planning, structuring groups of companies, international tax, enquiries, providing tax efficient succession and inheritance tax planning and deals with all aspects of income tax and capital gains tax
Cathy Murphy
Partner, Elliotts Legal
Cathy Murphy is a Partner in the Corporate & Banking team at Elliotts Legal Solicitors in Belfast and is dual-qualified in Northern Ireland and England & Wales. With extensive experience across a broad range of sectors, Cathy specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, shareholders’ agreement and corporate governance. She also advises lenders, borrowers and investors on finance transactions, security arrangements and regulatory considerations. Cathy is known for her strategic, commercially focused approach tailored to meet her clients’ objectives.
