Briefcase
Continued Support for International Women’s Day Event
Deirdre Kiely, Partner & Head of Audit, Advisory & Assurance, Liz Hughes, Head of ACCA Ireland, Emily O’Reilly, European Ombudsman and Anne Keogh FCCA, Deputy President ACCA Ireland.
Grafton Street to welcome back HMV Dublin City Business Improvement District (BID), which is a collective of 2,500 businesses in Dublin City Centre, has welcomed the news that HMV is set to return to Grafton Street. The announcement came from HMV and Xtra-vision owners Hilco Capital that it will open a new store on Dublin’s Grafton Street which will be located at the old A Wear premises adjacent to Bewleys. An official opening date for the store will be announced soon. Grafton Street is now one of the highest occupancy streets in the BID area, with over 100 shops on the street, just five are currently vacant. Of the five all are either under refurbishment or have options on them. Commenting on the development, Richard Guiney, CEO of Dublin City BID said: “The news that HMV is returning to Grafton Street is very welcomed as is the 35 jobs it will create. They have been sorely missed from the area. Vacancy rates in the city centre are now down to nine per cent from highs of 15.6 per cent in 2010. These developments are a huge vote of confidence for Dublin City Centre.”
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Last March RSM Farrell Grant Sparks continued their support of ACCA Ireland for the third year running in sponsoring their International Women’s Day Breakfast Seminar, now in its 12th year. Keynote speaker for the event was Emily O’Reilly, European Ombudsman. The International Women’s Day Breakfast Seminar took place in the Westin Hotel on Friday March 7th. Deirdre Kiely, Partner and Head of Audit, Tax & Advisory delivered the welcoming address which saw over 100 women and men gathered across a number of industries and sectors. Emily O’Reilly, European Ombudsman spoke about her views and experiences of being a senior woman in business. The event was concluded with an interactiveQ&A session where a number of interesting topics were covered.
The Giro is Coming
Dublin footballer Kevin McManamon and Irish Women’s rugby player Mary Louise Reilly teamed up to prepare for the arrival of the Giro d’Italia.
Ireland goes pink on May 11th this year when it welcomes 200 of the world’s elite cyclists as they enter the final stage of the Giro d’Italia Grande Partenza 2014. The first two stages will take place in Northern Ireland while on day three, a massive 22 teams of nine riders per team – almost 200 in total
– of the best cyclists in the world will race from Armagh to Dublin for the final stage before heading back to Italy. The Giro’s pink jersey is one of the most iconic sporting emblems in the world. Dublin City Council is calling on all its residents to come out and support the Giro on Sunday May 11th.