THE Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has announced the programme for its annual conference to be held in the Radisson Hotel, Galway between March 30 and April 1.

John Greely has been elected to succeed Terence O'Rourke as the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

The president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants has criticised the Government for dragging its feet on number of areas, mainly on the introduction of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).