The changes in March to the building regulations (S.I. No. 80 of 2013 BUILDING CONTROL (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2013) will have big repercussions for residential self-builders. Nearly 60% of houses constructed in Ireland are self-builds (source NaSBA).

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has negotiated a mutual recognition agreement with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).

SmartForce has announced the availability of a credentialing module to track the granting of industry-recognised continuing education credits for completion of approved SmartForce e-learning.