MORE than two-thirds of senior Irish businesspeople have seen major changes in the complexities of doing business.

A SENIOR KPMG partner described as an “exceptional friend and colleague” was fatally injured in the crash which saw another five people lose their lives.

A relative of Ireland’s President has died along with two other businessmen from the North, a UK citizen, and a Spanish pilot and British co-pilot in a plane crash in Cork Airport.

Two Irish citizens, three British people and a Spaniard were killed in today's plane crash at Cork Airport.

ENERGY minister Eamon Ryan says Irish companies have come into line with their international counterparts in prioritising green issues.

TERENCE O’ROURKE will become managing partner of accounting firm KPMG from next May.

The ICAI has welcomed the announcement from EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy that he has reached an agreement on a roadmap towards "equivalence" between European and US accounting principles.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has announced a major climbdown on controversial plans to make company directors personally liable if their businesses fail to comply with legal requirements.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has welcomed remarks made yesterday by Minister for Trade and Commerce, Michael Ahern on the requirements for company directors to sign off on compliance statements.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) has reported a record year for student intake in 2004.

IRISH companies could end up paying more tax next year thanks to new accounting standards, a top accountant warned yesterday.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has welcomed today’s publication of the Law Reform Commission Report on a Fiscal Prosecutor and Revenue Court.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has given a cautious welcome to the publication by the Auditing Practice Board (APB) of their Ethical Standards for Auditors with their exemptions for the audit of SME’s entitled "Provisions for Smaller Entities".

Two Irish chartered accountants have been appointed in new posts at the International Federation of Accountants meeting in Paris.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has indicated its support for two publications this week from the Federation of European Accountants (FEE) on audit issues.

David Devlin, an Irish chartered accountant, has been appointed to the European Corporate Governance Forum.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has issued a new publication entitled "Fraud – Meeting the Challenge through External Audit".

More inter-national companies may restrict their Irish presence to branches rather than full subsidiaries as a result of recent changes to Irish company law, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) said yesterday.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has added a dedicated web resource on International Standards on Auditing to its website.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has welcomed the allocation of the Internal Market portfolio to the Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has welcomed the publication of the draft revised EU Money Laundering Directive published by the European Commission.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has welcomed the appointment of Ian Drennan as Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA).

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has called on the business community to respond carefully to the draft guidance on the Directors’ compliance statement mandated by the 2003 Companies Act published today by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has offered its congratulations to Charlie McCreevy on his appointment as Ireland’s next European Commissioner.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has warned the new EU Commission Directive on Auditing may pose difficulties to the competitive position of the Irish economy.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has called for the introduction of an independent appeals system at the Companies Registration Office (CRO).

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) has described the Companies Report 2003, published by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, as proof of the fundamental and ongoing change in the areas of corporate governance and company law.

The adoption by the Auditing Practices Board of 29 International Auditing Standards poses a considerable challenge to regulators, Government and auditors in Ireland, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

The new president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland said the profession is facing an increasingly different regulatory atmosphere.

THE country’s largest accounting body is urging the Government to split the new companies Bill in two by parking the corporate governance issues contained in the law and implementing the new auditing requirements immediately.