In 2017-2018, the IPA in conjunction with the Strategic Committee for the Criminal Justice Sector ran an innovative change and collaborative leadership programme, specifically aimed at addressing some of the complex, cross-cutting issues within the criminal justice sector.
Local Authority Times Winter 2018
(LtoR) Richard Boyle, Head of Research, Publishing & Corporate Relations, IPA, Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghail, TD, guest of honour, Anthony White, author and Marian O'Sullivan, Director General, IPA, at the launch of Irish Parliamentarians: Deputies and Senators 1918-2018.
The IPA Governance Forum is pleased to advise details of the next briefing: Risk Management – Embedding, Opportunity and Appetite, which will take place on Thursday, 8 November 2018.
The IPA Governance Forum is holding a morning briefing on 11 October 2018 (8.00am – 10.30am) which will focus on the topic of Governance and Corporate Culture: Setting the ‘Right’ Tone. This event will afford a timely look at an important aspect of governance (indeed, one which has received increased prominence in recent codes and reports).
The next IPA Governance Forum Event is a one-day workshop on the Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members. This workshop will take place on Thursday, 04 October 2018 from 09:30 to 16:30.
John Paul Phelan, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, launched a new book from the IPA entitled Local Government in the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday 19 September 2018.
Local Authority Times Vol 21 No.1 & 2 Summer 2018
At the launch of Judicial Power in Ireland published by the Institute of Public Administration (ltor) Dr Michael Mulreany, Assistant Director General, IPA, editor Eoin Carolan, Associate Professor, School of Law UCD, and Dr Richard Boyle, Head of Research, Publishing and Corporate Relations, IPA.
The 8th Governance Forum event for 2018 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 14 June between 8.00 – 10.30am at the IPA on the topic of Reputation Management and Media Relations. This event brings together three highly experienced practitioners to discuss the key building blocks of reputation management and protection for public bodies and public benefit entities and to consider how best to engage in effective media and wider stakeholder relations. Key questions to consider include:
Envoy Extraordinary: Professor Smiddy of Cork is one of a very few ‘insider accounts’ we possess of a ‘founding father’ of the Irish state who lived through and helped shape key moments of modern Irish history.
The IPA Governance Forum is pleased to announce details of the following Briefings in April and May 2018. Events are open to both Forum Members and non Members. Please see brocures for full details.
(LtoR) Dr Richard Boyle, Head of Research, Publishing & Corporate Relations, IPA; Dr Marian O'Sullivan, Director General, IPA; Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD, Minister of State for Higher Education and Dr Richard Thorn, author at the launch of No Artificial Limits: Ireland's Regional Technical Colleges, Wednesday 21st February 2018.
The next IPA Governance Forum event of 2018 will take place on Thursday, 22 February (8.00am – 10.30am) on the topic: Board Effectiveness Reviews - People, Process, Culture and Performance Considerations.
The Housing Practitioners' Conference 2018 will take place at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. This Conference, organised in association with the Housing Agency, will be of interest to those working in Housing Services in Central and Local Government across Ireland as well as those working in Approved Housing Bodies.