NOREEN O’HALLORAN

Noreen O’Halloran is Audit Quality Leader and Principal, Department of Professional Practice, Audit and Assurance, KPMG Ireland. She specialises in audit and assurance matters, including auditing standards and regulatory and corporate governance developments. PAGE 36

PAUL O’BRIEN

Paul O’Brien is Tax Lead, Energy, Utilities and Telecoms, KPMG Ireland. A tax partner with over 16 years’ experience advising clients on Irish and international tax matters, O’Brien has extensive experience in asset management, energy and natural resources, real estate, infrastructure and private Irish business. PAGE 40

JENNIFER FARRELLY

Jennifer Farrelly is Chief Executive of GOAL. She joined the international humanitarian response agency in 2024 and was appointed CEO in November 2025. Before that, Farrelly held senior finance roles at ESB, AIB, Bord Gáis Energy, Irish Life and Pepper Advantage Ireland. PAGE 45

LINDA MC WEENEY

Linda Mc Weeney is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Technological University Dublin. Specialising in international financial accounting and corporate reporting, McSweeney has 20-plus years’ lecturing and non-executive directorship experience. PAGE 54