Sunday Interview: Conall O’Halloran, president of Chartered Accountants Ireland

The new president of Chartered Accountants Ireland, Conall O’Halloran, is aware of the reputational damage that lingers from recent scandals and is keen to stress that an audit firm’s duty is to the public, not to its clients

Conall O’Halloran Pic: Fergal Phillips

CV: Conall O’Halloran

Age:55

From: Cork city

Family: married with four children

Favourite Book: The Reason Why by Cecil Woodham-Smith

Favourite Movie: Waking Ned

Hobbies: running, cycling and sailing

The floor-to-ceiling glass windows of Chartered Accountants House on Dublin’s Pearse Street flood the large board room with light and create a strong awareness of the public peering in on you. The illumination – and the lack of privacy – feels like a literal ...