Sinead Donovan is a triathlete.  She is also chairperson of Grant Thornton and the president of Chartered Accountants Ireland. Maybe it is a coincidence, but a recurring pattern in her life often has her engaged at full tilt on several challenging fronts. When she travelled to Sligo last month to participate in a Chartered Accountants Ireland North West society event, she was one of a trio of speakers. They were reflecting on the role of the profession and the challenges ahead. The others were Joe Gannon, a founding partner in 1971 of Gilroy Gannon, a Sligo-based accountancy firm, and Shane Devins, who…

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