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Tuition Provider ACCA ProgrammesDublin • Cork
Association of Chartered Certifi ed Accountants (ACCA)June & December 2013 Examinations
Dave O’Donoghue, Liam Doran, Sandra Gleeson, Shane O’Grady, Michael Bristow
• Timetable available at www.indepedentcolleges.ie• Open Registration Evenings 11th, 12th & 13th February• Liam Doran will teach P2 full time this year• Michael Barry (ex BPP) will teach P4 & P5 full time this year• P1, P4, P5 subjects available in convenient new location at the IFSC• Discounts available for re-sitters and the unemployed• Cork open registration evening on 15th February from 5.30-7.00pm
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ACCA Lecturers and SubjectsPaper Dublin (P/T) Cork (P/T) Dublin (F/T) Dublin IFSC (P/T)
F1 Accountant in Business Patrick Carrie – Deirdre McCooey
F2 Management Accounting Sandra Gleeson – Mary O’Brien
F3 Financial Accounting Sandra Gleeson – Mary O’Brien
F4 Corporate and Business Law Gary Fitzgerald – Gary Fitzgerald
F5 Performance Management Michael Bristow – Paul Leyden
F6 Taxation Mel Kilkenny Mel Kilkenny Sandra Gleeson
F7 Financial Reporting Dave O’Donoghue Sandra Gleeson Michael Donnelly
F8 Audit and Assurance Dave O’Donoghue Aidan Harty Christine Sheehan
F9 Financial Management Michael Bristow Graham Crowley Michelle Hourican
P1 Governance, Risk and Ethics Shane O’Grady Shane O’Grady Shane O’Grady Shane O’Grady
P2 Corporate Reporting Liam Doran Liam Doran Liam Doran
P3 Business Analysis Shane O’Grady Patrick Carrie Michelle Hourican
P4 Advanced Financial Management Liam Doran Graham Crowley Michael Barry Michael Barry
P5 Advanced Performance Management Michael Bristow Michael Barry Michael Barry Michael Barry
P6 Advanced Taxation Mel Kilkenny Mel Kilkenny Mel Kilkenny
P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance Dave O’Donoghue Michael Donnelly Michael Donnelly
Independent Colleges reserves the right to change any details in this brochure
Pictured left to right (Michael Bristow, Gary Fitzgerald, Sandra Gleeson, Mel Kilkenny, Dave O’Donoghue, Liam Doran, Shane O’Grady, Colm Foley and Ripu Bevins)
Accountancy School at Independent Colleges has been awarded the ACCA Platinum Approved Learning Partner status, which is the highest academic teaching status awarded by the professional body. The school has achieved over 71 placings in Ireland, in the last eight examination sittings, including three first in the world prize winners, and has received an overwhelming response from the ACCA student community since its inception in February 2008. We look forward to meeting you at one of our upcoming open evenings in Dublin and Cork.
Accountancy School
Why study ACCA at Independent Colleges?
The School offers ACCA part-time courses in Dublin and Cork venues. The School also offers full-time courses in Dublin.
Independent Colleges is a recognised educational institution in preparing students to sit the ACCA and other professional accountancy examinations.
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* Question Based AssessmentsStudents are given questions/assignments at the end of each session for self assessments. These questions/assignments are corrected and given back to students with constructive feedback. This learning style will improve understanding of each topic and give an opportunity to practice the topics regularly.
3Platinum Approved Tuition Provider3State of the art lecturing facilities3ACCA Platinum Approved Materials3�City centre locations with easy access to all modes
of transportation3Qualified and experienced lecturers3Extensive lectures/contact hours3�Structured delivery of the course helps maximise probability
of passing each examinations3Thorough coverage of topics covered on ACCA syllabus3Ongoing Question Based Assessments*
3Licensed CBE Centre 3 Extensive use of practice questions including past exam
questions3Easy access to lecturers3 Exam focused lecture notes3Modern library and study facilities3Revision 3Mock exams3Canteen facilities3Subsidised car park facility3Class sizes capped
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Dave O’DonoghueFCCA, MSc, DipIFR
Liam DoranFCCA, FCPA, MBS (Finance)
(L-R): Michael Bristow, ACCA Lecturer, Melanie Jolliffe F9, 1st in Ireland, 5th Worldwide, Katherine Moore, ACCA Business Relationship Adviser and Professor John Kelly, President of Independent College Dublin
Standing from left to right: Paul Heaney CPA Director of Education, Mark Lonergan, P2 3rd in Ireland, 11th worldwide, Shane O’Keeffe, P1, 1st in Ireland, 11th Worldwide, Liam Doran, Accountancy School, Claire Cormican P1 3rd in Ireland, 14th worldwide, Siobhan Gallagher F8, 2nd in Ireland, 11th worldwide, Shane O’Grady, ACCA Lecturer, Abdul Majid F9 2nd in Ireland 19th Worldwide, Michael Bristow, ACCA Lecturer, Enda McElvaney P4, 2nd in Ireland, 10th worldwide, Dave O’Donoghue, Accountancy School, John Fitzgerald CPA prizewinner in SCF, Mark O’Connor, P1, 1st in Ireland, 11th worldwide, Katherine Moore, ACCA Business Relationship Adviser, Sandra Gleeson, Accountancy School. Sitting from left to right: Melanie Joliffe, F9 1st in Ireland, 5th worldwide, Carmel Holland, CPA prizewinner for SPM, Professor John Kelly, President of Independent College Dublin, Irena Stozek, P5, 3rd in Ireland, 7th Worldwide, Heidi Monahan - P5, 1st Worldwide, P7, 3rd in Ireland, 17th Worldwide
(L-R): Michael Bristow, ACCA Lecturer, Heidi Monahan P5, 1st Worldwide, Irena Stozek P5, 3rd in Ireland, 7th Worldwide, Katherine Moore, ACCA Business Relationship Adviser and Professor John Kelly, President of Independent College Dublin
(L-R): Liam Doran, Accountancy School, Enda McElvaney P4, 2nd in Ireland, 10th Worldwide, Katherine Moore, ACCA Business Relationship Adviser and Professor John Kelly, President of Independent College Dublin
Celebrating ACCA Student Success at Independent College Dublin
(L-R): Michael Bristow, ACCA Lecturer, Irena Stozek P5, 3rd in Ireland, 7th Worldwide, Katherine Moore, ACCA Business Relationship Adviser and Professor John Kelly, President of Independent College Dublin
(L-R): Shane O’Grady, ACCA Lecturer, Mark O’Connor P1, 1st in Ireland, 11th Worldwide, Katherine Moore, ACCA Business Relationship Adviser and Professor John Kelly, President of Independent College Dublin
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(L-R): Michael Bristow, ACCA Lecturer, Heidi Monahan P5, 1st Worldwide, Katherine Moore, ACCA Business Relationship Adviser and Professor John Kelly, President of Independent College Dublin
June 2009 ACCA exams (L-R) Beibhinn Coman,ACCA, Aisling Kavanagh 1st place worldwide prizewinnerfor P1 and Shane O’Grady, ACCA lecturer
December 2010 examinations. Miriam Hynes P5, Joint 3rd in Ireland and 14th in the world pictured with Michael Bristow, ACCALecturer
December 2010 examinations.Mel Kilkenny, ACCA Lecturer picturedwith student Dermot Kennedy, P6, 3rd in Ireland and 25th in the world
June 2010 examinations.Dave O’Donoghue picturedwith student Martin Moriarty (P5 2nd in Ireland, P7 1st in Ireland, 2nd Placed Affiliate)
December 2010 examinations.Dave O’Donoghue picturedwith student Thomas Willow F7, 2nd in Ireland and 11th in the world
Gillian O’Shea pictured with Dave O’Donoghue, Joint Head of Professional Accountancy, placed 1st in Ireland, Paper F8 June 2011 Examinations and 3rd in Ireland, F4 June 2010 Examinations
December 2010 examinations. Michelle Scott P5, Joint 2nd in Ireland and 12th in the world, 3rd placed affiliate in Ireland. December 2009 examinations. Michelle Scott, P2, 1st in the world
Pictured (L-R) Professor John Kelly, President of Independent College Dublin, Melanie Joliffe (F7 1st in Ireland & F8 3rd in Ireland), Padraig Hourigan, Finance Director of Independent College Dublin.
June 2011 ACCA exams (L-R): Shane O’Grady Independent Colleges, Sinead Grogan 2nd Placed Affiliate in Ireland, Deirdre Burke 1st Placed Affiliate in Ireland and P5 3rd in Ireland, Dave O’Donoghue Independent Colleges
December 2010 ACCA exams Niall Murphy Joint 1st place in Ireland. Finished 2nd in the world for P4 and Liam Doran, School of Professional Accountancy
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Lectures are delivered by a team with vast experience and unrelenting examination focus.
Our Lecturing Team
Dave O’DonoghueFCCA, MSc, DipIFR
Dave is the Joint Head of the Accountancy School at Independent Colleges. He was previously the Course Director of Professional Accountancy at Griffi th College. He has lectured on ACCA auditing and fi nancial accounting subjects since 1997.
Shane O’GradyBSc
Shane is a full-time Senior Lecturer with Independent Colleges in the areas of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Strategy. Prior to joining Independent Colleges, Shane was a member of the Enterprise Risk Services team in Deloitte. Shane has lectured on ACA, ACCA, CPA and IATI courses for the past number of years and he has developed an outstanding reputation due in no small part to his approachability and focus on examinations.
Liam DoranFCCA, FCPA, MBS (Finance)
Liam is the Joint Head ofthe Accountancy School at Independent Colleges. He was previously a senior lecturer with Griffi th College specialising in the areas of Financial Accounting and Financial Management for ACCA, CPA, CIMA and ACA. He is an immensely confi dent and popular lecturer.
Michael BristowBSc, (Mgmt), Grad Dip, ACCA
Michael is a Senior Lecturer in the area of Management Accounting and Performance Management. He has extensive experience in the area of Management Accounting. He has lectured on both ACCA and CPA courses and worked in both senior Management Accounting and Analyst roles. Michael is an ACCA qualifi ed lecturer and received a number of placings during the course of his own examinations including a remarkable 1st in the world placing on paper 3.3, Performance Management.
Sandra GleesonFCCA, Dip IFRS, IATI
Sandra is a Senior Lecturer with the Accountancy School at Independent Colleges and specialises in Financial Accounting and Management Accounting. She has lectured to ACCA, CPA, IATI, CIMA and ACA students since 2002’. Sandra has an exam focused teaching approach and an ability to simplify the more diffi cult areas of the subject.
Christine SheehanBBusSc (Finance), PGDA, CA(SA)
Christine Sheehan is a Chartered Accountant specialising in Finance. She completed academic articles with KPMG and has also worked with Deloitte. Christine has lectured auditing, accounting, management accounting and governance over a 19 year period. An ardent supporter of life long learning for adults furthered by open and transparent communication, she is inspired by the ethos of hard work and determination shown by students from previously disadvantaged or challenged backgrounds.
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Sandra GleesonFCCA, Dip IFRS, IATI
Sandra is a Senior Lecturer with the Accountancy School at Independent Colleges and specialises in Financial Accounting and Management Accounting. She has lectured to ACCA, CPA, IATI, CIMA and ACA students since 2002’. Sandra has an exam focused teaching approach and an ability to simplify the more diffi cult areas of the subject.
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Our Lecturing Team
Mel KilkennyBComm FCA AITI
Mel has been lecturing ACCA taxation subjects since 1992. Students fi nd Mel very exam focused, approachable and entertaining. Mel is the author of textbooks and revision kits for P6 and F6 (Kilkenny Tax Publications); these books are used by many colleges throughout the country. He spent a number of years as examiner for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and also for the Irish Taxation Institute.
Michelle HouricanFCCA, MSc
Michelle is a daytime lecturer with Independent Colleges specialising in Business Strategy Financial Management. Michelle has worked with a diverse range of clients from multi-national fi rms to the public sector. She has experience in the areas of Strategic Planing and Implementation, Business Process, Re-Design, Change Management and IT. She is a member of the ACCA Leinster Network and has presented CPD lecturers. She has had the privilege of presenting an intensive ACCA revision course to fi nal year students in three locations in China.
Michael DonnellyFCCA
Michael has been lecturing accountancy students since 1998 on ACCA and other accounting course. Michael has also lectured for state bodies and other training fi rms. He has acted in positions of fi nancial controller and director in retail, construction and property development companies since 1996.
Gary FitzgeraldBarrister at Law, BA
Gary has been lecturing on the F4 course since the introduction of the new syllabus in December 2007. He is a practising barrister specialising in Planning and Environmental Law. He also lectures Contract Law and EU Law to law students. His practical experience, confi dent lecturing style and exam focused classes make him very successful at explaining legal concepts tonon-law students. Gary is a graduate of University College Cork and King’s Inns, winning the Antonia O’Callaghan award for Oratory and Constitutional Law.
Patrick CarrieBA, MBS, ACCA
Patrick is a qualifi ed ACCA accountant with 10 years experience in a demanding fi nancial services environment. His expertise is in fi nancial analysis and planning, fi nancial reporting, business strategy, computer programming, systems design and improvement, international project management and client relationship management.
Graham CrowleyBSc, ACMA
Graham currently works as a Management Accountant with the Musgrave Group. He has held a number of Management Accounting, Financial Accounting and Financial Analysis roles within Musgrave. Prior to joining Musgrave he worked as an Analyst withFidelity Investments in Boston, USA. Graham is a CIMA qualifi ed Accountant and received a number of placing during the course of his own exams including two 1st places, two 2nd places and three 3rd places in Ireland.
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Michael BarryND(BS), ACMA, MSc(Finance), AMCT, CGMA
Michael has over 20 years of international lecturing experience, at both professional and academic levels. He joined BPP Ireland in 2003 after returning from a seven year project in South-East Asia. From January 2013, Michael becomes a welcome addition to the professional accountancy lecturing team at Independent Colleges.
What our students say‘Independent Colleges is central and very easy to get to after work. The lecturers are fantastic and are great at breaking the subject down to an understandable level which is easy to remember in the exam! The revision courses are held at the right time and I liked how they focused on answering the exam questions which made a huge difference when it actually came to doing the exam.’ - Aisling Kavanagh, Dublin Student and 1st Worldwide Prizewinner, Paper P1 June 2009 Exams
‘I would like to thank the lecturers and staff for all help and support before and during the course. The quality of the lectures was excellent. Lecturers always encouraged questions and took the time out to mark both course and extra course work, making a difficult subject accessible. One of the few lectures I have had that has brought learning and ACCA exam preparation alive and practical. A big thanks.’ - Kirk Houghton, ACCA Student
‘The lecturers are very professional and approachable. They responded to student queries promptly. All the topics of the subject were covered in detail. The college is perfect and I will come back again to complete my qualification.’ - Y Yang, F8 student
‘A college that’s never boring with entertaining lecturers and easily accessible facilities to aid students in every possible way - a very positive learning environment.’ - Tom Willow, Dublin student and 2nd in Ireland in F7 from December 2010 Examinations
‘I have gone to Independent Colleges for three of my final Professional Level ACCA exams. I have passed each of these first time. I have found each lecturer competent and very approachable. I have not been afraid to raise any questions I may have had either during classes or alternatively after class. I also found that each lecturer uses real life examples when teaching the material. This makes classes both interesting and also makes the material easier to understand. There is a feeling as well that lecturers and the college in general are very flexible and listen to any feedback which students may bring to their attention. Overall, I am very satisfied with Independent
Colleges as an ACCA Education provider.’ - Michelle Scott, Cork Student, overall third placed trainee professional in Ireland and Joint 2nd in Ireland, Paper P5, December 2010 Examinations and 1st Worldwide Prizewinner in P2 December 2009 ACCA Examinations
Independent Colleges were extremely helpful in providing relevant course information and advice. The lecturers are very enthusiastic and interact with the class which makes the evening classes fly through. The Moodle system is a useful tool and helped me to catch up on lectures I had missed and topics I was struggling on. The course co-ordinators were very helpful in solving any queries or issues I had.’ – Stuart O’Reilly, ACCA Student
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Tax ReliefAll ACCA fees paid are eligible for tax relief at therate of 20%. This is a benefi t especially to the students paying fees on their own.
Individual Attention tothe Needs of Students
Our goal is to combine a student-friendly and interactive learning environment with the talents of an outstanding academic faculty. We will give our students every support needed to enjoy a rich and thorough educational experience.
ACCA Course Fees
Main Course* Revision Resit & Course Unemployed
F1–F3 E500 E199 E250
F4–F9 E750 E315 E375
P1–P7 E875 E375 E437
Why Choose Independent Colleges?
Gillian O’Shea Paper P5 1st in Ireland, Paper P7 2nd in Ireland and fi rst placed affi liate Ireland, December 2011, Paper F8 1st in Ireland, June 2011 Exams and 3rd in Ireland, Paper F4 June 2010 Exams
*Main course fee includes revision course
Key DatesExam entry period Closing Date
Early Standard LateJune session 8th March 8th April 8th MayDecember session 8th September 8th October 8th November
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Teaching and Learning Support1. Each student is provided with the most up-to-date manuals which cover all of the key concepts.2. Our tailored course notes are the ideal companion piece to weekly lectures and present the course material in an easily digestible
form.3. Provision of this material in print form allows students to concentrate on the lectures as a result of being freed from the distraction
of excessive note taking.4. Students have an opportunity to attempt questions from past examination papers, and have them corrected by the lecturers who
will provide the class with general feedback on performance Students will also receive a copy of their questions with personalised feedback.
5. All courses are designed with one thing in mind, the ACCA examinations and ensuring students success.
Exam-Focused Lectures1. Specifically designed for the needs of ACCA students.2. Lecturers focus on explaining the key principles and
fundamental issues contained in the syllabi of each of the subjects as prescribed by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in a straightforward and uncomplicated way.
3. All lectures are examination-orientated. Each class includes consideration of the key concepts and practical advice on how those principles can be applied to the examination papers.
State-of-the-art Lecture FacilitiesWith full air-conditioning, wireless high speed internet networking and the latest presentations and video-conferencing facilities, Independent Colleges is an ideal teaching and learning environment designed with the needs of the professional student in mind.
Fully Equipped on-Campus LibraryThe college has its own library on campus. The Joshua Dawson Library supports the courses by providing students with a
comfortable, quiet environment in which to study and prepare for examinations. A large study room is connected to the library for the busy times surrounding examinations. Library Hours: Monday-Friday 9am - 9pm, Saturday 12pm - 6pm, Sundays extended opening hours during examination weeks.
Why Choose Independent Colleges?
Independent College Dublin is located at60–63 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.
This city centre location is ideally situated withina few minute’s walking distance from Grafton Streetand St Stephen’s Green.
In addition, Independent Colleges has negotiated a special rate with Q-Park at St. Stephen’s Green/Royal College of Surgeon’s Car Park - E2 maximum per evening and E5 maximum per day. Further details on how to avail of the rate will be provided upon registration.
Independent College Dublin is also located atThe Maldron Hotel, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2.
LocationTo be eligible to sit ACCA examinations,you must register with ACCA directly at www.accaglobal.com
Contact details for the ACCA:ACCA IRELAND9 Leeson Park, Dublin 6.Telephone 01 447 5678info@accaglobal.comwww.accaglobal.com
If you would like to speak directly to one of our Heads of School about a course, please feel free to contact:
Liam Doranliam.doran@independentcolleges.ieLandline 01 672 5058Mobile 086 043 6259
Dave O’Donoghuedave.odonoghue@independentcolleges.ieLandline 01 672 5058Mobile 086 043 6231
Or please contact the Programme CoordinatorRipu Bevinsacca@independentcolleges.ieTelephone 01 672 5058Fax 01 635 1120
For more information or to view sampletutorials online, visit our website at
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