Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service hosted our celebration of the completion of our Tranformative Leader programme by Lynn Mckeown & Michael Dunlop. We had an energising & inspiring discussion on how to better support our leaders at all levels, with peer support & safe spaces for collaboration.

“We’re having a wonderful day, it’s great fun!” 🤩 Proud mum and renowned lecturer Denise Martin Tyrone LGFA is here at Croke Park for today’ s #LGFA Go Games Activity Day with Donegal LGFA’s Aodh Ruadh! Denise Martin Ulster Ladies Gaelic

Rigorous & positive discussion on building more inclusive public sector culture, part of our create.express women's leadership prog. Thanks to panellists Sharon McNicholl ABC Council Sinead Simpson NI Policing Board Jill Minne & Emma Murray @PwC_NI for private sector perspective.

Honest & challenging discussion on making collaboration work in our public service: thanks to our panel C&AG; Pamela McCreedy Grainia Long Gina Mc Intyre Catherine Shannon & Education Authority's Eve Bremner & to all our participants. NI's public service is in good hands with this group!

And thanks to create.express & Cora Robinson for completing another exceptional year delivering this programme. Applications open for the 2023-24 group via ceforum.org/resources

What a privilege today to hear Evelyn Collins review her 23 years as Equality Commission CEO. Our Exit Interview explored the personal qualities needed to survive & thrive in this challenging but deeply rewarding role - a masterclass in public service leadership. Thank you Evelyn!

Gael | Saoi | Staraí | Dlúthchara The death of Joe Martin, after a long, well-lived and so effective life, leaves Tyrone a significantly lesser place. Is cailliúint mhór é amach is amach bás Sheosaimh Uí Mháirtín agus mórshaol fada is éifeachtach caite aige. Whilst Joe's

Useful briefing from @PivotalPPF today: "THERE WILL BE A ‘LONG TAIL’ OF CONSEQUENCES FROM RECENT PROLONGED PERIODS WITHOUT DECISION-MAKING"

Realising the opportunities with AI & automation in the public sector: thanks to EY for hosting today’s event. Insightful contributions from the EY team, Microsoft & Head of NICS Dan West Education Authority CEO Sara Long. Key takeaways: focus on skills, data & citizen outcomes.

What kind of system do we want for the future; where and how do we intervene for greatest impact? Just the starting points for an incredibly instructive & impactful session with transformation guru Helen Bevan last week: see ceforum.org/events/684.

Thanks to NI Confederation for Health & Social Care (NICON) & HSC Leadership Centre for helping make this session happen and it was great to have Michael Dunlop & Lynn Mckeown with CEF's Transformative Leader programme alumni there too. We're looking forward to unpacking Helen's guidance over coming months.

Many thanks to NI Audit Office Comptroller & Auditor General Dorinnia & Stuart Stevenson, Treasury Officer of Accounts Dept of Finance for their invaluable contribution to our Public Accountability & Governance for Accounting Officers seminar this morning.

We're delighted to be hosting the ChiefExecutivesForum Public Accountability & Governance series this week at our headquarters, and particularly pleased to welcome trainer and accountability expert Brian Whalley. Great to engage with Accounting Officers as part of today's session.

Lovely to catch up with so many ChiefExecutivesForum members and partners today. Huge thanks to Ulster University for the wonderful welcome & Adam Grodecki for the thoughtful address 👏👏

Daera Scheffel Minister Andrew Muir MLA opens our symposium on harnessing behavioural science to support the transition to net zero. St Comgalls Ionad Eileen Howell packed with reps from across public services. Looking forward to hearing from sterling panel of international experts this morning.

Wonderful engagement today with over 300 public service leaders and key partners at #NIgovconf24. Strong consensus on the need for partnership, collaboration and delivering together for society, from FM & DFM Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly BL and echoed across all speakers today.

🗣️ “I am honoured to be surrounded by incredible women throughout Ulster Rugby who continue to break barriers, inspire change and shape the world around them.” A message from Paula Stewart, Chair of the Ulster Rugby Women & Girls’ Committee Read here 👉 shorturl.at/oKLR5

We joined with Northern Ireland Public Sector Chairs' Forum today for an important engagement with Dept of Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald MLA & Perm Sec Neil Gibson on how public bodies can and must work together more effectively to deliver better outcomes for those we serve. Vital conversations in this fiscal climate.

My favourite Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh quotes: "Seán Óg Ó hAilpín. His father's from Fermanagh. His mother's from Fiji. Neither a hurling stronghold." "The stopwatch has stopped. It’s up to God and the referee now. The referee is Pat Horan. God is God." "Teddy McCarthy to John

"I definitely didn't fight back the tears, they were flooding down my face..." 🥹 Ireland's latest Olympic champion Rhys McClenaghan looks back on his incredible gold medal in the pommel horse. 🥇 📺 Watch rte.ie/player/onnow/6… 📱Updates rte.ie/b/1463281