Braving the Elements for Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing

Stephen O’Sullivan, Splash Designs (left) with Patricia and Tony Walsh, Walsh Colour Print / Educate.ie at the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Sheila McCarthy, McCarthy Engine Reconditioning (left) with Breda Casey, John Casey Car Sales and Nora Dennehy, Castleisland Motor Factors at the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Eoin Liston, Financial Advisor at Premier Financial Services and Maurice O’Driscoll, Computer Zone at the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Aidan Kelly, President, Tralee Chamber Alliance (left) with Gerard Carmody, Castleisland Co-Op Mart at the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Mary Spillane, Walsh Colour Print and Liam Brosnan, Kerry Abrasives Ltd. at the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Michael O’Donoghue, Bolden Nursing Ltd; Claire Lynch and Siobhán Kissane, Bank of Ireland with Elaine Twomey, Walsh Colour Print at the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Margaret Hayes (left) and Pamela Carmody on reception duties at the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel. ©Photograph: John Reidy

At the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel were: Andrew Kelliher (left) with Katie McQuinn, Pádraig McGillicuddy and Marie Galvin, Ballygarry House Hotel and Tom O’Shea, Kelliher O’Shea. ©Photograph: John Reidy

David O’Driscoll, David O’Driscoll and Co. Ltd (left) and Ivan Stuart, EBS Castleisland at the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Gerry Meehan, Ardkyle Consultants and Breda O’Mahony, Daly Transport pictured at the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel. ©Photograph: John Reidy

The function room at the River Island Hotel filling up ahead of Thursday morning’s Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing. ©Photograph: John Reidy

James Sheahan, William Lyons Insurance (left) and Ristéard Pierse, Pierse, McCarthy, Lucey at the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel in Castleisland. ©Photograph: John Reidy

At the Kelliher O’Shea GDPR Briefing at the River Island Hotel were: Karen Hickey and Marlis Kerins of Peninsula Ireland with hosts, James Kelliher and Tom O’Shea, Kelliher O’Shea, Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors, Castleisland. ©Photograph: John Reidy

A turnout of 50 people braved the elements and ignored the weather warnings on Thursday morning to attend the Kelliher O’Shea, Chartered Accountants briefing in the River Island Hotel in Castleisland.

Business people and company representatives from all over Kerry attended the briefing on the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that will be effective from May 25th. 2018.

Karen Hickey and Marlis Kerins of Peninsula Ireland gave a concise presentation on the key areas of focus.

Data Protection Directive

The new regulations will replace the existing data protection framework under the EU Data Protection Directive.

Persons or organisations involved in data processing of any sort including information on employees and customers need to be aware the regulation addresses them directly in terms of the obligations it imposes.

Be Aware of Changes

The GDPR emphasises transparency, security and accountability by data controllers and processors, while at the same time standardising and strengthening the right of European citizens to data privacy.

One of the key messages made was that people should not fear the new regulations but to be aware of some of the changes that will occur and review their current data protection and privacy policies now in order that they can be compliant by 25th May 2018.

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