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Do you know what Synthetic Identity Fraud is? Keeping up with the new ways bad actors are looking to defraud your business is a challenge in itself! Pat Lordan, retired Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau will be hosting a session at the next ISME in-person event in Cork City next Wednesday 24th June in partnership with Jobs.ie He will provide practical advice to business owners to prevent fraud that includes CEO impersonation fraud, invoice redirection, investment fraud, romance fraud, and deepfake AI imagery fraud. Register today for this free event – https://isme.ie/isme-leadership-networking-forum-2026-cork

ISME Ireland’s Neil McDonnell, Finbarr Filan, and Ross McCarthy yesterday met Barry Cowen, MEP for the Midlands North-West constituency to discuss ISME Ireland’s Indigenous Enterprise Policy Paper. Supporting the Everyday Entrepreneur is critical for Ireland’s future and ISME has called for a fundamental shift in Ireland’s economic strategy to better support indigenous businesses and reduce the State’s reliance on multinational corporations. ISME is working hard to secure commitment for our recommendations! Read the policy paper here -https://isme.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ISME-Indigenous-Enterprise-Policy-ISME-March-2026.pdf