THE IRELAND CHAIR OF POETRY
ACCOUNTANTS, REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
31 kfjARCH 2023
K81 F8ulkn•rOTr Llrntt•d
A0￿￿￿1•￿18
Behan Hou6e
10 Lowèr Mount 8tr¢el
Dubjln 2

THE IRELAND CHAIR OF POETRY
YEAR ENOED 31 MARCH 2023
CONTENTS
TNstee8 and Other InlormatK)n
Independent Examlnerfs Rep￿(
Incomo and Expendlture Account
Balance She81

THE IRELAND CHAIR OF POETRY
YEAR ENDED 31 PAARCH 2023
TRUSTEES AND OTHER INFORMATION
Tru8lee5
Professor Kevln Raft
Protessor Fr8n Biearlon
Prolessor Lucy Colins
Proless(K IgnaliiE8 M¢Govem
Slr Donn&ll Oeeny
Prt)1è9S￿ Mlchael Lon
Professor Bri￿ Walkgr
Cholrper50n
Mr Llam Hannaway
Prlnclp81 Addr68¥
Poéby Ireland
11 Parno11 Square Ea81
LWin 1
A¢¢ountsnl$
KSI Favlkner C>r Llmlled
B8hon Houso
10 Lower Mount Slregt
l)utlln 2
Prfnclpal Bankers
j￿$d Ir18h Bank

THE IRELAND CHAIR OF POETRY
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE IRUSTEES OF THE IRELAND CHAR OF POETRY
Wè have ex8mined Ihe finan¢S0l s18ternenls ol Ihg Trust IOT tha fin8n¢lal year ended 31 M8r¢h 2023. wNch
compr1s9 Ihe I￿orn0 and Expgndlluro Account and thè 8alance Sh6&1.
Thls report Is made Solo￿ lo the Trug1'$ mèmbers. Our work h88 been undortak8n so Ihal vffj mlglil eornpllo Ihg
flnanclal 8tataMents 1hBt wo have been engagod lo COM￿"18. reporl IA) Ihe TIBulees th41 WO havo done 50. and slatè
Ihoso m8ller8 th81 w8 have agr8$d lo stsle to them In Ihls r8POrt and l(* no olhef puip050. To Ihe full8sI èxtent
pemTrltted ty law. wa (k> not accept or assume r¢sponslblbty to 8nyone olhw Ihan thè Trust and thé Trust's
m8mbors. ag a body. foi rJJrw¢yk. or Tor IINS r8POrt.
R•$p•¢tlvo M8ponslbllltl•• ol tni8t•#s *nd •xaml*•r
Th• truBI?es aro r8$ponslble lor th¢ pTepar8lion ol Ihe fin&nci81 stat&mnls. The Irugte68 consklerlhal an
Indop&ndènl exom¥>8lbn ia req￿y￿.
It 1$ otsr re5ponslblllty lo..
•xamln8 Ihe financi81 stalemenls,,
- Follow tho procedur•s lald down by the gèneral Dlredons ulyen by th8 Ch8rity Regvlalor k) Ireland., and
- sl81è whether partlcul8r matters ha￿ cO￿e Its our 8ltenlJon.
a811 ol Indepondonl •x•mln•V$ report
Our &xamlnalion was eéfTlod out In a¢cordanco wltt) thg ￿ner￿S dlrnc¢ions givgn by lh& iogulaiory aulhDr(tkp8. An
examlngtlon Includ•8 a revlew of tho a¢¢ounlSng fvcords k?pl by Iha TruBtand a ¢¢)mpari80n ol Ile financlal
slalements prè88nied wlth (hose Tecords.11 also knclud89 consldgr8tJon of any unusual Items or dlgclosures In the
fln8ncEal slg18menls 4niJ seeklng expl8naltons Irom Ihe trusl8e5 concerrlng any such maltern. The procadur•s
undgrlaken do not provldè all Ihe evidence thBI would bè roquired in an audll and consequeqlly no oplnlDll is 9lven
as to whtslher the accoun15 pres8nl a'lnje and fwr, vlew and Ihe reportls Ilmlled lo ihoso 881 out in thg
81alemenl bolow.
Indopondent •x•Mlner'$ gtatem•nt
In connecllon wllh OLtr oxamlnallon. no maller h88 corne lo our attenuon whth 9lve¥ us CaUB8 lo bellave Ihal In, any
Ma￿lIa1 rgspect..
- 8CGounllng rerA)rdg were rrtit kapt
. Ihe finan¢l41 Slalernenl8 do nal accord wlth t1￿98 accounilng records
- the flnan¢lal slalemenls do not Comply wlth tho aocwnting ffjqulrements ol Ihg Ch8riUe8 Act
- the Ilnonelal 51atemenls hqve not beon prepared In accordanco F￿a￿lI1 Rèwb'ng SlaTvJord applkable In
Ihg UK and RaptJbll¢ ol Irel8nd IFRS1021
- there18 further knfoM)8IF￿ need¥d for 8 proper w)dwstsndlng of the accounts lo be
We havo no ¢oncéms and hav8 come a¢ios$ no olher mgltors lft ¢onne¢lon Ihft examlnation lo whlch allenllon
should be dfown in this report In QFilor lo on*9 a propar understanding ol Ihe fin8nual ¥talernenl8 lo be r•8ched.
K81 FAULK
ER ORR LIMITED
BEHAN HOUSE
10 LOWER MOUNT STREET
DUBLIN 2
Dat•:

THE IRELAND CHAIR OF POETRY
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
2023
2022
as rostaled
In¢om•
Arts cou￿51 ol Northern treland
Queens Unlv8rslly of 88113gt
Unlverslly College Dublln
Trlnlty College Dublln
An Chomhalrte Ealaion
14.375
14,375
14,375
14,375
14,375
14.500
14,500
14.500
14,500
14,500
Expendltur•'.
Sllp8nd
Admlnlslrallon
Accomodalion Travel
Bur$aTles- Ac¢ornrnodatlonrrr8vef Aw8rd$
Hosp11811ty
Bank charg08
L8gel and prof88slonal Co£t8
Audll leè
Exchange dlfferènce5
Sludenl Award8
General expenses
Book8- research m8larlal
Compular cosls
Gov8rnance
Lectufeheading
38,993
15.847
5,589
1.750
1,934
42
3.930
1.230
14,964
7,970
174
29,346
15,298
195
8.332
177
1,197
1,767
132
79
7,995
300
105
3.075
SurplusllDellcltl ol In¢om• ov•r Expondllur•
Tho Above 1$ ¥ non-8u¢Jll8d Incorno &id Expendllure Account for th8 yw ended 31st M?￿h 2023
whlch has bBan prepa￿d fram Ihfi Information WKI f*¢wd5 providad by thè Trustseg and cwreeuy
rgprosènl Iran$2cllon8 In Ihg p8rlod.
KSI Faulkn
Orr Llmltèd
DATE: I
Slgned
half of the Board ol Trualees
RU
TRUSTE
DA
2oL

THE IRELAND CHAIR OF POETRY
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
BALANCE SHEET
2023
2022
48 r&$la18d
Investmants
Via- Sarosin- Cast
132.142
106.683
132,142
196.883
Dgbtors
Sundry Oéblors
Ple￿yM•nts
101.213
144.281
307
101520
144.588
Cagh at Bgnk
Firal Tru81 Current Ac¢ounl
- Curienl Acrx)unl
Accounl vnd8f Poètry Iroland
28￿60
13.B47
36,906
27.880
230
S7.347
Total Asi•ts
310.974
3J6 028
CT¢dMor•
AttrJual8
Crèdll Card
Cr8dllor8
Short Ttsrm Loons
Delerred Income
33.935
176
42.495
8,000
62,600
38.19)
9.934
Total Llablllliel
Net A$8gt9
228914
Flnan¢od By.,
Tr￿81 Rè%8r¥¢s
OpenlThJ Balanc•
SurpluBIIDefi¢lll lor th• ye81
222,366
6.548
211,160
11.216
Clo$lng Re$•rv•s
228 914
Thè èbove Is o non-audlted Balonce Sh￿1 913181 March 2023 has baen pr•par8(I Irom th? Infom)allon
8nd records provhled by Ihe TNslees And corn8cIIy feprasent Iho transacdcffl5 In thg pwlod.
K81 FoulknA
Oir Llmltld
DATE:
Slgned on
of the Board ol Tnjslees
TRUSTEE
TRiJ
DATE: