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Facing geopolitical uncertainty, a growing population and rising costs, public sector organisations increasingly need a trusted partner who can help them achieve innovative, sustainable outcomes, to tackle the State’s most complex challenges and deliver on Government commitments.
The public sector is under pressure to meet heightened citizen expectations, optimise its service delivery and achieve more—with skills and capacity shortages in a labour market that remains hot.
Grant Thornton’s dedicated Public Sector practice helps organisations overcome these hurdles. We bring experience and insight to strategy, transformation, governance, risk, regulatory compliance, sustainability, digital transformation and more.
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Keep pace with citizen expectations
Demands and pressures on the public sector are growing. Grant Thornton offers industry insights, strategic support and transformation excellence to enhance public service delivery.
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Achieve large-scale transformation
Maximise return on investment and deliver lasting change. Our experts guide public sector organisations through complex transformation with proven methods and solutions.
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Find talent and futureproof your organisation
Don’t let resource shortages hold you back. Grant Thornton offers flexible solutions to augment teams and helps drive initiatives to attract, develop, and retain top talent.
Innovate for positive societal impact
Public sector organisations must balance evolving demands around cost-saving, efficiency and sustainability and with a duty to develop and deliver a growing range of services.
Grant Thornton’s dedicated Public Sector team has worked with clients throughout the sector, helping them thrive with pragmatic, innovative solutions that alleviate pressure.
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Conor O'Dwyer
Partner – Public Sector Lead
Our public sector services
Deliver better public services through transformation
Our Transformation Excellence team supports public sector organisations through all stages of change, ensuring their transformations are fully integrated and aligned with long-term goals. We take a holistic approach, addressing strategic, operational and legislative dimensions.
Our services include strategy development, operational optimisation and programme management—all designed for efficiency, agility and compliance. With best-in-class tools for stakeholder engagement, leadership alignment and adaptable planning, we help public sector organisations achieve sustainable change and tangible outcomes.
Enhance operational efficiency, drive innovation and ensure digital security
Our Digital Solutions team partners with public sector organisations to design and implement strategies that enhance capabilities, streamline operations and drive sustainable growth.
Through our expertise in digital strategy, enterprise architecture and IT risk management, we help organisations adopt emerging technologies, protect data, ensure compliance and build resilience. From system integration to infrastructure modernisation, our solutions support long-term goals, empowering our public sector clients to lead in a digital landscape.
Inform strategic decisions with evidence-based economic insights
In a complex economic environment, public sector entities need rigorous analysis to navigate challenges, optimise resources and comply with the Public Spending Code.
Our Strategy and Economic Advisory team offers tailored solutions that ensure compliance and maximise value—including policy analysis, cost-benefit assessments and economic impact studies. These insights support informed decision-making and strategic planning, empowering our clients to meet policy objectives within a compliant framework.
Attract talent and foster a culture of development and engagement
As the workforce evolves, the public sector faces new challenges in attracting, developing and retaining talent. Our Organisation and People Solutions team develops adaptive workforce strategies to align with your organisational goals, offering services in workforce planning, talent acquisition and HR transformation.
We also provide leadership development, change management and culture assessments to foster engagement. Our compliance solutions, including pay equity and governance assessments, help build inclusive, diverse and high-performing organisations for a changing world.
Advance sustainability goals and meet regulatory requirements
As laid out in Ireland's Public Sector Climate Action Mandate, public sector organisations play a vital role in advancing sustainable practices and achieving net-zero goals. Our Sustainability Advisory team supports this transformation, offering comprehensive assessments, ESG benchmarks and customised roadmaps.
To drive meaningful progress toward a sustainable future, we help our clients reduce emissions, enhance resource efficiency and build resilience.
Strengthen governance, manage risks and enhance internal controls
The public sector strives to create sustainable value for citizens in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing environment.
Our Business Risk Services team provides control assurance and risk advisory solutions to a wide range of public sector bodies. Our subject matter specialists support clients’ strategic success by assuring internal controls and actively managing thematic governance, risk and compliance priorities.
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Ireland has always been known for its green landscapes and rich agricultural background, but with changing climate patterns, dynamic regulatory and legislative plans and evolving consumer demands, the future of Irish agriculture and food is being shaped in new ways.
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Public Sector
Our Public Sector service focuses on providing consulting services to local, national, regional and global Public Sector organisation entities. We work with our clients to implement practical, workable and innovative solutions that make a difference in solving the pertinent challenges that are being faced every day across a range of areas in society, including across local government, state agencies and semi-state bodies and government departments.
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