{"id":4844,"date":"2021-02-19T11:45:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T11:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noac.ie\/?page_id=4844"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:28:57","slug":"latest-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.noac.ie\/ga\/latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noac.ie\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noac.ie\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>The NOAC Chair, Michael McCarthy, along with its board members, announced the publication of the NOAC Annual Report for the year 2025. Since its inception in 2014, NOAC has been a cornerstone of the local government sector, providing independent and rigorous oversight and has published over 80 reports, covering a vast array of topics such as Internal Audit, Customer Satisfaction, Finance, Corporate Plans, Housing Maintenance and Shared Services. Throughout 2025, NOAC continued to advance its mandate through a comprehensive programme of work that strengthened transparency, accountability, and performance within the local government sector.<\/p>\n<p>The NOAC Chair stated that &#8220;NOAC is committed to the rigorous, independent oversight of the local government sector and this was evident by the exemplary work carried out throughout 2025.&#8221; He highlighted achievements such as &#8220;an enhanced Performance Indicator Report, the comprehensive review of corporate plans, the in-depth analysis of five local authorities through our enhanced Scrutiny Process and the successful hosting of the Good Practice Seminar and a series of workshops focused on continuous improvement.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nThe NOAC Chair, Michael McCarthy, along with its board members, announced the publication of the NOAC Annual Report for the&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noac.ie\/ga\/latest-news\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Latest News&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noac.ie\/ga\/latest-news\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Latest News&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4595,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4844","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Latest News - National Oversight &amp; 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