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47% of Irish adults felt deflated and low when they returned to work this January

January 10th 2018

iReach Insights have today released the results of a nationally representative survey of over 1,000 adults in Ireland who were asked about New Year’s resolutions and feelings about going back to work in January. Almost half of all adults in Ireland (47%) felt deflated and low when they returned to work in January. This affects more […]

Irish parents missing out on job opportunities due to a lack of childcare

January 08th 2018

Three out of ten parents (28%) could not attend work or have missed out on new job opportunities because they could not access childcare. This is according to a survey of 1,000 respondents which was undertaken on behalf of Seas Suas, the representative body for independent providers in the early education and childcare sector. The […]

Enterprise Ireland supported companies created over 19,000 new jobs in 2017

January 08th 2018

Enterprise Ireland has this week reported the creation of 19,332 new jobs by Enterprise Ireland backed companies in 2017. It is estimated that 209,338 people are now employed in companies supported by the agency. This is the highest total employment achieved in the history of the agency. The figures represent a net increase of 10,309 […]

78% of Irish employers face skills shortages

November 30th 2017

Over three quarters (78%) of Irish companies have experienced ‘moderate’ or ‘extreme’ skills shortages over the past twelve months. This is according to the Hays Ireland Salary & Recruiting Trends 2018 guide published today. In a survey of 1,700 employers and employees across Ireland, the guide revealed that organisations across the country are being challenged […]

Irish tech workers feel age works against them

November 28th 2017

The latest Harvey Nash Technology Survey 2018 has been released today and finds that once workers hit the big 4-0, their perceived future career success takes a nosedive. Thirty three per cent of tech professionals aged 40-44 worry their age will negatively impact their chances of future career success. By the time they hit 45, […]

Ireland named top performer in skills and innovation in the EU

November 27th 2017

The Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection Pat Breen, TD has welcomed the publication of the 2017 Small Business Act (SBA) Fact sheet for Ireland. The SBA Fact Sheets are produced annually by the European Commission and aim to improve understanding of recent trends and national policies […]

SMEs North and South of the Border already being hit by Brexit

November 20th 2017

SMEs across the entire island of Ireland are already feeling the impacts of Brexit according to the latest inaugural AIB Brexit Sentiment Index for the third quarter 2017. The quarterly index of over 700 SMEs in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern Ireland (NI) has been designed to measure and track the impact of […]

55% of Irish people have concerns about how businesses are handling their personal data

November 10th 2017

New research commissioned by Netwatch has found that more than half (58%) of Irish people worry about a data breach resulting in their personal information being leaked by a company. The research was undertaken by Coyne among 1,000 participants and found that 55% of Irish people have concerns about how Irish businesses are handling their […]

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