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11% drop in Irish professionals seeking jobs on previous year

October 13th 2016

The latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor shows that the availability of professional job opportunities in September 2016 (10,541) fell by 9% when compared to August 2016 (11,602) There were 10% fewer professional jobs available when compared to September last year (11,648). This month, the most active sectors nationally were Professional Services, Pharma and Technology […]

Irish jobs are up 8% year on year

October 10th 2016

IrishJobs.ie have released a special report focusing on the labour market conditions facing students entering the Irish university system. The research explores the extent to which students’ third level course preferences are in line with career opportunities in the labour market. The IrishJobs.ie CAO Report was published in conjunction with the IrishJobs.ie quarterly Jobs Index and […]

Irish SMEs falling behind in e-commerce expectations

October 07th 2016

The IE Domain Registry (IEDR) have today warned that Irish SMEs that remain offline are missing out on huge business opportunities. According to its most recent dot ie Digital Health Index, 17% of Irish SMEs still have no digital assets whatsoever, therefore, no digital presence. More worryingly, over half of offliners or 55%, don’t intend […]

Almost 90% of Irish companies plan to expand into new Global markets in 2017

October 06th 2016

A new survey by Enterprise Ireland has found that almost nine out of ten Irish companies plan to extend into new international markets over the next 12 months. The survey results were announced this morning at International Markets Week 2016 in Dublin’s RDS where the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD officially launched Enterprise Ireland’s Global Ambition […]

40% of Irish SMEs have been the victim of a cyber security attack

September 26th 2016

A nationwide survey conducted by Big Red Cloud has found that 40% of SMEs in Ireland have fallen foul of one of the biggest threats facing business in the present day. The survey sought to ascertain the views of business owner/ managers of 500 of Ireland’s SMEs, on issues pertaining to cyber security and data protection. […]

Irish workers hit higher tax rate before salaries reach average industrial wage

September 20th 2016

Workers in Ireland are paying the higher 40% rate of income tax before their salaries reach the average industrial wage, according to a study by the Irish Tax Institute. Ahead of next month’s Budget, the organisation says rates of taxation escalate rapidly as wages rise in comparison with other countries. It has called on the […]

A third of Irish companies say Brexit will hurt them

September 19th 2016

The latest BDO Optimism Index released today shows that a third of companies in Ireland expect Brexit to have a negative impact on their business. The projected activity levels for the third quarter dropped for the first time in five years. The overall optimism figure is in line with the previous quarter falling slightly to […]

68% of women in Ireland aged 20 to 64 in the labour force

September 14th 2016

New research published today finds that the female labour participation rate has increased significantly since 1992 when 48 per cent of Ireland’s women aged 20 to 64 were in the labour force. By 2007, this figure had risen to 67 per cent, with 2015 showing a moderate rise to reach 68 per cent. ESRI, the […]

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