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Jonathan Brownlee and Alistair Brownlee taking part in the 2014 World Triathlon in Japan. Two years later the brothers shot to global fame in the final moments of a big international triathlon. Photograph: ITU/Delly Carr via Getty Images

How do you handle friendly rivals at work?

Work
Pilita Clark
November 19, 2018, 06:00

The Brownlee brothers impressed Theresa May but we could all learn something from them

Theresa May had the unenviable task of convincing parliament of the merits of a deal she evidently couldn’t convince her cabinet of

May hangs on as Brexiteers close in to sink her deal

Business
Colin Gleeson
November 17, 2018, 08:00

Business Week: also in the news were vulture funds; property; Aryzta; and over 700 jobs

Central Statistics Office figures show there are 377,000 more people at work this year than at the height of the recession in 2012. Photograph: Getty Images

No leprechaun in the job numbers

Economy
November 17, 2018, 07:00

Rapid recovery in employment is welcome but it highlights the volatility at the heart of our economy

Tough crowd: One of RTÉ’s newest children’s shows, ‘Donncha’s Two Talented’, presented by Donncha O’Callaghan

Getting kids to watch RTÉ is far from child’s play

Media & Marketing
November 17, 2018, 06:00

Push to reach youngest viewers on demand needs bigger content budget if it is to work

Total turnover of Irish craft beer producers in 2017 amounted to €44.3 million. Photograph: Tom Honan

Is the craft beer industry sustainable?

Agribusiness & Food
Sorcha Hamilton
November 17, 2018, 06:00

Independent sector faces more competition from imports, bigger breweries

The Irish market dropped €3.3bn in value as Westminster went into meltdown on Thursday

Brexit bedlam leaves Irish shares on course for biggest drop since crash

Markets
Joe Brennan
November 16, 2018, 18:49

If there is a disorderly Brexit it will not be pretty for European assets or the euro

“Candidates care about the culture of an organisation, the development opportunities and if they will be offered mentoring and flexible working arrangements.” Photograph: iStock

Staff shortages: Jobs market struggling to plug the gaps

Work
Olive Keogh
November 16, 2018, 05:45

Some desperate employers are offering to double salaries to get staff – but money isn’t everything

Amanda Jane, John and Eleanor Hanna, the third generation of the family to run Hanna Hats of Donegal

Donegal millinery business thriving despite competition from cheap imports

Manufacturing
Myles McCormick
November 16, 2018, 05:40

Future Proof: Hanna Hats, a family owned business, this year entered Russian market

Teamwork is relational and requires getting to know each other and building foundations that allow you to trust or disagree safely. Photograph: Getty Images

Collaboration draws on differences to reach a better outcome than working solo

Work
Maeve Houlihan
November 16, 2018, 05:38

Teams that act before thinking often run away with ideas that don’t stand the test of time

Ciarán Murray, chairman and former CEO of Icon. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Ciarán Murray – an Icon of leadership in pharma sector

Health & Pharma
Dominic Coyle
November 16, 2018, 05:33

Ex-CEO of clinical trials firm honoured for impact on Irish industry

“Fixed broadband may have been Plan A for the government in 2015 when the rural broadband project was launched, but time and technology have moved on, and mobile broadband has caught up”

Is fibre too costly for Ireland’s broadband woes?

Technology
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
November 16, 2018, 05:23

‘Fibre is not future-proofing anything. It is an overspend. It is an overkill’

Protests on the streets of London. At the time of writing, no one knows what’s going on regarding Brexit, a statement that is, to be fair, quite likely to still apply at the time of reading too. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Planet Business: Christmas is all around. Alas, so is Brexit

Economy
Laura Slattery
November 16, 2018, 05:21

Wallace, Gromit, the new Premier League boss and the ‘Amazon Babies’

A lorry passes a sign on a main road outside Newry pointing towards an old customs and excise station near the Border. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images

John FitzGerald: Soft borders will mean open season for smugglers

Economy
John FitzGerald
November 16, 2018, 05:12

The only way to have a soft border after Brexit is for UK to stay in customs union

Tim Leissner claimed in court that concealing facts from Goldman’s compliance and legal staff to prevent them from blocking deals was “very much in line with its culture”. Photograph: Reuters

The shocking scandal of Goldman Sachs’s secret agent

Financial Services
John Gapper
November 16, 2018, 01:00

Wall Street is meant to bring transparency to emerging markets, not make corruption easier

Semma Badenhorst: “It was the summer of 1998 and I decided to travel to the bush to run a pub and restaurant for a year.” Twenty years later, Badenhorst is still in Africa.

Wild Geese: ‘In the bush the only roadblocks were elephant and lions’

Work
Barbara McCarthy
November 15, 2018, 18:00

Despite the advantages, Africa can be a dangerous place, says Semma Badenhorst

UK prime minister Theresa May’s deal is worst of both worlds.

May’s awful Brexit deal has united the UK in horror

Economy
Martin Wolf
November 15, 2018, 17:33

Martin Wolf: Comparisons with the 1956 Suez crisis do not get close to the mark. This is a far more significant mess than that

Designer and Dress for Success founder Sonya Lennon was among the other panellists. Photograph: Marc O’Sullivan

When it comes to gender equality in the world of business, it’s good to talk

Economy
Mark Paul
November 15, 2018, 16:30

Caveat: As the only man on the panel, I quickly realised there was nothing to worry about

The harder the Brexit, the worse it will be for Ireland.

Brexit turmoil: what does it mean for you – and what’s the price of a no-deal?

Personal Finance
Cliff Taylor
November 15, 2018, 15:17

Smart Money: As sterling swings and uncertainty rises, what does it mean for consumers and business?

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