After exponential growth, conditions in the sector are starting to cool

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Walking past the IFSC in Dublin city centre. Photograph: Eric Luke
Walking past the IFSC in Dublin city centre. Photograph: Eric Luke

A new employment survey by ManpowerGroup has shown that hiring intentions in Ireland’s tech sector have fallen dramatically.

Rising interest rates, previous high volume hiring campaigns and an early post pandemic recovery have all knocked confidence in the sector.

So is this just a temporary blip or a sign of something more serious?

John Galvin, managing director of ManpowerGroup and Una Fitzpatrick, director of Technology Ireland join Cliff Taylor to discuss.

Suzanne Brennan

Suzanne Brennan

Suzanne Brennan is an audio producer at The Irish Times