<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/feed-business-work/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:25:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[What top CEO pay and gender pay gap reporting tell us about Irish business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/23/what-top-ceo-pay-and-gender-pay-gap-reporting-tell-us-about-the-state-of-irish-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/23/what-top-ceo-pay-and-gender-pay-gap-reporting-tell-us-about-the-state-of-irish-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Available figures show that women continue to trail in the workplace on pay and their representation in the upper ranks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4XTRQO7VFRDJBHG7A3QGVN5V4Q.jpg?auth=adbcffad3f99f1f467c630abb5aa90fbfd5f2d1c2e014b1ac049b47083dde204&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Available figures illustrate the gap in pay and status for women in the workplace. Photomontage: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[.]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had to retire early and I’m now paying €336 per month in tax. Can I challenge this? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/22/i-had-to-retire-early-and-im-now-paying-336-per-month-in-tax-can-i-challenge-this/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/22/i-had-to-retire-early-and-im-now-paying-336-per-month-in-tax-can-i-challenge-this/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: If I left as planned in 2027, I would have then benefited from the higher Standard Fund Threshold ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URPA3WQQFFAGRBRK7GHB3523KM.jpg?auth=f7900f765b91f0d5ecab037c9a368d4f81d84c66527bb8c3e6ab7b7b77ef8366&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I am now paying €336 per month to Revenue for the next 20 years. Can I challenge this? Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Work Q&A pensioner]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of time: the art of knowing when to step down from the top job]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/20/the-art-of-knowing-when-to-step-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/20/the-art-of-knowing-when-to-step-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Only a few master one of the hardest career tricks of them all]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:24:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DBDLS3QM6HOXZ5L6RQAIDLOVPY.jpg?auth=2ccd4397281f9b29fc229f7ed5f6051d9b64019751cbf5fbb2a95f54e1cfb35f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway, groomed a successor before stepping down at the age of 95. Photograph: Ruth Fremson/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ruth Fremson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increase of 79c per hour to minimum wage recommended to Minister by pay commission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/16/increase-of-79c-per-hour-to-minimum-wage-recommended-to-minister-by-pay-commission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/16/increase-of-79c-per-hour-to-minimum-wage-recommended-to-minister-by-pay-commission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peter Burke not obliged to proceed with increase but such recommendations have always previously been approved]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:31:30 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PO2OD6ROFSMDMWAUKGG5DKGRE.jpg?auth=bf6b538446c6395c362def8cfe81c9b69851f0739d0f6c2ad92017128b5452f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke. Photograph:
Olivier Hoslet/EPA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[EU Competitiveness Council meeting in Belgium, Brussels - 28 May 2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there a magical formula to thriving at work? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/16/is-there-really-a-magical-formula-to-thriving-at-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/16/is-there-really-a-magical-formula-to-thriving-at-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are four basic ingredients to achieving a thriving workplace ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KC2437HJZFMVEBVGATCS5HDMI.jpg?auth=19eeaae05e69218b2a3828d4521e9cf94068e48df6c8f8a910568b341ebdd5f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is it your employer’s job to make you happy at work? Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BulentBARIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish graduate jobs most affected by AI ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/15/what-effect-is-ai-having-on-entry-level-roles-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/15/what-effect-is-ai-having-on-entry-level-roles-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Recruitment experts say while there is a ‘tightening’ of graduate hiring, AI is also leading to a more diverse range of entry-level roles]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GPLWSE6ZYBECBIKBOYQMUSQMAQ.jpg?auth=73c11ed9c40f25112274939b65ce6cebd85321f2cdd8b711856ed9234050c99b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Competition for jobs is “undoubtedly increasing”, says Breda Dooley, head of recruitment at Matrix Recruitment. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Workplace trends 2026]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharp reduction in professional vacancies in Ireland hits pay and conditions, report finds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/14/sharp-cut-in-number-of-professional-vacancies-hits-pay-and-conditions-report-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/14/sharp-cut-in-number-of-professional-vacancies-hits-pay-and-conditions-report-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The average number of onsite days required by employers continues to edge upwards]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUALR5XGYBCI3EC26RUIKFDM2M.jpg?auth=2c0e41fe32a0b386d27578fe0dfe9021f7825e0304a7a9e7b91b1cbae5a671be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report found that salary growth has flattened. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">vladans</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the most infuriating aspects of work sycophants is they keep succeeding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/13/the-perils-of-kissing-up-and-kicking-down-at-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/13/the-perils-of-kissing-up-and-kicking-down-at-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But treating colleagues badly might not be quite as helpful as some of the worst offenders think]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XV3RZZXANBHR5GIRMXBDU734EU.jpg?auth=8de724ff56d1d39dd3d0d6aa3b3e1ac86c77066e00599e7aca55a93d26246fcf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Time and again, moderately talented bootlickers rise remorselessly through the ranks while bullying juniors with abandon. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Teamwork is the way to success]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gradyreese</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ireland is a little speedboat whereas Germany is a giant tanker’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/12/ireland-is-a-little-speedboat-whereas-germany-is-a-giant-tanker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/12/ireland-is-a-little-speedboat-whereas-germany-is-a-giant-tanker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Ian Hannigan, Berlin]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELCMCVH3V5DAHHDYMBEODMVOC4.png?auth=1d215c47d70cead1934863a4c45481981cad1c0f5017b00eb4652d36e1efd8b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ian Hannigan has been based permanently in Berlin for the last 10 years]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Ian Hannigan Wild Geese]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PwC employee was working remotely in India when he should have been in Dublin ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/09/pwc-employee-was-working-remotely-in-india-when-he-should-have-been-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/09/pwc-employee-was-working-remotely-in-india-when-he-should-have-been-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Examination of access card data and internet traffic showed man was based in India contrary to his contract ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:28:42 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPIYZZI6MMEIIA253KFNNEIR24.jpg?auth=36a85ed70a0c95b9c599dc200018fd48d618b622ee2571b4e74b5ff3f74b5185&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A PwC employee who was working remotely from India when he should have been based in his office in Dublin has lost a challenge to his dismissal.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans: Just a ghost in the machine as artificial intelligence redefines ‘good jobs’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/09/humans-just-a-ghost-in-the-machine-as-artificial-intelligence-redefines-good-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/09/humans-just-a-ghost-in-the-machine-as-artificial-intelligence-redefines-good-jobs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As AI makes work more precarious, how can we manage to prioritise job reconversion rather than displacement?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MKKHI6QIZGUTFTJ7SEEAI7KLM.jpg?auth=511e4e1051d5d9a627ce8e56876be9e9fd3ec11776700e463105533346fb3bb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 'level of disruption for the labour market is profound'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Sideview of laptop with head outline]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">peshkov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lab technician sacked for sleeping in first aid room in ‘lead-contaminated’ uniform]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/it-looks-like-csi-napping-lab-technician-sacked-for-contaminating-first-aid-room/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/it-looks-like-csi-napping-lab-technician-sacked-for-contaminating-first-aid-room/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigation concluded man ‘actively endangered’ safety of others when he wore lead-contaminated uniform in room]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:00:27 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The tribunal previously heard Edson Simoa De Morais worked at his employer’s metallurgy lab testing ore samples for their concentration of precious metals. Photograph: Colin Keegan/ Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great AI data centre cover-up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/the-great-ai-data-centre-cover-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/the-great-ai-data-centre-cover-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech companies need to come clean about the mounting environmental fallout of their race to build more hubs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:37:43 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJ2AIHJJ6ZCSDCBOI2M7URY2AY.jpg?auth=c71f7d73fce5a88f32c76f932e8849bb8cd15cbfca446d7ffd38c6d497e855c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A data centre protest in Pennsylvania. Data hubs already devour more electricity globally than all but 10 countries. Photograph: Paul Weaver/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Data centre protest]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live Register total rises amid concern labour market is slowing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/live-register-total-rises-amid-concern-labour-market-is-slowing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/live-register-total-rises-amid-concern-labour-market-is-slowing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 25-34 age cohort made up the largest group  on the register, accounting for 24.2% of the total]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:50:23 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGY7WEF2WQGXYMAGAUF2R4FWCM.jpg?auth=d4899717c4bf1a317674ae715e8fc5342e314e618f6bdb8142cce48d144450d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The number of people on the Live Register rose marginally in June amid concern Ireland’s labour market is slowing. Photgraph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Social Welfare office ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost half of Irish workers ‘worry about AI taking their jobs’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/almost-half-of-irish-workers-worry-about-ai-taking-their-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/almost-half-of-irish-workers-worry-about-ai-taking-their-jobs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Only small fraction of firms surveyed have used tech to fully replace roles, says FRS Recruitment]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7L64SV5RBCBLKQYAYKGHZBQMI.jpg?auth=eadaf732edb168ecbe8f6174fa7c74aeb62ff8dc9abbfadfb9043741613a3308&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Against the background of the Gulf conflict, young Irish workers are less enthusiastic about moving abroad to find work than they were last year, said Colin Donnery, group chief executive of FRS Co-Op]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Colin Donnery]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pay transparency rules could cause conflict in workplaces, say HR and law experts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/looming-pay-transparency-rules-could-cause-conflict-in-workplaces-hr-and-employment-law-experts-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/looming-pay-transparency-rules-could-cause-conflict-in-workplaces-hr-and-employment-law-experts-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employers urged to prepare for ‘complex’ EU rules on disclosing details on salaries]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GPLWSE6ZYBECBIKBOYQMUSQMAQ.jpg?auth=73c11ed9c40f25112274939b65ce6cebd85321f2cdd8b711856ed9234050c99b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Work is continuing on the required legislation in Ireland. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Workplace trends 2026]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Keelings worker loses challenge at WRC to his sacking ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/07/former-keelings-worker-loses-challenge-at-wrc-to-his-sacking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/07/former-keelings-worker-loses-challenge-at-wrc-to-his-sacking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Warehouse worker claimed on social media that excessive working hours were a factor in deaths of two colleagues]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:23:43 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEVCVYN5SZOCFPY7GIJX3BNPUQ.jpg?auth=22a95fa27f766c7c9a54aa9430e1e768f1d05d020764225882f1e89843ebade8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A warehouse worker who claimed that excessive working hours at Keelings were a factor in the deaths of two colleagues has lost a challenge to his sacking. Photograph: Alan Betson 
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Stock Keelings Fruit picture taken   at the Keelings Farm shop in St. Margarets after a briefing on Brexit preparations.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health and housing will leave other sectors of the economy short of workers – report ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/07/health-and-housing-will-leave-other-sectors-of-the-economy-short-of-workers-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/07/health-and-housing-will-leave-other-sectors-of-the-economy-short-of-workers-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Finance paper says channelling workers into critical sectors will have implications for wider economy]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:52:46 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BFENUJBWUZAT5BLMO7I4SRA7LU.jpg?auth=b66aec183d867d9121cd60ec129829ad0393ee607ba66bed2f9ae41c6b6c76cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Additional workers in healthcare will be essential to care for an ageing population. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Hospital Ward: Friendly Female Head Nurse Making Rounds does Checkup on Elderly Patient Resting in Bed. She Checks Computer for Vitals while Old Man Fully Recovering after Successful Surgery]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish woman in New York tapping successful emigrants to fund education back home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/05/tapping-irish-emigrants-to-fund-education-for-those-in-need-back-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/05/tapping-irish-emigrants-to-fund-education-for-those-in-need-back-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Mairead McNamara, New York]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2CI5LWAUHRGWXGWUFUMTA2MX5A.jpeg?auth=720ddfa863ecdce5550dcc4bd80c89b17f3e9c03a6f80942ba6256ea83eea009&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mairead McNamara was part of the team that pushed Kerrygold from speciality stores to supermarket shelves in the United States.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Mairead McNamara Wild Geese NYC]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector unions preparing for possible industrial action ballots over pay talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/03/public-sector-unions-preparing-for-possible-industrial-action-ballots-over-pay-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/03/public-sector-unions-preparing-for-possible-industrial-action-ballots-over-pay-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move comes after exploratory meetings between Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Department of Public Expenditure failed to reach deal]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:50:14 +0000</pubDate><category>Work</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQXZG7X5FFC35AOBLFKJOGLVW4.jpg?auth=035a38edd64a2d9cc5ecbb599289c8f5f6044c52ee4d04f87fcb20808b3b894e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan said public servants have seen ‘pay fall significantly behind prices in recent years’. Photograph: Domnick Walsh]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[No repro fee]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Domnick Walsh www.dwalshphoto.ie</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>