‘I’m happily married with three young children - but loneliness has become a feature of my life’
Tell Me About It: Responsibilities of parenting and work have entirely curtailed what I now see was a more social existence
Work
Burnout and longer working lives leading to career changes at later stage, says recruitment firm
Work Q&A: Recruitment firm says there is a “growing trend” of professionals aged 30 and over seeking new career paths
Female participation in Irish workforce jumps 90% since 2000
More than 1.3 million women were employed in second quarter of 2026
Working for longer is not an inevitability
There is no economic law that says increased life expectancy equals an increased working life
Youth unemployment still well above pre-crash levels
New report underlines problems facing young people seeking work
Quality public childcare and dependable dads key to boosting fertility rates
Changing position of women in society seen to be closely connected with falling birth rates globally
A Wicklow woman in Marbella: ‘I would make friends in the summer and they would then go home. But I found my tribe’
Wild Geese: Greystones native Sarah Catterson runs online fitness coaching enterprise Strengthinus from the Spanish city of Marbella
Bill Gates is worried about AI, but investors are looking at the upside
Capital expenditure on AI is feeding into areas of the economy well beyond the companies developing the technology
Senior manager at Indian information technology firm denies company ‘lied’
Former Irish employee not meant to have internal documents, says executive and asks how papers sourced
Volkswagen chief warns company facing ‘critical’ fight for survival
German car giant plans swingeing cuts across its business amid Chinese competition
AI companies are starting to sound desperate, and that’s not a good look
The big question is how long companies investing billions in the technology can wait for widespread adoption
Thermostat wars to open-plan stress: the neuroscience of workplace design
Three design features that most significantly impact on worker productivity are air quality, natural light and temperature
RTÉ redundancy window too tight to achieve target for staff cuts
Just over 40 of 134 applicants were successful in being offered exits and only 60% of those took up offer
Aer Lingus head office staff seek to stall job cuts talks
Move follows row with pilots over European works council demand for consultations
I took a pay cut two years ago and it wasn’t put in writing. Can I demand it be restored?
Work Q&A: As well as salary restoration, I want to ask for a pay rise as compensation
Parent of recruiter CPL pays maiden €150m dividend five years after Japanese takeover
Payout equates to almost half of the €318m Outsourcing paid for the business in 2021
If you love working with animals, you don’t have to be a vet
Smart Choices: The many careers you can build with animals
Looking to move abroad? Here’s what you need to know
Don’t let tax make your decision, adviser warns, as rules vary according to country and type of income and are subject to change
Ireland creating AI jobs at up to three times pace of neighbouring countries
A new skills report has also warned AI uptake levels by large companies compared to small firms could lead to two-speed economy
‘I was right all along’: Woman diagnosed after years of severe and wide-ranging symptoms
Survey finds half of women who experience menopause say it impacts attendance
Time to stop demonising successful people for having large pension pots
There was strong merit in the Government’s decision to increase the Standard Fund Threshold on pensions from €2m level
‘London is rocket fuel for a career’
Wild Geese: Ryan McKiernan is managing director of a social enterprise in the UK capital that tackles homelessness through hospitality
Rothwell’s offer for ICG poised to sink, and data behind youth unemployment
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Why do so many under-35s struggle to find work in Ireland’s booming economy?
Despite near full employment there were more than 80,000 people aged 34 and under unemployed in the second quarter of 2026
Is your boss watching you? The next frontier of workplace surveillance
Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia and Meta are among companies interested in collecting data on how people feel at work
I tried out new foods at work. They helped my focus and creativity, and I felt better too
New book examines how the right diet can improve workplace performance, including focus, clarity, energy and creativity
Occupational health provider Medmark secures up to €70m investment
Investment by UK-based Phoenix Equity Partners will fund expansion of clinical teams and improvements on digital health platforms
Is AI really responsible for recent job cuts?
More companies are linking lay-offs to workplace efficiencies but evidence is patchy
Press Up’s venue losses, and Jason Arday deserved better
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Career U-turns: ‘I’m exactly where I am supposed to be’
Two mothers turn to ‘life-changing’ creative craft to find inner peace – and themselves
Selling up amid flood risk and championing Ireland’s food tourism
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Best wishes, bye for now, cheers: the lost art of signing off an email
Your email sign-off tells the world so much more than many of us know
‘If you want to get a job immediately in Brussels, speak Irish and do a law degree’
Wild Geese: Jim Maher, based in Brussels, is one of two deputy spokespersons for the European Parliament
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