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Your next career move could hinge on what you do with a dirty coffee cup

Hire Power: The odd tactics firms are using to find staff

Finding the best workers for a job has always been a challenge, but some firms are going to increasingly convoluted, complicated and - sometimes, strange - lengths to hire staff, writes Adam Maguire.

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PTSB fined €277,500 by Data Protection Commission

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Tesla in talks with Irish Govt on self-driving approval

Is the Govt's attempt at fiscal discipline unravelling?

Is the Govt's attempt at fiscal discipline unravelling?

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Minister to publish legislation on passenger cap removal

An Aer Lingus jet makes its final approach at a London airport under blue sky conditions

Aer Lingus not seeing any interruptions to fuel supply

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Glow-in-the-dark sliotar wins top student prize

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Minister wants greater pharmacy role in vaccine campaigns

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Middle East Turmoil

A fuel truck is refueling a plane as the sun sets

EU agency opens door to using US jet fuel

A grew Toyota bZ7 vehicle displayed at a car show

Toyota expects $4.3 billion hit from Iran war

Oil pares early gains a day after new US-Iran fighting

An Aer Lingus jet makes its final approach at a London airport under blue sky conditions

Aer Lingus not seeing any interruptions to fuel supply

IAG warns on profit and capacity as fuel prices soar

Norway moves to raise rates amid 'too high' inflation

Swedish central bank holds rates as expected

Image of a plane against a blue sky background with the Emirates branding on it

Emirates annual profits up despite Mideast war disruption

IHG's first-quarter room revenue beats estimates

Maersk sticks to profit forecast, Iran war clouds outlook

JD Sports warns annual profit to fall as Iran war weighs

EU weighs options as summer jet fuel threat looms

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Your next career move could hinge on what you do with a dirty coffee cup

Hire Power: The odd tactics firms are using to find staff

Nintendo said it will hike the price of its Switch 2 gaming console by 6% in Europe in September

Nintendo to hike Switch 2 price, warns on profits

EU to ban AI systems generating sexualised deepfakes

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Ireland will 'go it alone' if no EU deal on social media

The new facility comes as Elon Musk seeks to secure in-house access to advanced chips

SpaceX files plan for $55 billion Terafab chip facility

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Samsung Electronics' market cap surpasses $1 trillion

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Growth in gaming accessories boosts Logitech's Q4 sales

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Your next career move could hinge on what you do with a dirty coffee cup

Hire Power: The odd tactics firms are using to find staff

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Historian fails in age bias claim for university job

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SIPTU meets with TDs, senators ahead of ambulance strike

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Higher public servants to discuss AI, pay, flexible work

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What's it like to be a hospitality worker in Ireland today?

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Quantexa opens new Centre of Excellence in Dublin

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82% would apply if salary included on job post - Indeed

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Personal loan activity surges 20% in 2025 to hit €2.9bn

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79% of workers feel unprepared for retirement - survey

PrepayPower electricity prices to rise 8.8%, gas by 10.6%

Content creator Britney Nolan's content was used by scam sites

'Completely suckered': Fake brands steal faces to scam shoppers

A person checks the temperature of an electric heater

One in 7 households couldn't afford adequate heat - ESRI

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One in three adults are victims of fraud - Central Bank

Fuel supports by end of June, Govt rules out mini budget

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Govt always looking to reduce energy costs, says minister

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Is cutting income tax a good solution for cost of living crisis?

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Ireland has most expensive electricity prices in Europe

Rathwood garden centre and outdoor furnitute retailer

How will Rathwood examinership impact customers?

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Businesses urged to avoid payroll delays due to May Day

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Your next career move could hinge on what you do with a dirty coffee cup

Hire Power: The odd tactics firms are using to find staff

Is the Govt's attempt at fiscal discipline unravelling?

Is the Govt's attempt at fiscal discipline unravelling?

Media regulator Coimisiún na Meán has opened investigations into Meta relating to the recommender systems that promote content on Facebook and Instagram

Meta's algorithms in the spotlight amid fresh probe

Analysis and Comment

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What happens to my holiday if flights get cancelled?

Germany is still an industrial powerhouse - but Europe's manufacturing industry has gotten considerably smaller in the past 30 years

Made in Europe: The EU plan that has angered China

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Business Brainstorm

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What's it like to be a hospitality worker in Ireland today?

All you need to know about Polymarket and prediction markets

Prediction markets

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Are women seen as being as charismatic as men in the workplace?

Work and careers

The rise and fall of the biggest lottery in the world

Irish Hospital Sweepstakes

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Is cutting income tax a good solution for cost of living crisis?

What will US government's 6 May deadline mean for Dublin Airport?

Keel Beach, Achill Island, County Mayo. Photo: Getty Images

All you need to know about bank holidays in Ireland

Two women share an emotional moment, as one supports the other with comforting gestures. Captured indoors, the scene conveys care and understanding in a warm and private setting. (Getty Images)

Why are workplaces so unprepared for the serious illness talk?

Traffic on the M50 Motorway at Finglas

How do you solve a problem like the M50?

circa 1926: The trimming room in a milliners in Luton. At the time Luton was appreciating such a wave of prosperity that there were only sixteen unemployed people in the town. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

How working lives have changed in Ireland since 1926 census

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Are you an introvert who wants to get ahead at work?

Work and careers

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Why organisations keep picking the wrong boss

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Business Watch and Listen

82% would apply if salary included on job post - Indeed

With the increase of use of renewables for energy, customers are already 'sporadically' see the benefits, the CEO of Electricity Association of Ireland has said

Electricity prices here affected by buying power - EAI

Founders of Glitch and Hexis at Start-up Day 2026 AViva Stadium

More than half of EI-supported startups centre around AI

Euro banknotes and coins and finances in 2026

Domestic economy expected to grow by 2.7% - EY forecast

The coastline of the Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Ireland.

Government urged to delay short-term lets register

With the war in Iran now in its third month, the pressure on the ECB to hike interest rates is likely to increase.

Ireland 'buffered' against higher inflation - economist

Oil price retreats after hitting 4-year high

A person checks the temperature of an electric heater

One in 7 households couldn't afford adequate heat - ESRI

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Labour market strong but not yet fair - BITCI

Meta criticised over measures aimed at under-13s

Central Banks set to stay on hold this week

Covalen workers striking in December

Fears for hundreds of jobs at outsourcing firm Covalen

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Wind Energy Ireland report flags slowdown in planning approvals

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Rise in recycling rates needed to meet 2030 target - EPA

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Ending nuclear ban a 'viable option' to cut energy costs

Ørsted's Q1 core profit tops forecasts, maintains outlook

Two men pose for photo under a replicia of a wind turbine in an office

CIP buys Ørsted's Europe unit, launches Perigus Energy

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Only €12k of €1m HGV grant spent on charging points

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Europe is fastest-warming continent, report finds

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Tirlán Co-op appoints O'Brien as its new Chairperson

Carbery Group adds to its Flavours portfolio in US

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Reduced methane cattle burps among €37.5m Agri projects

Mercosur flags flying high. Several flagpoles with Mercosur flags. Latin American flags. South American flags.

EU kickstarts Mercosur pact to counter US trade hit

Kerry today reported volume growth of 3.1% for the first three months of the year

Kerry eyes earnings per share growth of 6-10% for 2026

Housing order for all poultry, captive birds to be lifted

Carbery Group is a West Cork based ingredients, flavours, and cheese producer

Cork's Carbery Group posts 8% increase in 2025 revenues

Glanbia eyes earnings at upper end of guidance, shares up

Frustration over slow progress in licensing seaweed sites

Average farmland sales prices set to rise by 4% in 2026

Iran war fertiliser squeeze could spell trouble for 2027

Cattle on North King Street, Dublin city in 1952/1953.

The inside story of Dublin's blood and guts economy

Startup Nation

Founders of Glitch and Hexis at Start-up Day 2026 AViva Stadium

More than half of EI-supported startups centre around AI

Photo: L-R GEC's Niamh Collins, Centre Director, and David Varian, Chairman with Warren Cray, Head of Enterprise, Local Enterprise Office, Dublin City

GEC start-ups made €140m in revenues last year

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Commission proposes 'EU Inc' company status to lure firms

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82 female-founded Irish startups raised funding in 2025

Liam Cronin, Director of Innovation at University College Dublin

NovaUCD ranked among Europe's Top 150 Start-up Hubs