Brian O'Donovan

Work & Technology Correspondent

A protest will take place outside Leinster House over delays in the payment of pension increases to retired workers at An Post and eir

Protest over delays to An Post and eir pension increases

The Communications Workers' Union is to stage a protest outside Leinster House today over delays in the payment of pension increases for 20,000 retired workers at An Post and eir.

Business • 10 Feb

Warning over cyberattack linked to TV 'dodgy boxes'

Irish consumers are being warned that a range of devices including so-called TV "dodgy boxes" could have been compromised by a major global cyberattack.

Business • 09 Feb

Social platforms made €32m from scam ads on Irish users

Social media platforms made €32m in revenue last year from scam ads targeting consumers in Ireland, according to new research.

Ireland • 09 Feb

Close up of young college students hands holding mobile phones. Teenagers addicted to smartphones and technology. Group of friends sharing content on social media. Technology concept.

What will Ireland do to keep children safer online?

In this digital age, how will Ireland respond as more countries move to ban children from social media, asks Brian O'Donovan.

Analysis and Comment • 09 Feb

A production facility of the car supplier Kostal in Luedenscheid, western Germany

140 jobs to go at Kostal in Limerick

German car parts maker Kostal has announced 140 job cuts at its manufacturing site in Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick.

Business • 06 Feb

a stack of coins against a background of euro notes with dice spelling out the word pension

Protest next week over An Post and eir pensions

The Communications Workers' Union (CWU) is to stage a protest outside Leinster House next Tuesday over delays in the payment of pension increases for 20,000 retired workers at An Post and eir.

Business • 05 Feb

Almost 4,000 female students to explore STEM jobs at RDS

Almost 4,000 female students from across Ireland and Northern Ireland will gather at the RDS in Dublin for the I Wish Festival where teenage girls can explore future careers in the areas of science, technology, engineering and maths.

Business • 05 Feb

Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation Jack Chambers and CEO of eir Oliver Loomes

'Massive growth' in data traffic on phone networks - eir

There has been 'massive growth' in data traffic on both fixed and mobile networks this decade, according to new research from telecommunications firm eir.

Business • 05 Feb

TikTok's Richard Collard speaking at an Oireachtas committee

Ban would push minors to unsafe areas online, says TikTok

A social media ban would see children move to more unsafe areas of the internet, a public policy lead at TikTok has told an Oireachtas committee.

Politics • 04 Feb

The union said that the agreement reached today at the WRC provides for an intensive, time-bound engagement process between Fórsa and the HSE

Clinical measurement physiologists reach agreement at WRC

The trade union Fórsa has said that planned industrial action by clinical measurement physiologists (CMPs) will remain suspended following the conclusion of talks at the Workplace Relations Commission.

Ireland • 30 Jan