Brian O'Donovan

Work & Technology Correspondent

Simon Harris speaking after a meeting of the Trade Forum in Dublin

Aontú to table no-confidence motion in Tánaiste

Aontú has announced that it will table a no-confidence motion next week in Tánaiste Simon Harris over the "crisis" in Children's Health Ireland and in the wake of the death of nine-year-old Harvey Morrison Sherratt.

Politics • 14 Oct

Fall in job openings in third quarter - Morgan McKinley

Professional job openings fell by 3% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with both the previous quarter and the same period last year, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.

Business • 14 Oct

The Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) is holding its annual conference in Trim, Co Meath

Calls for pay increases for Defence Forces cadets

The Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) is calling for pay increases for Defence Forces cadets.

Ireland • 14 Oct

Apple announces new European renewable energy projects

Tech giant Apple has announced an expansion of its clean energy projects across Europe with new large-scale solar and wind farms now in development in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania.

Business • 14 Oct

Ireland moves closer to securing new supercomputer

The Government has said that Ireland has passed a major milestone towards securing a new national supercomputer.

Business • 13 Oct

Meta-Flux co-founders Lee Sherlock (CEO) and Brendan Martin (CTO) at Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) in Dublin, with an 800 MHz NMR spectrometer.

Irish start-up raises €1.8m to develop 'AI biologist'

Meta-Flux, a Dublin-based biotech startup, has raised €1.8 million ($2 million) in seed funding to expand its AI platform for preclinical drug development.

Business • 13 Oct

Construction site showing cranes and scaffolding

New safety campaign to tackle falls on construction sites

A new safety campaign is be launched to tackle falls on construction sites and to strengthen site culture.

Business • 13 Oct

Big Stripe launch highlights Irish infrastructure gaps

Irish-founded payments company Stripe will soon pass a major milestone. Its global workforce is due to exceed 10,000.

Analysis and Comment • 12 Oct

Nurses in Mayo ED to take industrial action

Nurses working in the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital, who are members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, are to begin industrial action on 3 November.

Business • 10 Oct

A group of five men in suits with two of them holding awards

Stripe co-founders receive the 2025 Impact Ireland Award

John and Patrick Collison, co-founders of payments company Stripe, have received the 2025 Impact Ireland Award.

Business • 10 Oct