Brian O'Donovan

Work & Technology Correspondent

A girl asking AI Chatbot mobile app questions using her smart phone

Call for better regulations to protect children from AI

Young people have called on politicians to introduce better regulations to protect children from the harmful effects of artificial intelligence.

Ireland • 23 Sep

Mark Rohan shakes hands with Minister Peter Burke at Enterprise Ireland event

Waterford-based Klearcom to establish US office

Waterford-based company Klearcom has announced plans to establish a US office in New Jersey.

Business • 23 Sep

Clare council SIPTU members balloted on industrial action

All outdoor staff in Clare County Council, who are members of the SIPTU trade union, are being balloted for industrial action in a dispute over new vehicle usage and vehicle telematics policies.

Munster • 23 Sep

Job cut fears at Irish base of US tech company Oracle

There are fears of job cuts at the Irish operation of US technology company Oracle, after the Department of Enterprise said it has received a collective redundancy notification from the firm.

Business • 22 Sep

Govt urged to simplify regulatory burden on tech sector

The Government has been urged to simplify the regulatory burdens facing tech companies.

Business • 22 Sep

Bank staff 'surprised' by back to the office push

Within weeks of each other this summer the country's two biggest banks, AIB and Bank of Ireland, announced plans to increase the number of in-office days for their hybrid workers.

Analysis and Comment • 22 Sep

Minimum pay rates to increase for contract cleaners

Minimum rates of pay for workers in the contract cleaning sector are to increase under a new Employment Regulation Order.

Business • 19 Sep

The survey shows that adoption of AI among recruiters has increased by 50 percentage points over the past 12 months

Nearly 8 in 10 employers using AI in recruitment - survey

Nearly 8 in 10 employers in Ireland are using AI in the recruitment process, according to new research from hiring platform IrishJobs.

Business • 19 Sep

UCD and Met Éireann launch new AI forecasting centre

A new centre has been launched at University College Dublin (UCD) which will use artificial intelligence (AI) to transform weather forecasting, supporting Ireland's preparation for the growing risks posed by climate change.

Ireland • 19 Sep

Pension increase agreed for retired An Post workers

Around 7,000 retired workers at An Post are set to benefit from a pension increase that has been agreed at the company.

Ireland • 18 Sep