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"Failed tech projects are legion because these projects go wrong in all businesses and in all countries"

Why Ireland needs to appoint a Chief Software Officer

technology • 23 Nov

"Working from home comes with its own challenges, such as changes in communication, technological difficulties, interference of private life or higher self-organising demands"

It's not just you: how work during Covid has got much harder

Work and Careers • 23 Nov

"The reality is that we have not even tried to read, let alone understand, the terms and conditions that apply."

The biggest lie online: why we ignore legal terms and conditions

Consumer Affairs • 19 Nov

"Ireland has one of the most progressive income tax systems in the OECD"

Why has income inequality fallen in Ireland?

Economics • 19 Nov

"This is not a matter of Biden being 'anti-British' or even 'pro-Irish nationalism'."

Why Joe Biden's win is good news for a Brexit deal

Brexit • 2 hrs

" Just because we can work from home when we are ill, it doesn't always mean that we should - and that includes logging on to our laptop or checking emails from the sick bed." Photo: Getty Images

Why you should call in sick more often even if working from home

Health • 10 Nov

"Customers purchase products which "feel" better than the alternatives, and are often unable to explain why." Photo: Getty Images

How to design products to make people feel happier

Science Week 2020 • 09 Nov

"People who don't have a good relationship with their boss are more likely to engage in unethical behaviour to support themselves, potentially at the expense of their boss." Photo: Getty Images

Would you lie for your boss?

Work and Careers • 02 Nov

"The New York Times reported that Trump has claimed $315 million (€270 million) in losses since 2000 on his golf courses"

'I'm really rich': Donald Trump's tax and business losses

US Election 2020 • 28 Oct

What new tax measures could be introduced to help the hard-hit hospitality sector?

How Government tax policies could shape the look of Budget 2021

budget 2021 • 12 Oct

"There has been considerable pushback to the idea that we can do without supervisors and managers, but the last six months has been a trial run of how well employees and organisations get along without close supervision."

How the end of the office may also mean the end of your boss

Brainstorm • 06 Nov

"The Minister for Finance has the weight of the past, and not just expectations of the future, on his shoulders"

A history of Irish budgets

budget 2021 • 12 Oct

Future mathematical women at work

Meet Ireland's pioneering mathematical women

Maths • 12 Oct

"Although Excel is popular and commonly used for analysis, it has several limitations that make it unsuitable for large amounts of data and more sophisticated analyses." Photo: PixieMe/ Shutterstock

Why you should never use Microsoft Excel to count Covid cases

Coronavirus • 08 Oct

"Brainstorms don't always have to be group activities"

Why brainstorms don't always work

Creativity • 05 Oct

"When work, life and other responsibilities are thrown together in the same space, where is the balance?"

How working from home is affecting mental health and wellbeing

The Next Normal • 01 Oct

"Many office workers probably gave little thought to their comfortable desk chair, monitor at eye level, external keyboard and so on before Covid"

Are the wrong chairs and desks causing injuries for home workers?

Working from Home • 28 Sep

"Working from home in Ireland, especially during winter, will be at a significant cost. Irish homes already use 7% more energy and emit 58% more CO2 than the average EU homes."

How can we reduce heating bills for those working from home?

Energy • 24 Sep

Inside the Ludgate digital hub in west Cork, one of hundreds of such centres around Ireland

How digital hubs could replace working from home - and the office

Work & careers • 31 Aug

"Economic factors are likely to be playing a role in the very large shift to electric vehicles". Photo: Shutterstock

Is Covid-19 having a positive effect on electric car sales?

Electric Cars • 31 Aug

With an accelerated move to online banking due to the pandemic, the challenge of remote credit decision-making for consumers will likely increase

Do consumer warnings on financial products work?

Financial Services • 27 Aug

Marty Cooper: "We knew that this was going to be a big deal, but we weren't certain it was going to happen in our lifetime"

The man who invented the mobile phone

History • 19 Aug

'Moville Clothing went from making courtroom attire and clerical wear to producing hospital uniforms and scrubs'

'See around corners': how business should respond to Covid-19

Business • 18 Aug

"Yes, unfortunately, jobs will be lost, but new opportunities exist for creative, innovative, professional chefs." Photo: Getty Images

What next for professional chefs after the lockdown?

Food • 12 Aug

GPT-3: 'you type some text to it and it responds with text'

Is GPT-3 the big leap forward for AI?

technology • 12 Aug

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