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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

'When asked for their views on how employers, businesses and the government responded to the crisis, respondents generally focused more on the government response'

What Ireland has to say about unemployment during the pandemic

Ireland • 30 Jul

"The provision of a payment deferrals and reductions is a pragmatic response in light of the unprecedented breadth of the economic impact of the pandemic"

What's the legal effect of Covid-19 payment breaks on mortgages?

Mortgages • 27 Jul

LPT, ARV, LAF, VSL SVT, WTF?

Local property tax: a guide to the A to Z of LPT

Taxation • 24 Jul

"Expertise does not automatically go hand in hand with the ability to share one's knowledge"

Are you good at sharing what you know with your co-workers?

Work & careers • 22 Jul

"Today, most subsidiaries are multi-business campuses with diversified sites and a collection of activities that serve multiple businesses"

The changing world of a multinational subsidiary in Ireland

Business • 20 Jul

Is the future of work going to be your sofa?

What's next for the 9 to 5 world of the workplace?

Work & careers • 16 Jul

"Online fast fashion retail giant Boohoo, owner of brands like Nasty Gal and PrettyLittleThing, is the biggest buyer of clothes from Leicester's garment factories."

How your cheap t-shirt may have caused Leicester's lockdown

Coronavirus • 14 Jul

Eamon Ryan: "banning things we don't do doesn't make us a leader in climate action. Being better at the things we are bad at does"

Here's what should be on Eamon Ryan's ministerial to-do list

Politics • 08 Jul

'Data we examined from before the pandemic shows similar bullying prevalence rates amongst those working and not working from home'

How workplace bullying costs Ireland €239 million every year

Work & careers • 29 Jun

Many businesses in towns like Sligo who've been badly hit by the pandemic and lockdown would have much to contribute to an overhaul of commercial rates. Photos: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

What's next for commercial rates?

Commercial Rates • 26 Jun

Head and shoulders ahead of the pack: Mo Salah is the most expensive player in the Fantasy Premier League at present

A lesson in economics from Mo Salah, Kevin de Bruyne & Sadio Mané

Fantasy Football • 25 Jun

Cork's English Market, home to many family businesses for generations

The 'unique resources' which help family businesses beat a crisis

Business • 24 Jun

"The industries who are providing us with our essential services during this pandemic are typically low paid, have varying levels of issues with working time, can have a poor physical and social environments and often have limited future prospects."

Why quality as well as quantity matters with post-Covid jobs

Jobs • 19 Jun

The way things used to be? "Our love affair with the private car is an unsustainable and growing problem"

Will working from home help save the environment?

Climate Change • 18 Jun

A thumbs up from Zuck for working from home?

Will working from home mean lower wages and no promotions?

Work & careers • 02 Jun

"We have a pretty good whistleblower protection law on paper, but the last few years have shown problems with it"

Can organisations be kept honest during the pandemic?

Whistleblowers • 28 May

What occupations, sectors and places will be most affected by the "new normal"?

How social distancing and remote working will impact Irish life

Ireland • 25 May

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