Why are employers making you do so many rounds of job interviews? The move to get applicants to complete multiple interviews for jobs is another form of the conservative bias around hiring in many firms Work and careers • 17 Nov 25
Why are employers making you do so many rounds of job interviews? The move to get applicants to complete multiple interviews for jobs is another form of the conservative bias around hiring in many firms Work and careers • 17 Nov 25
Why so many companies are investing in weather forecasting Insurance, defence and tech companies are using AI and meteorology expertise to assess risks and mitigate costs from climate change Weather • 13 Nov 25
Why so many companies are investing in weather forecasting Insurance, defence and tech companies are using AI and meteorology expertise to assess risks and mitigate costs from climate change Weather • 13 Nov 25
How a new approach to Irish timber could help deliver homes Why aren't we using Irish wood to build Irish homes quickly, cheaply and sustainably at a time when we are in desperate need? Housing • 13 Nov 25
How a new approach to Irish timber could help deliver homes Why aren't we using Irish wood to build Irish homes quickly, cheaply and sustainably at a time when we are in desperate need? Housing • 13 Nov 25
Would you buy a house with a 10% chance of flooding every year? New research has found that house buyers would expect a discount of around 31% for properties at risk of flooding Housing • 13 Nov 25
Would you buy a house with a 10% chance of flooding every year? New research has found that house buyers would expect a discount of around 31% for properties at risk of flooding Housing • 13 Nov 25
Why has Greece introduced a 13 hour working day? The push to extend working hours is part of a broader trend to normalise long hours, low pay and little rest in the name of flexibility and growth Work and careers • 14 Nov 25
Why has Greece introduced a 13 hour working day? The push to extend working hours is part of a broader trend to normalise long hours, low pay and little rest in the name of flexibility and growth Work and careers • 14 Nov 25
Why Ireland could lead in a new multi-trillion euro industry The scale of our agricultural, brewing and timber industries makes us uniquely positioned to develop a very strong bioeconomy Plastics • 12 Nov 25
Why Ireland could lead in a new multi-trillion euro industry The scale of our agricultural, brewing and timber industries makes us uniquely positioned to develop a very strong bioeconomy Plastics • 12 Nov 25
Will EU let big businesses off the corporate responsibility hook? The European Parliament is set to vote this week on reducing the scope of a directive on human rights and environmental due diligence Corporate Social Responsibility • 12 Nov 25
Will EU let big businesses off the corporate responsibility hook? The European Parliament is set to vote this week on reducing the scope of a directive on human rights and environmental due diligence Corporate Social Responsibility • 12 Nov 25
What would we need in an Irish city in 2050? If we want a future where care, creativity and connection define how we live, then we need to design for those values now Futureville Ireland • 11 Nov 25
What would we need in an Irish city in 2050? If we want a future where care, creativity and connection define how we live, then we need to design for those values now Futureville Ireland • 11 Nov 25
What if your smartwatch could sing your health data to you? The next step for wearable tech isn't a shinier screen or another sensor, but rethinking how we experience our own health data Health • 10 Nov 25
What if your smartwatch could sing your health data to you? The next step for wearable tech isn't a shinier screen or another sensor, but rethinking how we experience our own health data Health • 10 Nov 25
Working from home vs office: why it doesn't have to be a battle The aim should be to make both options function optimally instead of making it a binary choice between the two Work and careers • 10 Nov 25
Working from home vs office: why it doesn't have to be a battle The aim should be to make both options function optimally instead of making it a binary choice between the two Work and careers • 10 Nov 25
5 tips to save money on your electricity bill Taking a closer look at the appliances in your house can help you cut down the amount of electricity you use and pay for Electricity • 10 Nov 25
5 tips to save money on your electricity bill Taking a closer look at the appliances in your house can help you cut down the amount of electricity you use and pay for Electricity • 10 Nov 25
The hospitality crisis: what's happening to Irish restaurants? Restaurants are closing on a weekly basis due to rising costs, but Irish consumers are also spending €2.2 billion a year on food delivery Restaurants • 07 Nov 25
The hospitality crisis: what's happening to Irish restaurants? Restaurants are closing on a weekly basis due to rising costs, but Irish consumers are also spending €2.2 billion a year on food delivery Restaurants • 07 Nov 25
Why do some of us love AI, while others hate it? The answer isn't just about how AI works, but how our brains perceive risk and trust Psychology • 04 Nov 25
Why do some of us love AI, while others hate it? The answer isn't just about how AI works, but how our brains perceive risk and trust Psychology • 04 Nov 25
Are you really more likely to get divorced than switch banks? Until switching banks is as easy as switching mobile network, most of us will stay in the same financial relationship we began in college Banking • 04 Nov 25
Are you really more likely to get divorced than switch banks? Until switching banks is as easy as switching mobile network, most of us will stay in the same financial relationship we began in college Banking • 04 Nov 25
Why charging your car is still a massive problem for EV owners Despite the big push to get drivers into electric cars, there are still many challenges with the Irish charging infrastructure Electric Cars • 03 Nov 25
Why charging your car is still a massive problem for EV owners Despite the big push to get drivers into electric cars, there are still many challenges with the Irish charging infrastructure Electric Cars • 03 Nov 25
What would Westlife do? How to build a business the boyband way The band's longevity, and the loyalty of their global fan base, shows just how they were able to adapt and evolve Westlife • 12 Dec 25
What would Westlife do? How to build a business the boyband way The band's longevity, and the loyalty of their global fan base, shows just how they were able to adapt and evolve Westlife • 12 Dec 25
Your Gen Z colleagues have the right idea about work-life balance Gen Z are a generation who have quickly realised work should not be the centre of your life and does not define your worth Work and careers • 03 Nov 25
Your Gen Z colleagues have the right idea about work-life balance Gen Z are a generation who have quickly realised work should not be the centre of your life and does not define your worth Work and careers • 03 Nov 25
What do you get in return for paying the local property tax? Higher property tax bills may be on the way, but there's isn't a simple or standard answer to what services are actually funded by the LPT Local Property Tax • 03 Nov 25
What do you get in return for paying the local property tax? Higher property tax bills may be on the way, but there's isn't a simple or standard answer to what services are actually funded by the LPT Local Property Tax • 03 Nov 25
Who writes the rules in today's changing world? Many of the international rules which have held sway for decades are now ignored or challenged by governments seeking regulatory sovereignty Business • 28 Oct 25
Who writes the rules in today's changing world? Many of the international rules which have held sway for decades are now ignored or challenged by governments seeking regulatory sovereignty Business • 28 Oct 25
All you need to know about bank holidays in Ireland We love our bank holidays in Ireland, but where did they come from, who gets to decide when they are - and when's the next one? Ireland • 27 Oct 25
All you need to know about bank holidays in Ireland We love our bank holidays in Ireland, but where did they come from, who gets to decide when they are - and when's the next one? Ireland • 27 Oct 25
Are 'quiet redundancies' happening in your workplace? Employers in Ireland are implementing 'quiet redundancies' to scale back workforces in the face of uncertainty, tariffs and AI Work and careers • 24 Oct 25
Are 'quiet redundancies' happening in your workplace? Employers in Ireland are implementing 'quiet redundancies' to scale back workforces in the face of uncertainty, tariffs and AI Work and careers • 24 Oct 25
Is gold or bitcoin the better investment? Gold and Bitcoin are fundamentally different in what gives them value, how that value goes up over time, and how resilient it is Investing • 23 Oct 25
Is gold or bitcoin the better investment? Gold and Bitcoin are fundamentally different in what gives them value, how that value goes up over time, and how resilient it is Investing • 23 Oct 25
How Bord na Móna peat briquette became an icon of Irish design The briquettes were not only once a convenient, inexpensive fuel for Irish people, they were also an industrial design icon History • 27 Oct 25
How Bord na Móna peat briquette became an icon of Irish design The briquettes were not only once a convenient, inexpensive fuel for Irish people, they were also an industrial design icon History • 27 Oct 25
How workplace bullying can affect your personality Our research found bullying can change people's traits, robbing them of their cheerfulness, sociability, dependability and calmness Work and careers • 20 Oct 25
How workplace bullying can affect your personality Our research found bullying can change people's traits, robbing them of their cheerfulness, sociability, dependability and calmness Work and careers • 20 Oct 25
Should you tell your employer about your chronic illness? Many chronic conditions are invisible to colleagues and managers, creating a disclosure dilemma for thousands of workers Work and careers • 16 Oct 25
Should you tell your employer about your chronic illness? Many chronic conditions are invisible to colleagues and managers, creating a disclosure dilemma for thousands of workers Work and careers • 16 Oct 25
