TripAdvisor has released its latest list of the top 10 beaches to visit in Ireland. The list is dominated by The Kingdom, Kerry being home to six of those ten. Inchydoney in West Cork receives first place, followed by Banna Strand and Inch beach respectively. Derrynane comes in at number five, followed by […]
Job quality and decent work are topics that have received growing attention of late. Only recently, President Michael D Higgins addressed an audience gathered in Dublin Castle for the International Labour Organisation’s centenary celebrations, calling for greater protection and regulation for workers amid a rise in precarious work and gig economy roles. The president had […]
Ireland has made a drastic effort in recent times to encourage young women to pursue a stem (science, technology, engineering & maths) career. Three quarters, that’s 75% of the Stem workforce is dominated by males. The revelation comes as over 6,000 girls in Transition Year attended the “I wish” events that […]
Research has shown that candidates are driving the hiring process, so the responsibility is on the companies to make it a positive experience. Studies indicate a positive recruitment experience motivates 97% of candidates to refer other candidates with over 50% of them likely to share their positive experiences with people they may know through social […]
Dublin had been crowned as the worst city in the world to find a place to live according to a recent study that was released on Tuesday afternoon. Ireland’s capital city was in last place followed by San Francisco and Munich, out of a total of 82 cities surveyed in the Expat City Ranking 2019 […]
Storm Lorenzo is due to hit Ireland this Thursday with wind speeds exceeding 130km/h as well as high levels of rain fall. A status orange wind warning will be put in place for counties Kerry, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Mayo from 6pm Thursday until 3am on Friday. Met Éireann have warned that winds and forecast […]
Life as an expat: Are you prepared? Preparing to start a new life abroad is both exciting and stressful. Wading through the admin of renting out your house, sorting medical issues, finding schools for children, redirecting mail and so on is one thing, but preparing emotionally is something completely different. Here are our top 10 […]
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is planning to commit an additional $300 million in loans and credit facilities to fast-growing Irish technology and life science business over the next five years. Last week SVB announced a continued relationship with the State’s Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to further boost lending in Ireland. The bank have […]
The Central Statistics Office’s latest Labour Force Survey, the most accurate indicator of employment trends, suggested that the participation rate among potential workers here rose slightly to 62% in the first quarter of 2019. The percentage of “prime-age” workers employed in the Republic is now higher than at any other time, a testament […]
Many people around Ireland are hopeful that thousands of Irish citizens could gain access to a new class of visa. President of the United States, Donald Trump said he intervened with those blocking the stalled proposal in the US Congress. The E3 visa scheme, which passed the House of Representatives last year but failed to […]
On Tuesday 07/05/2019 the Kerry Minor team produced a wonderful second-half performance to get one foot in the Electric Ireland Munster MFC as they came head to head with the Cork Minor team in their home territory of Páirc Uí Rinn. With a score of 0-11 to 0-8 at half time, Kerry were pegged back […]
According to recent reports, household income is at a record high and is continuing to increase supported by jobs and investments. Compared to the boom period in Ireland, also referred to as the Celtic Tiger, when wealth was linked in many cases to debt-funded property assets, rising incomes are underpinned by what are described […]
It’s looking like it’s going to be a great year for the Irish hospitality industry. Accommodation bookings have increased and eating out for breakfast and lunch have become very popular around the country particularly in cities giving rise to the latest phenomenon in Irish food culture, brunch. The high quality of the Irish […]
Ireland’s labour market is consistently strong even though many of our young professionals are fleeing the motherland in hopes for a brighter future. The rate of unemployment is decreasing, wages are on the up, and the percentage of investment is increasing. Information Computing Technology (ICT) industries are thriving and currently stands as one of […]