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Ireland sees sharp rise in labour market slack despite stable EU jobs picture

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (397+ words) Number of Vendors seeking consent or relying on legitimate interest: 180 Number of Vendors seeking consent: 155 Ireland recorded one of the largest increases in labour market slack across the European Union during the first quarter of 2026, despite overall employment conditions across…...

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460m research investment for 7 new "Rinn" Research Ireland centres

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (334+ words) The Government has announced a "460m investment in seven major new 'Rinn' national research centres aimed at strengthening Ireland's position in strategic technology and science sectors, supporting hundreds of research jobs and deepening collaboration between academia and industry. Minister for Further…...

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Triple crown" see University of Galway Business School joins global top 1%

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (362+ words) The University of Galway's J. E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics has joined an elite group of business schools worldwide after achieving the coveted "triple crown" of international accreditations, a distinction held by fewer than 1% of business schools globally. The achievement…...

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businessplus. ie > promoted > business-understanding-griffith-college

The business understanding your best people may lack

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (334+ words) Most businesses have at least one person like this. They know the operation inside out. They are trusted, they get things done, and when something goes wrong, they are the ones who fix it. But when they are asked to…...

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businessplus. ie > economy > minister-defends-budget-overspend

Minister defends budget overspend

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (260+ words) The Education Minister has defended the "646m overspend in her department, blaming a "long-standing funding gap" and increased demand for school places and staff pay, writes Helen Bruce. Hildegarde Naughton was speaking at the Oireachtas select committee on Education and Youth,…...

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businessplus. ie > jobs > employment-permits-labour-shortages

Ireland expands employment permits system to tackle labour shortages

2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (517+ words) The Government has announced a major overhaul of Ireland's employment permits system, introducing 32 changes aimed at easing labour and skills shortages across key sectors, including construction, healthcare, transport and agri-food. Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke and Minister…...

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businessplus. ie > executive-development > 400-digital4business-places

Applications open for 400 fully-funded Digital4 Business places

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (431+ words) The September 2026 intakes include a full-time Master's along with a Postgraduate Certificate and Micro-credential pathways with no tuition or registration fees for eligible students. Digital4 Business is co-funded by the EU has been developed to support long-term competitiveness, innovation and growth…...

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businessplus. ie > jobs > sam-altman-ai-jobs-apocalypse

Chat GPT bos Sam Altman admits he was wrong over AI jobs apocalypse

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (392+ words) Open AI boss Sam Altman has backtracked on his previous warnings about artificial intelligence (AI), saying he does not believe it will lead to a global "jobs apocalypse, writes John-Paul Ford Rojas. The chief executive of the company behind Chat…...

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businessplus. ie > jobs > employment-recruitment-federation-trn

Employment and Recruitment Federation partners with The Recruitment Network

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (347+ words) The Employment and Recruitment Federation (ERF), the representative body for Ireland's recruitment and staffing industry, has agreed a partnership with The Recruitment Network. The deal opens cross-border benefits to over 200 ERF members firms in Ireland and to TRN's international membership…...

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businessplus. ie > jobs > unemployment-q1-26

Unemployment rises 14% in Q1 amid tech job cuts

3+ week, 20+ hour ago  (489+ words) The size of Ireland's labour force increased 0. 6% year-on-year in the first quarter, the lowest annual increase for five years, as unemployment figures rose, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). There were nearly 2. 94 million people aged 15-84 in the labour force…...

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