Ireland Has ‘One of the Worst Disability Employment Records’, Finds Report
The Open Doors Initiative (ODI) released a report highlighting Ireland’s severe disability‑employment gap, the worst among many EU nations. While 22% of the population lives with a disability, only 49.3% of working‑age disabled individuals are employed, versus 70.8% of non‑disabled peers – a 21.5% gap. The report, developed with EY, argues that businesses miss significant revenue gains, citing research that inclusive firms earn 28% more revenue and double net income. It calls for a shift from CSR‑style charity to corporate social justice and outlines a three‑phase roadmap for change.
How Can Modern Professionals Navigate Security Risks in 2026?
Yash Jain, PwC Ireland’s cybersecurity manager, argues that security must be treated as a core business function rather than a compliance checkbox. He highlights the twin challenges of aligning security strategy with business goals and the persistent talent shortage. Jain...
4 Easy Ways to Stay on Top of Cybersecurity in the Workplace
The article outlines four practical steps for keeping workplace cybersecurity robust: isolating corporate systems from personal devices, preparing staff for AI‑driven threats, strengthening authentication, and maintaining up‑to‑date software. It emphasizes remote‑work realities, the rise of AI‑enabled attacks, and the need...
15 Companies You’ll See at NIBRT Careers in Biopharma 2026
On Saturday, April 25, the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) will host its 12th annual Careers in Biopharma event in Dublin’s O’Reilly Hall. The free‑registration fair will feature 15 leading biopharma companies—including AbbVie, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Pfizer and WuXi...
Intel’s Shares Soar as Q1 Results Signal Brighter Future
Intel reported Q1 revenue of $13.6 bn, a 7% year‑on‑year increase, propelling its stock up to 20% after beating Wall Street forecasts. The company projected Q2 revenue between $13.8 bn and $14.8 bn, comfortably ahead of analyst expectations. Intel also announced a $14.2 bn...
MongoDB to Create 200 New Jobs as It Invests €74m Into Irish Operations
MongoDB announced a €74 million (≈$81 million) investment in its Irish operations, creating 200 new jobs and expanding its hybrid workforce by over 50 % by 2027. The funds will bolster engineering, AI development, and product teams in Dublin and a new office...
Irish Government Launches New National AI Skills Platform
The Irish government today launched AIReady.ie, a free national platform offering bite‑sized AI courses of 30 minutes or less. Developed by Solas with the National Skills Council, the curriculum targets all ability levels, starting with four courses for seniors, small...
Contract Hiring Evidence of a Cautious Jobs Market, Finds Report
Ireland’s labour market remains resilient, but a new Employment and Recruitment Federation survey shows employers are growing more cautious. In 2025, temporary and contract placements generated 48% of net fee income, overtaking permanent hires at 44%. The shift reflects firms’...
When It Comes to Leadership, Do Companies Know What They Are Doing?
Robert Walters’ latest research reveals that only 16% of Irish companies have a formal leadership succession plan, while more than 40% have none. A striking 72% of senior leaders report a shortage of senior talent, with half describing it as...
Major Gap Between Leaders’ Traits and Employee Expectations, Finds Report
Hogan Assessments’ new global study of 21,000 executives and nearly 10,000 employees across 25 countries reveals a stark mismatch between the traits leaders display and the qualities workers expect. Executives tend to stand out for inspiration, competition, public speaking, initiative...
How Are Balance, Inclusion and Skills Critical to the Workforce of the Future?
Rent the Runway’s VP of engineering Stephanus Meiring warns that the speed of change, driven by AI, is reshaping the future workforce. He highlights that adaptability, continuous learning, and inclusive perspectives are essential as technology takes over routine tasks. Meiring...
Waterford’s HCS Unveils €13.2m Investment, Plans 125 New Jobs
Waterford‑based IT services firm HCS announced a €13.2 million (~$14.4 million) investment that will fund 125 new jobs and a new 4,500‑sq‑ft Dublin office. The two‑year plan aims to lift annual revenue to €30 million (~$32.7 million) by the end of 2028, expanding headcount...
Do Data and AI Talent Needs Conflict with a Workforce Seeking Stability?
The Analytics Institute and SAS released the Data Salaries & Job Sentiment Analysis 2026, revealing that 64% of organisations plan to expand their data teams while 70% of data and AI professionals say they will not change employers this year. The report...
How This Master’s Programme Is Building Tech Leadership Talent
Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet celebrates 20 years of its MSc in Leadership, Innovation and Technology by offering four fully funded places, each valued at €20,000 (approximately $21,800) per year. The two‑year part‑time program, delivered at Technological University Dublin, targets experienced...
The Biopharma Senior Associate Whose Career Was Fuelled by FUEL
Luke Sheppard, a senior associate in syringe manufacturing at Amgen, credits the company’s FUEL graduate programme and early internships for propelling his career in Ireland’s thriving biopharma sector. He describes a role that blends operations support, project work, and floor‑level...
Investing in Part of the Workforce Creates an AI Skills Gap, Finds Report
Forrester’s AIQ 2.0 report reveals a widening AI skills gap as only half of organisations provide AI training to non‑technical staff. Training on core capabilities such as prompt engineering barely rose from 19% to 23% between 2024 and 2025. Meanwhile,...
How Are Software Engineering Graduates Adjusting to AI?
BearingPoint’s leadership says generative AI is reshaping software engineering, touching every stage of development. While fundamentals like design and security remain vital, engineers now must critically assess AI‑generated code. The firm has woven AI exposure into its graduate programme, offering...
New Artemis II Images Give Fresh Look at Our Lunar Neighbour
NASA released the first crewed images of the Moon’s far side captured by the Artemis II crew during their 10‑day lunar flyby on 6 April. The photos showcase the Orientale basin, Grimaldi crater, ancient lava flows, and a 54‑minute solar eclipse with...
‘Positive Workplace Culture Starts with Respect, Trust and Communication’
TCS Ireland’s Letterkenny Global Delivery Centre was recently recognized as a Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute, underscoring its commitment to a supportive workplace. HR leader Leeanne Patterson attributes the accolade to a culture built on respect, trust, clear...
Is Your Data Integrity Framework Just a Fancy Spreadsheet?
Many midsize firms rely on static spreadsheets as data integrity frameworks, but these documents quickly become outdated, leading to poor data quality. A Gartner 2023 survey estimates the average cost of bad data at $12.9 million per year. The article contrasts...
Report: 60pc of Companies Could Lay Off Employees that Won’t Adopt AI
A new joint survey of 2,400 employees and C‑suite leaders reveals that 60% of executives plan to lay off workers who refuse to use generative AI, while 92% are actively cultivating a class of “AI‑elite” super‑users. CEOs report high stress,...
What Impact Might Medtronic’s New Lab Have on Galway’s Medtech Ecosystem?
Medtronic has expanded its Galway laboratory by almost 50%, adding state‑of‑the‑art LCMS and GCMS instruments to create a single‑roof hub that blends pharmaceutical, engineering and analytical expertise for combination‑product development. The new facility will handle the full product lifecycle—from early...
Irish Drone Delivery Firm Manna Confirms $50m Raise, Plans 400 New Jobs
Irish drone logistics firm Manna announced a $50 million Series B round, lifting total capital raised to $110 million. The financing, led by ARK Invest, Schooner Capital and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, will fund the creation of 400 high‑skill jobs—300 in Ireland...
The Deep-Tech Founder Using AI to Address Immunology Challenges
Camille Bouget, CEO and co‑founder of Scienta Lab, launched EVA, a multimodal AI platform designed to accelerate immunology drug development. The model helps R&D teams identify viable therapeutic targets, predict preclinical efficacy, and stratify patients for clinical trials. By applying...
Software Company Craxel to Create 27 New Belfast-Based Jobs
US‑based digital analytics firm Craxel announced a new IT and operations hub in Belfast, creating 27 highly skilled positions to be filled by 2028. The roles span software engineering, marketing, implementation and sales, supporting the company’s graph‑database platform for sectors...
How Does Mentorship Impact a Professional’s Career Longevity?
Amgen has institutionalized mentorship as a core pillar, creating a structured program that pairs early‑career staff with seasoned leaders. The initiative enables rapid up‑skilling, confidence building, and a clear pathway to leadership, as illustrated by manufacturing manager Lauren Moore’s promotion...
Plans for New Irish Supercomputer CASPIR Moves to Next Stage
Ireland is moving forward with CASPIR, a new high‑performance computing platform procured by the University of Galway in partnership with the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and to be operated by the Irish Centre for High‑End Computing. The supercomputer will dramatically expand...
Are Interdisciplinary Teams Reshaping Work in the Engineering Space?
Engineering firms are moving away from siloed structures toward interdisciplinary teams that blend software engineers, quality specialists, analysts and platform experts. AI‑assisted tools now support test design, code review and documentation, enabling shared ownership of problems from start to finish....
Newcode to Hire 30 in Dublin as It Establishes Irish Presence
Norwegian legal‑tech startup Newcode secured a seed round of over €5.7 million (≈$6.2 million) backed by Alliance VC, The LegalTech Fund and other investors. With this capital, the company will establish an Irish hub in Dublin, hiring 30 employees in its first...
Are You Thinking About a New Role in Ireland’s Life Sciences Space?
Deloitte partner Vikram Kunnath highlighted Ireland’s status as a premier life‑science hub, noting over 700 firms and 50% of national exports. He announced Deloitte’s new Global Centre for Life Sciences Manufacturing in Dublin, designed to deliver AI‑driven automation, continuous production...
Are Ireland’s Professionals Prioritising AI Education?
Ireland’s AI education market is expanding rapidly but remains fragmented, with most professionals relying on short courses, corporate workshops, or self‑directed YouTube tutorials. Ian Dodson, founder of AICertified, warns that this piecemeal approach leaves skill levels uneven and offers little...
Dublin’s Auxilion to Create 12 Jobs Amid €1.5m Investment
Irish digital services firm Auxilion announced a €1.5 million investment to expand its advisory services practice, creating 12 new associate roles by the end of 2027. The expansion responds to heightened demand for cloud‑based automated solutions and governance, risk and compliance...
Why Shaping Company Culture Needs a Focus on Opportunity, Not Fear
Liberty IT’s senior director of talent, Emma Mullan, argues that transformation succeeds when organisations replace fear with certainty. By treating large‑scale change as a collaborative exercise, the company embeds a people‑first mindset through its Culture Playbook and Culture Stars programme....
Ireland Facing Skills Wall as Hiring Demand Remains Strong
Ireland’s hiring market stays robust, with unemployment under 5% and a rise in permanent and contract vacancies, but recruiters warn the talent pool is not keeping pace. Two‑thirds of surveyed firms expect no improvement in skill availability, creating a widening...
TUS Launches AI-Powered Digital Platform for Professionals and Employers
The Technological University of Shannon (TUS) has launched ReSHAPE, an AI‑powered digital platform aimed at upskilling professionals and aiding employers in Ireland’s midlands. Developed in partnership with Munster Technological University and the University of Limerick, the service provides skills audits,...
Irish Workplace Benefits Market Defined by Accessibility, Finds Morgan McKinley
Morgan McKinley’s Ireland 2026 Benefits Guide, based on 1,222 employee and employer responses across 32 sectors, reveals stark generational gaps in benefit access. Younger workers, particularly Gen Z, are far less likely to receive pensions, health schemes, hybrid‑work options and bonus programmes than...
Irish Unicorn Tines Creating 100 Jobs in the US
Irish automation unicorn Tines announced a 100‑person hiring surge in Boston, boosting its U.S. workforce by 42% to 337 employees. The expansion follows a $125 million Series C round that lifted the company to unicorn status in February 2025, bringing total capital...
Artificial Intelligence and Careers: Is It Time to Retrain in the Age of AI?
Gen Z hiring in UK construction and trade roles jumped 16.8 % year‑on‑year, reflecting a shift toward perceived AI‑proof blue‑collar jobs. Across the broader workforce, professionals are adopting AI fluency as career insurance, aiming for roles that design, manage, or direct...
Inside the EIC Accelerator: Practical Advice From One Irish Founder
Irish deep‑tech scale‑up Lios secured a €6.25 million EIC Accelerator award in 2025, illustrating the programme’s capacity to fund high‑risk, TRL 6‑8 innovations. The European Innovation Council grant offers up to €2.5 million in non‑dilutive funding plus a €1‑10 million equity component, but only...
StormHarvester: Using AI to Improve Wastewater Management
StormHarvester, a Belfast‑based startup, leverages machine learning and hyper‑local rainfall forecasting to give wastewater utilities real‑time insight into sewer levels, blockages and inflow. The company now works with 11 UK utilities, has deployed over 270,000 sensors worldwide and offers a...
Opinion: 2026 Will Be the Year when AI Transforms Business Value
Robert Byrne of PwC Ireland predicts 2026 will be the breakout year for AI‑driven business value. He argues that only focused investments in agentic AI—where autonomous systems handle high‑value workflows—will deliver true transformation, not just modest efficiency gains. The article...
Legal AI Start-Up Harvey to Open Dublin Office with 20 Jobs
Harvey, the OpenAI‑backed legal AI startup, announced the launch of its first Dublin office in March, beginning hiring today for 20 positions across control, recruitment, sales and customer success. The company leverages a multi‑modal model stack that includes OpenAI’s GPT,...
Trendy Tech Skills to Prioritise in 2026
The Silicon Republic piece outlines the tech competencies poised for high demand in 2026, spanning digi‑health, fintech, education and leadership. It highlights wearables, data analytics, AR/VR, AI, machine learning, blockchain and quantum security as core technical pillars. Soft skills such...
From A&E to SOC: What Cyber Defenders Can Learn From Emergency Healthcare
Illumio’s Raghu Nandakumara likens SOC triage to emergency‑room care, warning that current alert overload hampers cyber defence. He notes SOC analysts face more than 2,000 alerts per day, often making decisions with fragmented data, leading to burnout and missed threats....
Report: All-Island Coordination Needed to Unlock Tech Scale-Up Opportunities
A joint report by Scale Ireland and QUBIS reveals that Ireland and Northern Ireland’s tech ecosystems operate in isolation, limiting access to finance and creating regulatory friction. Founders cite a €1.1 billion funding gap and complex tax rules as major scaling...