Blathnaid O'Dea Reporter
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Blathnaid O’Dea joined Silicon Republic in 2021 as Careers reporter, coming from a background in the Humanities.

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5 months ago
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15 companies hiring in the Irish health-tech industry

Looking for a job in the health-tech sector? Ireland has many companies from start-ups to multinationals hiring in th...

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Why working from home can be bad for our health

Less social contact, more sedentary lifestyles and poor work-life balance are some of the reasons why working from ho...

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5 common sense tips to be your best self at work

Being your ‘best self’ at work simply means that you set yourself up for success by working on ousting bad habits and...

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Medical company Affidea to create 120 new jobs in Belfast

As well as its Belfast plans, Affidea has already filled 60 jobs on the island of Ireland thanks to a big nationwide ...

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Apple joins other Big Tech players to challenge EU Digital Markets Act

Details of the Apple case have not been made public yet, but the company has previously made its feelings on its 'gat...

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What you need to know about Wrike’s new AI productivity features

Wrike is adding a copilot chatbot tool, as well as a new data repository feature. It is also making it easier for tea...

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Is ‘overwork’ culture a problem for cybersecurity professionals?

A small survey of cybersecurity employees by Centripetal found that 90pc checked in on work messages during their ann...

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Outgoing data watchdog lead Helen Dixon to join comms regulator

Helen Dixon will take up her role as commissioner at ComReg in early 2024 after she finishes her duties with the DPC.

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Trinity's Lianne Shanley wins Irish Three Minute Thesis competition

Shanley and seven other Irish-based researchers were challenged to explain their theses in three minutes for a genera...

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5 months ago
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Gen Z workers lead the way in talking about burnout

Gen Z is more willing than older generations to address burnout. Careers coach Ciara Spillane says employers should l...

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Heavier workloads on staff: The side effect of European SMEs' skills gap

A Eurobarometer report showed that Irish SMEs are looking to foreign shores to mitigate skills shortages hitting Euro...

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62 women awarded WiSTEM2D scholarships by Johnson & Johnson

This year's WiSTEM2D recipients gathered at an event held in Limerick where Johnson & Johnson first began the careers...

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