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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over 1 year ago
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Slower jobs growth likely in 2023 as companies exercise caution, says IDA

IDA Ireland reported positive employment results for 2022, but there is an air of uncertainty following the recent te...

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over 1 year ago
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Cork's Republic of Work to open new co-working hub in Tipperary

The new Republic of Work hub in Clonmel aims to ‘offer a much-needed solution to the growing flexible work issues’ be...

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over 1 year ago
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UCC researcher awarded €2.5m from EU to look into antibiotics alternatives

The director of APC Microbiome has received an EU grant to tackle antimicrobial resistance and investigate alternativ...

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over 1 year ago
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Money talks: Should salary information be disclosed on job ads?

In the month that gender pay gap reporting has begun, we hear from Irish HR leaders on the pros and cons of disclosin...

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over 1 year ago
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Galway-based consortium aims to build better construction sector in Ireland

Enterprise Ireland’s Construct Innovate centre will collaborate on making Ireland’s construction sector more efficient.

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over 1 year ago
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Tech for diagnosing spinal injuries scoops clinical innovation award

The inaugural Clinical Innovation Awards saw four Irish healthcare teams awarded €15,000 each for their tech inventio...

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over 1 year ago
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UCD research highlights the role confidence plays in women's careers

Irish academic Dr Darren Thomas Baker recommends workplaces remove the word confidence from their lexicon because it ...

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over 1 year ago
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5G tech is 'very different' compared to the previous generation

Huawei Turkey's Umay Ezgi Kadan did her master's thesis on 5G and now she is working on some of the tech giant's newe...

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over 1 year ago
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Up there with the best: Belfast’s reputation as a fintech hiring hub

Belfast has been identified as a key fintech hub and there are plenty of companies creating jobs in this space.

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over 1 year ago
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Early-stage retention a challenge for nearly half of employers, survey says

An Aon and HPC report on retention among early-career professionals suggests many companies are not maximising their ...

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over 1 year ago
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Pfizer to invest €1.2bn in Dublin and hire for hundreds of jobs

Pharma giant Pfizer will be hiring for up to 500 jobs as it makes a €1.2bn investment at its Grange Castle manufactur...

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over 1 year ago
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New sports-tech course sets goal to get more women into the sector

Course participants will pick up data analytics skills and receive a mentored work placement at one of Ireland's many...

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