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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Limerick's Avvio snapped up by US firm for its hotel tech offering

In business since 2002, Avvio has offices in Ireland, the UK and the US. Its tech is used by more than 500 hotels wor...

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Dublin animation studio turns to ‘game changer’ tech for new series

Little Moon Animation leveraged gaming technology for its new show Fia’s Fairies, and is now also developing a langua...

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Hiring: 22 companies helping to shape the future of health

Here are companies hiring in the healthcare space around Ireland, with jobs in pharma manufacturing, R&D, medical dev...

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over 1 year ago
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Gender pay gap reporting alone will not tackle employment gaps, says Ibec

A recent report by Universum found that the gender pay gap in Ireland is highest among IT workers.

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over 1 year ago
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Tech unicorn Wayflyer to lay off 70 staff in Dublin, 200 worldwide

Wayflyer, which became Ireland's sixth tech unicorn earlier this year, is cutting jobs as it ‘tried to do too much, t...

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61pc of Ireland’s service websites are not accessible, says report

Research by IA Labs and NCBI found that 61pc of Ireland’s top service websites are digitally inaccessible for people ...

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New Irish education initiative to boost tech skills in creative sectors

The Creative Futures Academy will provide learners with courses covering new technologies such as AR and VR as well a...

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35 academics in Ireland feature on global list of influential researchers

The 2022 Highly Cited Researchers list features 6,938 influential academics from around the world – including 35 base...

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over 1 year ago
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Western Development Commission appoints interim CEO

Allan Mulrooney steps into the role following the departure of Tomás Ó Síocháin as CEO of the Western Development Com...

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over 1 year ago
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Intercom to cut 39 jobs in Ireland as it reduces global headcount by 13pc

Intercom is planning to reduce its Irish headcount by 5pc, just months after it made another staff reduction due to s...

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Advanced Clinical’s expansion into Dublin to create 20 new jobs

Advanced Clinical has chosen Dublin as its new international HQ, and this jobs announcement is the start of a larger,...

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Energy trading firm ElectroRoute to hire 50 in Ireland and Japan

ElectroRoute was acquired earlier this year by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation, which provided it with €...

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