Helping business travellers cope with airport layoversNew Innovator: Cork-based Sanctifly gives members access to airport hotels’ fitness and relaxation facilities without having to book a roomThu Sept 01 2022 - 05:00
Sweet goodbyes leave the door open for experienced employees to returnRehiring employees can save on recruitment costs and they hit the ground runningFri Aug 26 2022 - 05:30
Discarded nets from Irish fishermen providing raw material for sustainable swimwear brandCompany’s range comprises swimming shorts for men, choice of long- and no-sleeve styles for women and bathing suits for childrenThu Aug 25 2022 - 05:00
Interesting career opportunities can often turn up in unexpected places‘We want to reach everyone affected by cancer in Ireland and we can only do that through our people’Fri Aug 19 2022 - 05:15
Zero-waste start-up uses surplus food to make artisan ice creams and treatsNew Innovator: Chef Giselle Makinde Pereira Goncalves set up Cream of the Crop in 2020Thu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
Have traditional ways of giving feedback outlived their usefulness?Feedback reflects the person giving the feedback not the person it is being fed back to, Marcus Buckingham arguesFri Aug 12 2022 - 05:00
Automated bot that calculates local VAT in less than five secondsNew Innovator: ‘Botfiler does all the heavy-lifting while integrating with popular cloud accounting apps’Thu Aug 11 2022 - 05:00
Brainstorming: Asking questions fuels problem-solvingWhen brainstorming sessions go wrong, it’s often because people assume the aim is to find answersFri Aug 05 2022 - 05:00
Road trip app brings new twist to Wild Atlantic WayNew Innovator: Co Clare start-up’s guides provide tourists with ‘deep cultural heritage context’ unlike other appsThu Aug 04 2022 - 00:00
Handing in your resignation? Be wary about accepting a counter offer based on money aloneAbout 80% of those who accept the carrot and stay end up leaving anyway within six monthsFri Jul 29 2022 - 05:30
Cloud-based logistics solution addresses supply chain inefficienciesLogistics platform HUB360 uses smart technology to make the distribution of goods more efficientThu Jul 28 2022 - 05:00
‘There is ambiguity and paradox everywhere’: Fighting the fear of uncertaintyLearning to reframe uncertainty can turn it into something positive, according to a new bookFri Jul 22 2022 - 05:00
Start-up’s real-time analysis of fitness training helps improve performance and reduce injuryNew Innovator: Precision Sports Technology’s app removes the need for personal trainers to supervise client’s form during workoutsThu Jul 21 2022 - 05:00
Older workers could help solve the talent crisis for understaffed employersMarket research found a prejudice against anything with the word ‘grey’ attached – but things are improvingFri Jul 15 2022 - 05:00
Fundraising made easy for pre-seed start-upsNew Innovator: PitchedIt aims to democratise the tedious world of getting investment via a unique crowdfunding platformThu Jul 14 2022 - 05:00
‘There has never been a better time for women to work in tech’There are companies that genuinely value work/life balance and foster a culture where women can thriveFri Jul 08 2022 - 05:15
Paper till receipts on way out as digital alternative is launchedReceipts are hard evidence of shopping habits and this data is gold for retailersThu Jul 07 2022 - 05:30
Benefit and remuneration packages are changing fast Pressing staff recruitment and retention issues are forcing companies to reconsider reward packages and supportsFri Jul 01 2022 - 05:15
Holiday to Korea inspires new sauce businessSofie Rooney and Garret FitzGerald are the driving forces behind Chimac fusion restaurant and a sauce company by the same nameThu Jun 30 2022 - 05:30
A changing world of work over the past 40 yearsThe range of issues handled by the Labour Court has changed dramatically and so has the way proceedings are conductedFri Jun 24 2022 - 05:15
Cubbie: A snug and safe place to help neurodiverse children cope with the worldThe Cubbie is a self-contained booth designed to fit into schools, hospitals, libraries and other childcare-related environmentsThu Jun 23 2022 - 05:31
Women seem to be their own worst enemies when it comes to closing gender pay gapLower salary expectations and poor negotiating skills, even among students, mean women are accepting gender pay disparity as a givenFri Jun 17 2022 - 05:40
New booking platform tapping into the burgeoning demand for home servicesOtals goes beyond usual list of plumbers and electricians to include everything, from dog grooming to reiki sessionsThu Jun 16 2022 - 05:00
Bad working from home habits are causing problems in the office As employees return to the workplace, habits reinforced by over two years working in isolation are leading to inappropriate behaviourFri Jun 10 2022 - 05:41
Keeping racehorses injury-free by analysing their gait for early signs of troubleNew Innovator: Stephen O’Dwyer, TrojanTrackThu Jun 09 2022 - 06:00
Divorce, depression and burnout: the price paid for working excessively long hours`Optimal busyness` is a dangerous pursuit that skews people’s perceptions of their workloadFri Jun 03 2022 - 06:00
Aer Lingus pilots develop software to bring aviation industry into the digital age New Innovator: Start-up founded by three pilots, Frequency, hopes to make airline communications simplerThu Jun 02 2022 - 05:30
Hit the pause button on work for 15 minutes to beat stressConcerns about mental health consistently top post-pandemic employee surveysFri May 27 2022 - 00:00
‘Will I be able to get back in?’ Women still face stigma over career breaksIt is women who are worst affected by the negative attitude to time off, study findsFri May 20 2022 - 05:00
Fresh dressings that add a flavour kick to salads, sandwiches and wrapsNew company grew from a couple’s love of food and years in the catering businessThu May 19 2022 - 05:17
Testing times in the workplace as post-pandemic priorities clashEmployees find it difficult to reconnect with colleagues since priorities changedFri May 13 2022 - 00:00
New innovator: Training Reels rolls out DIY video production facilitiesMaking content marketing videos affordable for SMEsThu May 12 2022 - 05:04
Managers struggling with challenges of hybrid and remote workingOrganisations under pressure to agree to working from home requestsFri May 06 2022 - 00:00
Online learning platform targets those with a passion for electronic musicElevator Program is used by over 3,500 artists in Dublin, Berlin, Ibiza and beyondThu May 05 2022 - 05:32
Why working when ill is bad for you and your employerAcademic says managers should openly discourage working when ill due to its knock-on effectsFri Apr 29 2022 - 05:00
EquiTrace brings horse healthcare into the tech eraOwners can collect essential data via smartphone at their horse’s sideTue Apr 26 2022 - 05:31
Hybrid and remote working require a shift from managing to leadingCreating the culture and conditions to let people to do their best work is the biggest challenge of hybrid working, not trying to control everyoneFri Apr 22 2022 - 00:00
A service that matches tech talent with companies struggling to find itPersonalised conversations help growing companies to bag scarce tech talentThu Apr 21 2022 - 05:35
Time for employers to take note of menopauseProblem cannot be ignored as women reveal performance at work affected by symptomsFri Apr 15 2022 - 00:00
Targeted treatment cuts drug resistance in livestockControlling parasites a core challenge facing sheep, cattle and goat farmers worldwideThu Apr 14 2022 - 05:35
Staff wellbeing: ‘The important thing is how people work, not where they work’In the remote working age, looking after staff becomes critical – and more challengingFri Apr 08 2022 - 05:30
Legitimate platform aims to combat fake newsHusband and wife team has created single location for verified online contentThu Apr 07 2022 - 05:00
Growing appetite for changeFood has moved up the agenda as a means of attracting people back to the officeFri Apr 01 2022 - 00:00
Putting science and research at the heart of developmentPhytaphix’s range of nutritional supplements are scientifically naturalThu Mar 31 2022 - 04:59
Burnout: ‘We’ve designed loveless jobs so we shouldn’t be surprised when people hate them’Finding ‘love’ in 20 per cent of your work will help avoid burnoutFri Mar 25 2022 - 00:00
identifyHer aims to help women manage menopausal symptomsStart-up’s wearable provides data to create users an individual symptom management planThu Mar 24 2022 - 05:14
Making remote and hybrid workplace models work is challengingFirms must align commercial imperatives with possible conflicting employee preferencesFri Mar 18 2022 - 00:00
Field of Vision aims to bring football to life for the visually impaired fansStart-up’s device provides fans with real-time experience of what’s happening on the pitchThu Mar 17 2022 - 05:47
Movement for four-day week gathering momentum in wake of pandemicCampaign for four-day-week seeks to increase ‘me time’ and maintain productivityFri Mar 11 2022 - 00:00
Tech advances enable scientists to be more thoroughSuper resolution imaging paves way for breakthroughs in treatments for many diseasesThu Mar 10 2022 - 05:45
