May 04th 2021
Instagram has updated its Live Rooms feature so that participants can mute their own video and audio during a chat, bringing the tool closer to other video chat platforms such as Zoom. Live Rooms was only introduced last month as the social media app’s take on video chatting and live streaming, both of which have […]
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April 19th 2021
Six in ten Irish employers are getting it right when it comes to supporting their remote workforce. This is the primary finding of the latest Taxback.com Taxpayer Sentiment Survey Series 2021. The tax refund specialist asked over 3,200 members of its customer database nationwide how they are faring in the new mobile working environment, and […]
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March 24th 2021
Two thirds (65%) of those working from home feel pressure to stay connected after normal hours with an average of 22 hours put in of overtime per month by employees over the last year, worth €7 billion. The research, which measures the wellbeing of over 1,000 Irish employees and 180 HR leaders during the pandemic, is […]
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March 04th 2021
Nearly three in five (58%) Irish businesses face a number of significant barriers in relation to the adoption of technology, despite a willingness to invest. This is according to a report published by Vodafone Ireland working in collaboration with economist, Stephen Kinsella. The report, which follows a study of 500 SMEs operating in rural and urban […]
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July 08th 2020
The HSE’s Covid-19 contact-tracing app is now available, but what does it do and how effective could it be? Developed by Waterford-based Nearform, the much anticipated HSE contact-tracing app is now live in Ireland on both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. While restrictions around movement and activities are beginning to lift in Ireland, the […]
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July 03rd 2020
The Central Bank of Ireland has warned it could take until 2024 for the Irish economy to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic if there is a second outbreak of Covid-19. This warning is based on the worst-case scenario laid out in the Central Bank’s latest quarterly analysis of the economy. This scenario assumes the strict lockdown period has a […]
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January 13th 2020
Those looking to change career in 2020 should consider coding because they will be guaranteed a high-paying role in a flexible, exciting industry. This is according to Wild Code School, one of Europe’s leading coding institutions, which is opening its first campus in Ireland next week. It is estimated there are approximately 12,000 unfilled IT […]
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January 09th 2020
Job announcements from Facebook and Salesforce pushed employment among multinationals in Ireland 6% higher last year but the state agency competing to win foreign business said it saw significant risks to future growth. Foreign firms account for one in 10 jobs in Ireland’s fast growing economy and they added a net 13,867 roles in 2019, just shy of […]
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