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Posted: 13 Feb 2019
Category: News
A new survey has found that Dublin is the third worst city around the world for time spent sitting in traffic.The study by transport data firm INRIX examined congestion and mobility trends in more than 200 cities across 38 countries.The INRIX 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard showed that commuters in Du...
Posted: 13 Feb 2019
Category: News
By Ailbhe Conneely - RTÉ News Political reporterThe Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs is to examine today the challenge of recruiting and retaining social workers in Ireland.Members will hear from representatives of the child and family agency Tusla and the Health Information and Qu...
Posted: 12 Feb 2019
Category: News
For 165 years, it was an iconic landmark of Dublin's city centre - before it closed its doors in 2015. Now Clerys department store will be returned to its former glory.The building has remained all but empty over the last three years, following a controversial sale and closure which left a hol...
Posted: 12 Feb 2019
Category: News
Expansion at Supermac's and at founder Pat McDonagh's separate hotel business is set to add 300 jobs across the country.Supermac's three new outlets in Wexford, Waterford and Kinnegad, Co Westmeath, are expected to add 200 new jobs. The McDonagh family's growing hotel group is on...
Posted: 12 Feb 2019
Category: News
Here's a an interesting article by Barnaby Lashbrooke that looks at the weird coping rituals of CEOsThe late Steve Jobs would bathe his feet in the toilet water of the Apple restrooms to destress, according to his authorized biography by Walter Isaacson.Nintendo director Shigeru Miyamoto keeps ...
Posted: 12 Feb 2019
Category: News
Assystem Technologies and its affiliates have relaunched under a new brand – 18 months after taking over the operations of Assystem SA’s Global Product Solutions division, and following a series of acquisitions in 2018 including SQS – an industry-leading quality partner for digital business with a 5...
Posted: 12 Feb 2019
Category: News
Dublin-based Lynk Taxis has invested more than €1m into its digital platform for its new 'Delivers' courier service and intends on adding another 200 drivers this year.The company launched its personal-use courier service last week, which allows customers have anything from a lost wallet t...
Posted: 12 Feb 2019
Category: News
Three out of four Irish people think automation and robots will cause unemployment, a new survey claims.However, the iReach poll also says that most people believe robots will be good for the economy, estimating that the jobs under threat may exclude their own. The poll of 1,000 people found that ju...
Posted: 12 Feb 2019
Category: News
Tue, Feb 5, 2019, 17:35 Updated: Tue, Feb 5, 2019, 17:40 by Eoin Burke-KennedyIn Ireland, workers add an average of $99.50 (€87) to the value of the economy every hour they work, according to the OECD. Photograph: Suzie Howell/New York Times Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Email AppShare t...
Posted: 11 Feb 2019
Category: General
If you're always stuck trying to come up an outfit to wear for work, this job may be for you.A London-based company are looking for new part-time workers who are willing to take care of household chores - but there's a catch.Naturist Cleaners is looking for people to work part-time, cleani...