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# Career Change

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Andy Murray interested in moving into golf after tennis career
The former world number one says becoming a caddie to a professional golfer appeals to his desire to stay in sport.
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Mar 30th 2021, 10:02 AM
‘I want to win the fight and then go DJ in Ibiza’ - How ex-rugby star Haskell turned to MMA after retirement
Having hung up his boots in August, the former England international is preparing for his first professional bout.
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Feb 24th 2020, 12:38 PM
Ex-Brazil and Barcelona star Ronaldinho raps against corruption
The 2005 Golden Ball award winner appears in a video, recorded in a studio, wearing a black beret.
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May 4th 2019, 4:13 PM
From the corporate sector to the world of yoga: How one woman overhauled her career
“I’ve to pinch myself.”
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Oct 14th 2018, 11:00 AM
5 ways to be a maverick with your degree - whatever you start out doing
Jobs aren’t for life anymore – and your first career choice doesn’t have to be your last. Just ask Eoghan Darcy.
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Jun 29th 2018, 11:47 AM
Need a change in your career? Six things to do before you tell your boss
Career performance coach Jane Downes has some strategies to help you move your career forward in 2018.
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Jan 29th 2018, 6:30 AM
'I went from football to finance': How to change your career (and your life) this year
Meet one man who did just that – plus expert advice on making the leap.
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Jan 5th 2018, 2:25 PM
Former AC Milan defender elected mayor of Tbilisi
Ex-Georgian captain Kakha Kaladze turned to politics after a career that saw him win the Champions League twice.
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Oct 23rd 2017, 3:28 PM
Niall Quinn quits role as Sky Sports pundit
The former Ireland striker is stepping away from the job to concentrate on a business opportunity.
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Aug 2nd 2017, 4:00 PM
Mike Ross counting the blessings as he prepares for clean break from rugby
The prop will step away from the game to take up a job with a software company.
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Apr 26th 2017, 11:47 AM
Ex-Premier League striker Cisse to focus on DJing after announcing retirement
The Frenchman also wants to spend his free time working as a pundit and developing his clothing range.
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Feb 7th 2017, 12:21 PM
Former world snooker champion Steve Davis is playing a DJ set in Dublin this weekend
The 58-year-old featured at Glastonbury this summer too.
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Aug 12th 2016, 12:45 PM
Jurgen Klopp forced to play reserve goalkeeper as a striker in pre-season win at Huddersfield
Shamal George made an unexpected cameo at the John Smith’s Stadium.
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Jul 21st 2016, 8:03 PM
Former Premier League striker to fight for national super-middleweight title
Leon McKenzie enters the ring later this year.
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Jul 14th 2016, 10:37 AM
Thinking of changing careers? The financial sector is buzzing with opportunity
And you don’t need a degree to get a foot in the door.
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Jun 21st 2016, 9:49 AM
Wasps hooker retiring at end of season to take up theatre career in the West End
From the front row to the West End – Edd Shervington is planning a career on the stage.
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May 2nd 2016, 1:33 PM
Former Man United goalkeeper Barthez to race in Le Mans 24 Hours
The ex-France number one is set to take part in the famous race and Mark Webber believes his participation is proof of its profile.
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Apr 19th 2016, 6:30 PM
Here are 5 tips to help you plan a career change in 2016
ManpowerGroup Ireland’s Cara O’Leary gives her advice on how to plan for a career change.
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Mar 8th 2016, 8:00 AM
In the wrong job? Here are 6 tips on how to successfully change career
Why wouldn’t you make a career out of what you really love? asks Peter O’Connell.
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Sep 2nd 2015, 9:30 PM
Here are the ten worst jobs to have in 2015
Options include taxi driver, fire fighter and newspaper reporter.
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Apr 15th 2015, 9:15 PM
Better call Sol? Ex-Arsenal defender set for career change
The no-nonsense defender has hinted at a move into politics as a Conservative candidate.
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Mar 2nd 2015, 10:35 AM
All-Ireland winning Clare hurler Nicky O'Connell auditions for Frozen
Nicky O’Connell is not taking part in the new Trading Places documentary but he may be giving Walt Disney’s Frozen a call.
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Feb 25th 2015, 12:41 PM
What else could I get for the pricetag on... the best B&B in Dublin
We take a look at what €475,000 could get you around the country.
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Feb 12th 2015, 4:35 PM
Former WWE champion CM Punk signs with the UFC
Punk will make his MMA debut in 2015.
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Dec 7th 2014, 10:00 AM
Ex-Germany goalkeeper Tim Wiese could be about to join the WWE
Now that’s what we call a career change.
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Sep 16th 2014, 11:35 AM
Dublin's newest priest spent ten years as a car saleman
Fr Seamus McEntee, who is 48 ,was ordained by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin today.
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Jun 3rd 2014, 3:30 PM
Fergie has got himself a new job... teaching at Harvard
The former Manchester United boss will begin lecturing senior executives from around the world next month.
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Apr 4th 2014, 2:42 PM
30% of Irish rugby players retiring from injury are under 30
Eoin O’Malley’s decision to hang up his boots has brought player welfare into focus again.
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Aug 26th 2013, 3:00 PM
Papiss Cisse had a job when he was 15... as an ambulance driver
The Sengalese striker said he left school to take the job as a teenager.
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Apr 25th 2013, 4:21 PM
12 companies which originally sold entirely different products
What did Tiffany & Co, Avon and Nokia sell before they became household brands? Not jewellery, cosmetics nor phones…
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Jan 1st 2013, 9:45 AM
8 strange jobs you've never heard of
Ssssh, he’s trying to listen to the water.
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Dec 27th 2012, 7:30 PM
Lone parent to ‘swap lives’ with senator
Single mother Andrea Galgey and Senator John Gilroy will see how the other side lives for a new project.
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Oct 20th 2012, 8:30 AM
Career change: Tyson wants to 'sing and dance' in musicals
The former heavyweight champion has revealed how he wishes to challenge himself next.
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Sep 12th 2012, 10:54 AM
Goldie Lookin' Chain member elected Labour councillor in Wales
Yes, really.
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May 5th 2012, 4:22 PM
Life after football: Northern Irish midfielder training to join the priesthood
Former Manchester United player Phil Mulryne has turned to the Catholic church in an unusual career move.
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Jan 26th 2012, 2:21 PM
Column: I'm back in college after 26 years - and I'm not alone
Liam Horan runs a career-training company and has found – even on a personal level – that people have to let go of the fear that they are too old to retrain or change career.
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Nov 6th 2011, 3:00 PM
Former CIA agent behind 'Fair Game' turns to spy novels
Valerie Plame Wilson, outed as a CIA agent in 2003, has agreed a deal with Penguin for a series of thrillers starring a female spy.
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Mar 19th 2011, 2:33 PM