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Should employers pay staff stranded by rail strikes? Here's what you need to know
Melanie Crowley
1 Nov 2017
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'I'm put off by people who don't embrace change - that's a big hindrance'
31 Oct 2017
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'Being a parent grounded me and taught me some things are more important than work'
Brian Stephens
30 Oct 2017
677
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How time-strapped managers can beat their 'present bias' and get more work done
Donal Cronin
29 Oct 2017
469
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'I felt guilty stopping to go and watch TV, so I would work late all the time'
Roisin Lafferty
28 Oct 2017
425
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'There's a stigma around doing a trade, but it's as good a way to start a business as college'
Seán Ó Tuama
27 Oct 2017
570
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'They say the key to good mental health is stability - I never really had that growing up'
Kelle Link
26 Oct 2017
659
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'Parcel Motel was my biggest risk - we didn't know how long it would take to catch on'
26 Oct 2017
3.1k
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'Parcel Motel was my biggest risk - we didn't know how long it would take to catch on'
24 Oct 2017
3.0k
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How virtually any Irish company can get cash back from developing new products
Mairead Hennessy
21 Oct 2017
324
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'Three months after I moved to the Caribbean, my boss went bust. Suddenly I needed a job'
David Campion
20 Oct 2017
2.1k
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'We try to promote a relaxed workplace. We’re not doing surgery, it’s not life and death'
Killian Walsh
19 Oct 2017
598
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'The most difficult decision was selling my cottage to get enough money to buy the business'
Sadie Chowen
19 Oct 2017
2.9k
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'I've seen the strain long hours puts on staff - I try to mentor away from that'
17 Oct 2017
667
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The mystery of Ireland's 'missing' financial services startups
Gary Leyden
15 Oct 2017
476
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The most common scams aimed at Irish businesses - and how to guard against them
Niamh Davenport
14 Oct 2017
343
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'The most difficult decision was selling my cottage to get enough money to buy the business'
Sadie Chowen
13 Oct 2017
386
0
How firms can perfect the fine art of getting TDs to change their minds
Lucy C Cronin
12 Oct 2017
215
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'Setting up a company was a needs must situation - we couldn't find jobs for love nor money'
12 Oct 2017
786
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'We've made a lot of mistakes. Learning from each of them is the reason we're still here'
Joe Bohan
12 Oct 2017
692
1
'Setting up a company was a needs must situation - we couldn't find jobs for love nor money'
11 Oct 2017
544
0
Why the Irish don't 'do' pensions - and what can be done to change that
Gary Connolly
8 Oct 2017
901
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How you can use a free Google tool to read the mind of your customer
Aisling Blake
7 Oct 2017
439
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'We've made a lot of mistakes. Learning from each of them is the reason we're still here'
Joe Bohan
6 Oct 2017
439
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Why you should never turn down a touch of make-up when you're on Ireland AM
Breda Brown
5 Oct 2017
186
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'I used to triple-check everything – I had to learn to trust people'
5 Oct 2017
1.1k
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'After one long week we bawled all the way home in the car. We couldn't console each other'
Claire Finnan
5 Oct 2017
778
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'I used to triple-check everything – I had to learn to trust people'
3 Oct 2017
1.2k
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What Europe's tough new data protection rules will mean for the world of HR
John Ghent
2 Oct 2017
257
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What Mark Zuckerberg's clothes can teach you about avoiding customers' 'decision fatigue'
Donal Cronin
1 Oct 2017
408
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Here are some Budget wishes - and what we can expect to actually get
John Murphy
30 Sep 2017
630
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'After one long week we bawled all the way home in the car. We couldn't console each other'
Claire Finnan
29 Sep 2017
251
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'Grand, one-off gestures don't make a great workplace. It's the tiny things'
Bob Lee
28 Sep 2017
143
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'My biggest regret is my early career. I ended up doing jobs I had no interest in'
28 Sep 2017
1.1k
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'The contract was signed but needed to be rubber stamped. Then overnight it all fell apart'
Stephen Deasy
28 Sep 2017
1.3k
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'My biggest regret is my early career. I ended up doing jobs I had no interest in'
26 Sep 2017
3.1k
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The ball is in the worker's court: How firms can stand out to win the 'war for talent'
Colin Donnery
23 Sep 2017
163
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'The contract was signed but needed to be rubber stamped. Then overnight it all fell apart'
Stephen Deasy
22 Sep 2017
539
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'I come across as tough and brash - kicking that habit has been a work in progress'
21 Sep 2017
679
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'I wanted to make something Irish. What I ended up bottling was the smell of failure'
Karl Murray
21 Sep 2017
1.5k
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