After five difficult years, Anne Heraty, the chief executive of recruitment firm CPL, was feeling optimistic about employment and explained how one of the greatest strengths of the Irish workforce was the flexibility of the labour market
Silk and steel
Emily O'Reilly, Europe's new European Ombudsman, is profiled by Samantha McCaughren and Pat Leahy.
The Irish Independent's website, Independent.ie, saw traffic increase four-fold last week due to the Anglo tapes story.
RTE's new talent show The Hit has been the subject of a bidding war in Russia and has also been bought by networks in Australia, Germany and several other countries.
The freshly-created position of editor-in-chief at INM has now been filled by Stephen Rae, who is stepping up from his position as editor of the daily Irish Independent.
Research commissioned by the free Galway Advertiser newspaper has indicated continuing strong support from readers, despite growing competition from the internet.
RTE's managing director of television, Glen Killane, says its commissioning editors will become 'heads of genre', as it looks to boost saleable content, writes Samantha McCaughren.
Investment company One51 has taken a huge writedown in its latest set of financial accounts, after booking a €117 million impairment charge in 2012.
Irishman Conor Hillery, who was last week named as co-head of JP Morgan's investment banking business in Britain, said investor interest in Ireland is on the rise.
Homeowners can expect more visits from TV licence inspectors in the coming weeks as the number of inspections is to increase substantially.
There were some very pleased shareholders at Independent News and Media's (INM) extraordinary general meeting last week.
The debate on alcohol ads continues to rage, with the advertising industry and lobbyists for restrictions at odds, writes Samantha McCaughren.
The media group is trying to sell the new, improved INM story to sceptical brokers, writes Samantha McCaughren.
International retailers are committed to the Irish market, according to the head of retail and wholesale at Barclays Corporate Banking.
