This Working Life Double trouble: the pros and cons of dual jobbingIt can be hard to make ends meet these days, so the temptation is strong to work for more than one employer. But is this a breach of your work contract?
Intel Could Intel’s leave offer lead to a longer absence?The IT giant has opted for offering staff extended time off as a cost-saving exercise, but the worry is that things won’t stop there
Banking Peter O’Dwyer: Does Donohoe’s report hold Ireland’s banks to account?Amid diminishing bank competition, a significant shift in customer relations and digitalisation challenges, a new report commissioned by the Minister for Finance concludes that unwinding financial crisis-era restrictions is essential, but acknowledges that many issues remain to be addressed
Book Extract Seán Quinn book extract: ‘You know what happens when you corner a rat’Seán Quinn is a man who feels hard done by, as this extract from Trevor Birney’s book Quinn reveals
US Politics Marion McKeone: Biden’s ‘betrayal’ of rail unions could be Democrats’ undoing By blocking a massive rail worker strike, the US president averted an immediate economic disaster, but he may have stripped the Democrats of their vital backbone in the next election
Five Degrees of Change ‘The way we are living, with such intense consumerism, is not sustainable’ – Erinch SahanWe need to completely rethink our economic structures – but luckily we already know how to do this, says Erinch Sahan, head of business and enterprise with the Doughnut Economics Action Lab, who supplies five policy and personal changes he would make for a greener world
Editor's Pick In dispute: Will a new law fix Ireland’s planning system?The government is bringing in a bill designed to limit judicial reviews on large developments. But some experts argue the problems lie elsewhere and that it is wrong to blame the backlog of housing and other projects on such reviews
Interview ‘I wanted to prove that I wasn’t just a daddy’s boy’: easyJet founder on building a legacyStelios Haji-Ioannou, the son of a shipping magnate, set out to prove he could make it on his own as well as build a world-famous brand by setting up an airline. It was called easyJet. Here he talks exclusively to the Business Post
The Profile Brand it like Beckham: Why the former golden boy of English football is worth £150m to QatarThe footballing legend is coming under fire for his deal to promote the World Cup host nation, but he’s been a prolific dealmaker almost as long as he’s been a footballer
Making it Work Holos targets US market with eco-friendly skincare productsThe Co Wexford business manufactures and distributes its own brand of plant-based skincare and is rapidly growing its customer base through affiliations with American influencers and digital marketing campaigns
Making it Work NanobOx set to join Enterprise Ireland high-potential start-up unitThe UCD spin-off, which uses energy-efficient technology to oxygenate water using nanobubbles, is focused on the aquaculture and agriculture sectors
Making it Work Sleepy Chicken swears to keeps mums at the centre of its rangeJanna Mullaney plans to open a store in Midleton next year as well as further expand the online business which sells woman-owned brands
The Big Interview 'We're pulling all the levers to get drivers, but every bus operator is recruiting too' - Dervla McKay, AircoachThe managing director of Aircoach says business is now bouncing back but that it’s very difficult to recruit enough drivers, as with the unsociable hours involved, the pandemic has made people reassess their priorities
Podcasts Law on Trial: Noeline Blackwell on new human trafficking legislation and assisting Ukrainian refugeesThe Chief Executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre also talks about her views on arming the gardaí, pro-bono work, and winning a recent lifetime achievement award
US Politics Marion McKeone: Last of the young guns battles to win over the Maga zealotsIt seems GOP minority leader Kevin McCarthy is willing to do pretty much anything to secure the role of House speaker, one he has coveted for over a decade. And that means backing Freedom Caucus calls for tit-for-tat impeachments, interrogations and investigations
Making it Work Corrata phone security tech looks to further growth with Three deal The Dublin-based business has developed software which reduces the risk of scams on mobile devices without slowing them down or affecting user privacy
Making it Work Wheels We Deliver rolls out €250,000 fully electric fleetThe bespoke delivery firm has put its business on a sustainable footing driven by customer demand and environmental concerns
Housing Moving on: Is our property pipeline in jeopardy?The retreat of institutional investors from the Irish property market – due to a combination of issues such as project viability concerns and rising bond yields – has significant implications for government housing targets
Climate & Environment Action stations: Turning Ireland’s climate ambitions into reality Our national targets for reducing emissions, set out in the new Climate Action Plan, are now among the most ambitious in the world – and each sector has specific carbon budgets and pathways to deliver on by 2025 – but how achievable are they?
The Big Interview The Sunday Interview: Paul Kearns Paul Kearns and Brian Hefferon took over the helm of Kefron, the IT and storage business, from their fathers, the firm’s co-founders, and aim to grow turnover to €50 million over the next five years
