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Cork was one of six counties to see double-digit growth in job opportunities last year

The Hue Gradient Signe floor lamp is compatible with Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Amazon Alexa and more.

The findings from a survey by jobseeker site Indeed indicated many of the people looking for these roles offering casual working times are parents, those who are semi-retired and younger people with few qualifications

Just under 20% of women surveyed were subject to sexual harassment in the workplace 

The company, which recently relocated its headquarters to Arlington, Virginia, said it expects to “significantly grow” the overall workforce during the year.

'We need both wage increases and serious efforts to bring down the cost of housing,' writes Ciarán Nugent

Europe’s mild winter may have calmed the worst fears about energy cost inflation, but there is no question 2022 was a blowout year for oil and gas majors

Risks remain, though. The IMF notes an escalation of the war in Ukraine remains a major source of vulnerability, particularly for Europe and lower-income countries

Drugmakers including Pfizer, BioNTech, Moderna, Gilead Sciences, AstraZeneca, and Merck are estimated to have brought in about $100bn (€92bn) in revenue from Covid vaccines and treatments in 2022.

The layoffs also add to the thousands of cuts in the tech industry whose outlook has been shaken by a drop in spending by consumers and businesses due to rising interest rates.

Huge backlogs at the two main manufacturers, Boeing and Airbus, means there is a lucrative trade for Irish companies in repairing older aircraft.

Steady improvements in gauges of momentum and sentiment in recent weeks has seen optimism grow among many investors.

The UK is the only G7 economy the IMF projects will contract next year — it has said that even the Russian economy will grow by 0.3%.

The outcome is a bitter loss for the shareholders who sought to recoup trading losses from fluctuations in Tesla shares after Elon Musk tweeted that he had "funding secured" to take the company private.