“Whatever field you are in, if it uses language, it is about to be transformed. The changes that are coming are fundamental to every method of speaking and writing that presently exists.” In the last of our #SomethingForTheWeekend series for this academic year, grab...

Vacancies: Project/Site Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Building Services , Site Engineers, Civil Engineers, BIM Coordinators. Permits were most frequently issued for these occupations. The amount of 3rd Level  Civil / Structural engineering awards had been declining in...

"Some say you should spend three months' salary on an engagement ring. Or perhaps two. Or maybe even one. Over the years these ring-wallet equations have come to be regarded as a tradition. Why?" In the seventh of our #SomethingForTheWeekend series, grab yourself a...

Construction Occupations: 53% = in specialised construction activities (e.g. bricklaying, scaffolding, construction equipment). 36% = in buildings construction 11% = in civil engineering. Outlook: Employment in all areas has grown strongly in recent years, slowing in...

"People living in the Middle Ages are commonly assumed to have had poor personal hygiene, but in truth many were well-practiced in cleanliness. Born of necessity, handwashing evolved into a highly choreographed demonstration of power and wealth." In the sixth of our...

Outlook: Sector was growing in line national average at end of 2019 but has been ravaged by Covid. Partial recovery in employment numbers is expected but sector is now dependent on almost full recovery of economic and social activity. Vacancies: Artistic, literary...

Would you really like to know what your dog or an octopus is saying? We are actually only about 5-10 years away from decoding the first nonhuman language!  In the fifth of our #SomethingForTheWeekend series, grab yourself a cup of coffee and find out more about this...

“Cannabis Is Gravest Threat To Young Irish People’s Mental Health Today” THE COLLEGE OF Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPsychI) has warned the combination of increasingly potent strains of the drug, and a widespread conception among the public that it is harmless, are...

The way your name or a word rolls off the tongue can have some surprising effects on the judgements we make - these intuitive connections between sounds and meaning may even be a leftover from humanity's earliest stages of language evolution In the fourth of our...

IT Occupations: Big growth area of employment. Demand for these skills = very strong, in particular Programmers & Software Developers. Outlook: Even after adjusting for Covid economic effects, demand is still expected to increase. Demand extends across almost all...