'A real work-life balance': Three women on benefits of living and working remotely

Zero traffic jams, scenic walks during breaks, and more time with family are just some of the reasons why these three women never looked back after moving their work from the city to the countryside

Helen McNulty, Company director GRIT, using Connected Hubs at Brockagh Hub, Laragh, Co Wicklow. Photo: Gareth Chaney

Being ambitious used to mean you had to live in the city. You needed to be where the action was if you wanted to advance your career.

Helen McNulty, the 43-year-old director of grit.ie, a Wicklow-based creative agency and business development company, knows this. It’s why she used to commute to work in Dublin when she first moved to Wicklow 10 years ago.