David Gray released White Ladder on this day in 1998. He tells Des O’Driscoll about the slow-burn success of the album that changed his life.

Second row or number six? That’s the big question facing Bantry’s Fineen Wycherley going into possibly the most important season of his highly-promising rugby career.

Age is just a number. Or is it? For many people, the sum of their advancing years is cause for total concealment, shrouded in secrecy only to be divulged by vaguely alluding to a certain decade — thirties, forties etc.

How do you know when it’s over? In sport, every sportsperson has to keep trying to improve. Someone sets a standard - for me that was AP McCoy - and that was the level you had to try to achieve. When he retired, all of a sudden you realise you had to try to stay ahead of the younger jockeys coming up behind you.

It is being reported that the Jonas Brothers are set to make a family affair of their return to the limelight.

How many times have you thought about starting a company, taking a year out to write that novel or leaving a loveless relationship but ended up doing nothing about it?

An impressive line up of women in the STEM field will share their experiences at this year’s iWish conference, writes Ciara McDonnell.

A decade of so much change, your twenties can offer new beginnings in myriad ways. But there are also regrets, particularly on reflection as the next decade looms, writes Colm Boohig

You may have recently heard about the WSJ lecturing the WFH, and thought WTF. I certainly did.

Niamh Hennessy talks to four people who are working in their dream jobs — and who all went the extra mile to land them

Nearly three-quarters of Irish students say their definition of success is being happy, according to research by One4all.

Like almost everything he says or does, Eamon Dunphy’s decision to quit RTÉ as a commentator, to concentrate on podcasting, has already begun to spark debate and discussion among soccer aficionados.

New research which has looked at women’s career progression in Ireland finds that leading C-Level Executives take less than 20% of the national average maternity leave in order to preserve their careers.

Ireland's business development agency is encouraging female entrepreneurs to ramp up exports to the UK, saying Brexit should be approached like any other business risk.

Yann Kermorgant is one step closer to ending his career in the Premier League after firing Reading into the Championship play-off final.

A new study has shown that health and nutrition initiatives that can cut absenteeism rates and boost general health among employees would cost €95 or less a year per worker.

The part of the brain linking stress to the risk of heart attack and stroke has been identified for the first time, researchers say.

While most of us are opening presents, and settling down to enjoy the festivities together, many more will be putting in a busy day at work. And yet, as Áilín Quinlan discovered, Christmas is a very special day for them too.

Ever wondered what a management position in the sciences might be like? Well, we spent a day with Dr Catherine O’Connor, a medical science liaison manager at GlaxoSmithKline.

Dr Geraldine Hosny, General Internal Medicine Specialist and Clinical Lead, Medical Assessment Unit (MAU), Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin.

Declan O’Sullivan has spoken of how he used the barracking he received from a section of Kerry supporters in 2006 as motivation for the remainder of his stellar career.

Has your career gone off track? Have you resolved to go up a gear in the workplace in 2016? Business coach, Barbara Nugent tells Jonathan de Burca Butler how tapping into your emotional intelligence pays off handsomely in the workplace.

Gender inequality starts at an early age, with girls expecting to earn less than boys when they start work, a new UK study has shown.

Young people are being encouraged to consider a career in the tourist industry after a new study has found a shortage of workers.

As school league tables show top performing schools place a big emphasis on career guidance. Ellie O’Byrne has been looking at how parents can help children find their passion

Email is the default communication method in offices. Yet, many people unwittingly alienate colleagues and clients by being impatient, rash and presumptuous in their mails, writes Ailín Quinlan.