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<p>Video-conferencing company Zoom announced it wants staff to return to the office for two days a week. Other companies have rolled back on offering remote working in recent weeks, and staff across the globe, including in Ireland, have been searching for guidance.</p>

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Cáit Caden on the future of remote working: The upcoming standoff between workers and employers

With Zoom telling employees to return to the office, the issue of remote working is rearing its head again, writes Cáit Caden

<p>Some of those in attendance along the streets of Bray threw flowers on the hearse as it passed — a striking illustration of sympathy with a heroine gone too soon, of solidarity with her grieving family, and of the enormous loss which the nation has suffered. Picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty</p>

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Irish Examiner view: Goodbye to an Irish heroine

<p>Video conferencing plays a key role in teams working from home and came into its own during Covid-19, causing Zoom's share price to quintuple from March to October 2020. Picture: iStock</p>

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Even pandemic darling Zoom is bringing its employees back to the office

Technology Stock

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'We have to rely on a doctor in Dubai' — Kerry father calls for dismantling of Camhs

Male employee speaking on video call with diverse colleagues on online briefing with laptop at home.

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Covid lockdown winners Peloton to Zoom at risk of further shares fall

A Peloton Interactive Showroom Ahead Of Earnings Figures

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Netflix, Peloton and Zoom bring pandemic-stock era to a shuddering halt

Coronavirus

Covid restriction fatigue may wipe $100bn off Zoom value

Despite the pullback, Zoom's stock is still up a whopping 500% since its 2019 debut

Tue, 23 Nov, 2021

Illustration of a diverse group of friends or colleagues in a video conference on laptop computer screen

Fergus Finlay: Shared resilience has turned a big crisis into an opportunity

We’re all missing Lakers desperately. The craic is always great there, high-fiving when you come in, jokes and laughter and no shortage of hugs. All that has been stopped for months. Instead, the building is quiet. There’s a lonely feel to the place.

Tue, 20 Apr, 2021

How to ensure your home is always camera-ready in the Zoom era

How to ensure your home is always camera-ready in the Zoom era

Like it or not, video meetings are here to stay. Home editor Eve Kelliher gets an expert's secrets to preparing interiors for their close-up.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Egyptian student is Smedias' Journalist of the Year

Egyptian student is Smedias' Journalist of the Year

An Egyptian student has been named Journalist of the Year at the National Student Media Awards (Smedias).

Wed, 01 Jul, 2020

Colm O'Regan: Are we doing the masks thing or not?

Colm O'Regan: Are we doing the masks thing or not?

“Cmere? Are we doing the masks thing or NOT, like? What’s going on?”

Sun, 28 Jun, 2020

How a Cork-based tech company is helping gyms reopen safely

How a Cork-based tech company is helping gyms reopen safely

Technology has been a saving grace time and again during the Covid-19 lockdown and shutdown. If it wasn't remote working or Google Classrooms then it was a Microsoft Teams conference, a Netflix binge, or a family quiz over Zoom.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2020

Lockdown & ‘Out’: LGBT+ support during Covid-19

Lockdown & ‘Out’: LGBT+ support during Covid-19

Konrad Im says LGBT+ groups have a key role to play during the current pandemic

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

In the pink: Four old dining chairs get a makeover

In the pink: Four old dining chairs get a makeover

The long-awaited completion of a chair restoration project has been an education in two crafts which transformed four clapped out chairs into covetable pink beauties, writes Carol O’Callaghan

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Increase in online news and online gaming during coronavirus pandemic

Increase in online news and online gaming during coronavirus pandemic

There was an increase in streaming videos, accessing online news and using social networks to keep in touch during the coronavirus pandemic.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Farmers take to Zoom for discussion group meetings

Farmers take to Zoom for discussion group meetings

Covid-19 has given rise to a whole new meaning of Discussion Group meeting, and that is the virtual Zoom or online meeting.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020

Terry Prone: Zoom call from the loo, and tearing down a statue

Terry Prone: Zoom call from the loo, and tearing down a statue

Successful women are always under pressure to be relatable, vulnerable, and humble, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 15 Jun, 2020

Alison O’Connor: Sickness that infects Irish politics could sadly result in actual death

Alison O’Connor: Sickness that infects Irish politics could sadly result in actual death

It came about after Irish politicians – namely three parties - failed to agree to form a Government, despite the world being in turmoil owing to a once in a century event that dominated 2020.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Ask Audrey: Are we supposed to envy the gowls in Normal People?

Ask Audrey: Are we supposed to envy the gowls in Normal People?

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages...

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Rugby clubs meeting to discuss IRFU's return to play roadmap

Rugby clubs meeting to discuss IRFU's return to play roadmap

Irish Rugby’s roadmap is currently in the Covid-19 Safety Planning Stage which means neither training nor playing is permitted while access to clubhouses is for “essential work only”.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020

Ireland's hairdressers are split on when the salons and beauty parlours should reopen

Ireland's hairdressers are split on when the salons and beauty parlours should reopen

Dr Tony Holohan said at a press briefing that even if different sectors of the economy propose their own health and safety advice, this would not change the public health recommendations that the National Public Health Emergency Team make.

Mon, 01 Jun, 2020

Louise O'Neill: 'Imagine if we'd been put into lockdown in the 90s'

Louise O'Neill: 'Imagine if we'd been put into lockdown in the 90s'

AT THE beginning of all of this — you know, society burning to the ground — I reminded myself how fortunate we were that this pandemic had happened in 2020.

Sat, 30 May, 2020

Working life: HSE clinical psychologist Kevin O’Hanrahan

Working life: HSE clinical psychologist Kevin O’Hanrahan

Kevin O’Hanrahan, clinical psychologist, HSE

Sat, 30 May, 2020

Terry Prone: I’m trying every trick in the book to get through life in the lockdown

Terry Prone: I’m trying every trick in the book to get through life in the lockdown

I've read 66 of Robert B Parker's novels and don't know how I'll space out reading the last four, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Zoom in for the virtual lecture

Irish Examiner View: Zoom in for the virtual lecture

Any grammarian worth his or her salt knows that the word virtually is an adverb, as in the petrol tank is almost full or, a little more downbeat, this university course is not quite first-class.

Sat, 23 May, 2020

Golfers and Tennis players return to play on first day of restrictions easing

Golfers and Tennis players return to play on first day of restrictions easing

Numerous restrictions remain in place and you have to live within 5km of the club.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

Coronavirus: Number of people ordering food and drink online doubles since January

Coronavirus: Number of people ordering food and drink online doubles since January

New CSO figures show 13% of people ordered food or drink online in March, which is more than double the amount recorded in January.

Fri, 15 May, 2020

Ask Audrey: My cousin became a poet because he wanted to get off with women half his age

Ask Audrey: My cousin became a poet because he wanted to get off with women half his age

That's Cork sorted now ...

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Stars of Mrs Brown's Boys give Meath teen 'unforgettable' birthday surprise

Stars of Mrs Brown's Boys give Meath teen 'unforgettable' birthday surprise

Kian Dunning Boggan was gobsmacked when Fiona O'Carroll who plays Maria Brown in the worldwide hit series rocked up to his door in Ratoath on Wednesday

Thu, 14 May, 2020

Kieran Kingston unsure if 'digital platforms' way of the future for teams

Kieran Kingston unsure if 'digital platforms' way of the future for teams

Cork hurling manager Kieran Kingston has offered a lukewarm response to the suggestion that 'digital platforms' could be used more in future team preparation, to cut down on travelling and expenses.

Wed, 13 May, 2020

The Skin Nerd: Mineral make up is magical and ideal to look good on Zoom calls

The Skin Nerd: Mineral make up is magical and ideal to look good on Zoom calls

As many of us embrace a fully makeup-free lifestyle, there are just as many craving advice on how to look good on Zoom, Hangouts, WebEx and Teams in as short a time as possible.

Tue, 12 May, 2020

Suzanne Harrington: Family Zoom quiz has answered my prayers

Suzanne Harrington: Family Zoom quiz has answered my prayers

There are few unexpected things for which I’d like to thank lockdown. Things that had we not been stuck in our houses wondering what to do with all that spongey, featureless time, simply would not have happened.

Sun, 10 May, 2020

61% of people expect to work from home, post-Coronavirus

61% of people expect to work from home, post-Coronavirus

A majority of workers expect to work from home more frequently when the Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

Government's deal with broadband providers to help students doesn't cover Zoom or Microsoft websites

Government's deal with broadband providers to help students doesn't cover Zoom or Microsoft websites

The government's deal with broadband providers to help students study and work from home does not cover popular Zoom or Microsoft websites.

Thu, 07 May, 2020

Mum's the Word: celebrating the person on a lockdown birthday

Mum's the Word: celebrating the person on a lockdown birthday

For the past number of weeks I have been getting hundreds of messages into the show from families celebrating birthdays during lockdown.

Wed, 06 May, 2020

Adam Idah managing the transition from goal machine to trivia king

Adam Idah managing the transition from goal machine to trivia king

For all the competitive streak Adam Idah is displaying in Zoom quizzes with his family, he’d prefer to be back battling on the pitch for Ireland and Norwich City.

Wed, 06 May, 2020

Lockdown Dad: Sourdough has kept me going the past weeks. Although not as much as my amazing wife and kids

Lockdown Dad: Sourdough has kept me going the past weeks. Although not as much as my amazing wife and kids

THERE is no concrete news about lifting restrictions as I write. But the soundings from Dr Tony Holohan and the Government are clear — Abandon All Hope. In other news, my kids aren’t getting any older and I managed a loaf of sourdough that didn’t make my wife laugh.

Tue, 05 May, 2020

Podcast Corner: Food podcasts to sink your teeth into

Podcast Corner: Food podcasts to sink your teeth into

With everybody still in lockdown and spending lots of time in the kitchen, trying to keep sourdough starters alive and baking banana bread, there are lots of food podcasts out there to sink your teeth into.

Mon, 04 May, 2020

Dating: Love in the time of lockdown

Dating: Love in the time of lockdown

Going on a date is out of the question until the current restrictions on movement are lifted. Deirdre Reynolds talks to the experts and innovative singletons who are finding new ways to make heart connections.

Mon, 04 May, 2020

‘I am at the bottom of the pack when it comes to surviving it. I am very much the underdog’

‘I am at the bottom of the pack when it comes to surviving it. I am very much the underdog’

Caroline Heffernan’s 50th birthday celebrations are being unravelled by the coronavirus.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Ask Audrey: So, like, do you have any idea where I might get a couple of hippos and a snake?

Ask Audrey: So, like, do you have any idea where I might get a couple of hippos and a snake?

Sorting out all your pandemic problems...

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Working Life: Denise Dunne, operations manager, Cystinosis Ireland

Working Life: Denise Dunne, operations manager, Cystinosis Ireland

Denise Dunne, operations manager, Cystinosis Ireland.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Young: Lockdown has stripped away players’ identities

Young: Lockdown has stripped away players’ identities

Damien Young, performance analyst with the Tipperary hurlers these past 12 years, caught up with a friend, via Zoom, on Sunday last.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2020

Bohemians and Rovers renew their old rivalry in virtual face-off

Bohemians and Rovers renew their old rivalry in virtual face-off

Just when we needed it most, Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers will be renewing their age-old rivalry this coming Friday night.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Legal history made after all parties in a court sitting took part via video technology

Legal history made after all parties in a court sitting took part via video technology

The Supreme Court undertook the short hearing - piloting 'Remote Court' technology - under presiding Judge, Chief Justice Mr Frank Clarke, who said the remote hearing "will be the first of many in the coming weeks and months".

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

Cork's Workvivo leads into US market with new California office

Cork's Workvivo leads into US market with new California office

Workvivo's Irish customers include Cubic Telecom, UCC, Bus Eireann, and Woodies. In 2019, Workvivo received investment from the owner of Zoom, Eric Yuan.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

Can remote working rejuvenate rural Ireland?

Can remote working rejuvenate rural Ireland?

The building of digital hubs in community centres and the future prospect of working from home could help rejuvenate rural communities.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2020

Positive thinking the driving force as Lee makes major strides for Tokyo

Positive thinking the driving force as Lee makes major strides for Tokyo

A LEX Lee didn’t do a whole pile last Sunday. There was a small bit of training. Nothing too strenuous, though. A recent bout of shin splints has lent itself to a light enough workload for the time being.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

Suzanne Harrington: Minding your pees and Qs working at home

Suzanne Harrington: Minding your pees and Qs working at home

We’ve all seen the clip of the woman in the Zoom business meeting who unthinkingly took her phone with her to the loo, and unwittingly broadcast herself peeing not just to her colleagues, but to the entire internet, writes Suzanne Harrington

Sun, 05 Apr, 2020

In-demand teleconferencing firm Zoom hit by privacy fears

In-demand teleconferencing firm Zoom hit by privacy fears

Zoom Video Communications has been one of the few stand-outs in the current market, with shares doubling and usage surging during the coronavirus pandemic, but now the company’s high profile has raised concerns about user privacy and security.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2020