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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Jens Walter, professor of ecology, food, and the microbiome at UCC and the APC Microbiome Ireland</p>

health and wellbeing

Working Life: I was interested in finding ways to prevent chronic disease through healthy gut microbiomes

In 2008, I sent a random email to a research centre in Papua New Guinea, asking if they could send me some poo samples. Amazingly, they said they would

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Jennifer Horgan: Even The Bible tells us that 'respect your elders' is flawed life advice

<p>Sheryl Sandberg’s 'Lean In' from 2013 to some extent promoted the message, and might be what embodies the source of the lie for some, but it is important to note that despite her book's success and reach it was also very rapidly shut down and criticised for being elitist and unrealistic. File Picture: Jose Luis Magana/AP</p>

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Nothing changes for women when we are constantly told balance is 'unattainable'

Working Life: Vaping is like putting your mouth around an exhaust pipe

health and wellbeing

Working Life: Vaping is like putting your mouth around an exhaust pipe

Working Life: I found my corner in sexual health because it’s hopeful, pragmatic, and real

health and wellbeing

Working Life: I found my corner in sexual health because it’s hopeful, pragmatic, and real

Working Life: Enjoy Halloween celebrations — while keeping health and safety in mind

health and wellbeing

Working Life: Enjoy Halloween celebrations — while keeping health and safety in mind

Working Life: I'm a community midwife — I love the variety of the job

Working Life: I'm a community midwife — I love the variety of the job

Fiona Walsh, clinical nurse manager and longest-serving community midwife

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

DR JANE PEARS

Working Life: Around 80% of children who get cancer are now long-term survivors

Jane Pears, consultant paediatric oncologist, CHI Crumlin

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Working Life: I know what it’s like to suffer with IBD, but I’ve turned a negative into a positive

Working Life: I know what it’s like to suffer with IBD, but I’ve turned a negative into a positive

Victoria Spillane, chief operations officer with Crohn’s and Colitis Ireland (CCI)

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Working Life: Many queries arrive in the small hours, when parents are awake and worried

Working Life: Many queries arrive in the small hours, when parents are awake and worried

Amanda Glynn, lactation consultant at HSE’s online Ask Our Breastfeeding Expert

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Mature businesswoman and female colleague discussing over report at office desk

Generational pile-ons come around like clockwork

Too many millennials are joining the refrain against Gen Zers, conveniently forgetting that we were all there once

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

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Working from home not worth less pay for most European workers, says ECB survey

Hybrid working remains the most popular for the future

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

Working Life: Every year in Ireland, about 7,000 people experience a stroke

Working Life: Every year in Ireland, about 7,000 people experience a stroke

Recovery after a stroke can be overwhelming, but with the right support, patients can rebuild their independence, confidence, and sense of hope. Being part of that journey is an incredible privilege

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

THIS WORLD ASTHMA DAY, ASTHMA SOCIETY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO MOVE MORE TO BREATHE EASY

Working Life: I’ve experienced the fear of seeing my partner struggling to catch a breath

Eilís Ní Chaithnía, CEO, Asthma Society of Ireland

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Working Life: ‘When I left school at 18, I went straight into a caring role in my local nursing home’

Working Life: ‘When I left school at 18, I went straight into a caring role in my local nursing home’

Michael Cronin, regional patient and service user engagement lead, HSE Mid West

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

Working Life: ‘There’s been a lot of cancer in my family. It touches everyone’

Working Life: ‘There’s been a lot of cancer in my family. It touches everyone’

Avril Deegan, childhood cancer survivor and researcher

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

Working Life: Nothing more satisfying than seeing a young person overcome their challenge

Working Life: Nothing more satisfying than seeing a young person overcome their challenge

Professor Bobby Smyth, HSE adolescent addiction psychiatrist, Dublin

Fri, 22 Aug, 2025

Working Life: My interest in gardening isn’t random... my great grandfather was head gardener at a stately home

Working Life: My interest in gardening isn’t random... my great grandfather was head gardener at a stately home

Covid prompted me to re-evaluate my life, when I found myself working a lot from home. I saw that I could be making better use of my time than spending hours commuting every day

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

Fergal Fox

Working Life: My first-ever audio recording was done with our local parish priest in Mayo

Fergal Fox, head of stakeholder engagement and communications, HSE Health and Wellbeing

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Working Life: ‘Before the Flood’ helped me make climate action my life’s work

Working Life: ‘Before the Flood’ helped me make climate action my life’s work

Samuel Awe, HSE Capital & Estates regional sustainability office, HSE Dublin and Midlands

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Working Life: 'The youngest person with dementia we worked with was 45 — that's heartbreaking'

Working Life: 'The youngest person with dementia we worked with was 45 — that's heartbreaking'

Gillian Dullea, senior primary care occupational therapist, Dublin South and Wicklow

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

PROF RONAN COLLINS

Working Life: If you like people, you will like geriatric medicine

Professor Ronan Collins, consultant geriatrician and Age Friendly ambassador for South Dublin Co Council

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Workplace Relations Commission criticises bookmaker over unfair dismissal

Workplace Relations Commission criticises bookmaker over unfair dismissal

Rare to encounter a case where there was 'such a complete repertoire of gross breaches of fair procedure and of a worker’s rights'

Sun, 15 Jun, 2025

Working Life: Working to ensure vulnerable people are given the right support

Working Life: Working to ensure vulnerable people are given the right support

Gillian McConnell, social work team leader, HSE Dublin and South-East

Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Working Life: 'My mum and teacher sparked my love for science'

Working Life: 'My mum and teacher sparked my love for science'

“Memorable moments in my job include when the email came in to share the news that cases of rotavirus had dropped by over 70% in the first two years since the vaccine was introduced"

Fri, 06 Jun, 2025

Working Life: 'We’re very concerned about the attraction of vapes to young people'

Working Life: 'We’re very concerned about the attraction of vapes to young people'

“We strongly recommend that those selling e-cigarettes and vapes get details from their supplier of the products’ origins and confirm that they are legal"

Fri, 30 May, 2025

Working Life: Radiation oncology is like virtual surgery, where you deliver targeted treatment

Working Life: Radiation oncology is like virtual surgery, where you deliver targeted treatment

"Clinical trials are crucial for examining new treatments and for assessing their safety and efficacy"

Fri, 23 May, 2025

Over half of gen Z and millennial workers live paycheck to paycheck, survey finds

Over half of gen Z and millennial workers live paycheck to paycheck, survey finds

More than 23,000 young workers across 44 countries took part in the survey including 415 from Ireland

Thu, 22 May, 2025

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Mick Clifford: The price of peace and pyjamas — is remote work a cultural ticking time bomb?

Remote work has transformed lives, but the loss of in-person interaction may carry unseen long-term costs, especially for Gen Z

Sun, 18 May, 2025

Working Life: I wouldn’t advise people to turn away from stress. I’d say, ‘Turn to meaning’

Working Life: I wouldn’t advise people to turn away from stress. I’d say, ‘Turn to meaning’

“Most healthy people can get on with their lives and believe in the myth that we are in control of our bodies. Those with IBD have to manage it, but they can’t control it and that’s the sting in the tail"

Fri, 16 May, 2025

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Kevin Callinan: Working from home is a real political issue

Remote work can be an economic and social good that revives small towns and helps cut carbon emissions

Tue, 13 May, 2025

Working Life: Biologics have been a game-changer for some patients with asthma

Working Life: Biologics have been a game-changer for some patients with asthma

People have gone from not being able to work or exercise, or participate in life, to being able to do all those things

Fri, 09 May, 2025

Working Life: It’s a real privilege to work with people who place their trust in you

Working Life: It’s a real privilege to work with people who place their trust in you

Dr Niamh Clarke, HSE principal psychologist and co-chair of the Heads of Psychology Services, Ireland

Fri, 02 May, 2025

Working Life: 'You might be the only person the patient talks to today'

Working Life: 'You might be the only person the patient talks to today'

“We’re a small team of just 100 people in the NTPF, but we’re making great progress"

Fri, 18 Apr, 2025

Working life: 'We've helped patients doing Leaving Cert exams in hospital'

Working life: 'We've helped patients doing Leaving Cert exams in hospital'

Dr Naomi Algeo, clinical specialist occupational therapist and postdoctoral researcher, St James’s Hospital, Dublin

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

Working Life: You don’t know whose work you are buying, but it could be a real prize

Working Life: You don’t know whose work you are buying, but it could be a real prize

Lucinda Hall, incognito art curator at the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025

Cork hospital caterer Martina Murphy: 'Good outcomes are like winning the Lotto'

Cork hospital caterer Martina Murphy: 'Good outcomes are like winning the Lotto'

Martina Murphy is nearing retirement after more than 40 years working as a caterer at the Mercy University Hospital in Cork. She shares her experience working on St Bernadette’s ward - where oncology and haematology patients come for treatment

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

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Job churn rate slows with staff 'more cautious about switching roles'

Data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that the job churn between October and December stood at 377,572 — down 5.7% when compared to the same period in 2023

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

LOUISE CASEY

Working Life: I find resilience in the face of suffering remarkable

Louise Casey, principal medical social worker, Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services (OLH & CS), Harold’s Cross, Dublin.

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Working Life: This is a safe space for new mothers to talk

Working Life: This is a safe space for new mothers to talk

Karen Prunty, paediatric nurse in neo-nates and founder of Little Roo

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

Working Life: I treat children I first met as babies

Working Life: I treat children I first met as babies

Prof Damien Kenny, consultant cardiologist, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI)

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

Working Life: I avoided sport because it made me breathless, but I didn’t know I had asthma

Working Life: I avoided sport because it made me breathless, but I didn’t know I had asthma

Dr Maitiú Ó Faoláin, GP and member of the Asthma Society’s Medical Advisory Group

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Working Life: A congenital heart disease diagnosis is traumatising for the whole family

Working Life: A congenital heart disease diagnosis is traumatising for the whole family

Sheila Campbell, CEO of Heart Children

Fri, 14 Feb, 2025

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Irish-headquartered Accenture drops diversity targets citing Trump's DEI orders

In December, Accenture Ireland said it was aiming towards a 50/50 gender-balanced workforce in Ireland.

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Working Life: Patients want vision correction so they can see without wearing glasses

Working Life: Patients want vision correction so they can see without wearing glasses

Brendan Cummings, ophthalmic surgeon, Wellington Eye Clinic, Dublin

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Working Life: ‘While I take patients’ bloods, I put them at ease and have a chat’

Working Life: ‘While I take patients’ bloods, I put them at ease and have a chat’

Aoife Commins, staff nurse, Infectious Diseases Clinic, Galway University Hospital

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025

ALISON DORAN

Working Life: Penile cancer is a rare form of cancer affecting around 60 men each year in Ireland

Alison Doran, clinical nurse specialist in penile and bladder cancer, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

Record number of apprenticeships taken up in 2024

Record number of apprenticeships taken up in 2024

The record takeup of further education and training offers last year includes 9,300 new apprentices registered across 77 apprenticeships with close to 10,000 employers

Mon, 13 Jan, 2025

Recognition of prior learning: The school of life leads to college qualifications

Recognition of prior learning: The school of life leads to college qualifications

Experience counts if you are considering applying for third-level education through the Prior Learning Project. It can help you gain entry to a broad range of courses, from level-six certificates to level-10 doctoral degree

Fri, 10 Jan, 2025

Working Life: Proud of the role pharmacists play in helping reduce hospitalisations

Working Life: Proud of the role pharmacists play in helping reduce hospitalisations

Dónal O’Sullivan, pharmacist, Boots, Macroom, Co Cork

Fri, 10 Jan, 2025