#Working Life

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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

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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

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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

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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

Working Life: Concern about number of youngsters vaping
Working Life: Concern about number of youngsters vaping
Edward Murphy, project manager, HSE Tobacco Free Ireland Programme

Fri, 03 Jan, 2025

Working Life: It's a privilege to  welcome Christmas babies into the world
Working Life: It's a privilege to  welcome Christmas babies into the world
Christina McNamara, clinical midwife manager, Labour & Birthing Unit, National Maternity Hospital

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

Working Life: Public health nursing cares for people at every stage of life
Working Life: Public health nursing cares for people at every stage of life
Clodagh Brackett, student public health nurse, HSE

Fri, 20 Dec, 2024

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Labour Court recommends 8% pay rise for 205 Pinewood Healthcare workers
Clonmel-based pharma firm told court it has successfully refinanced its debt but is in an extremely sensitive and precarious situation

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

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Workplace Wellbeing: Advice on returning to work after a bereavement
There are 100 deaths a day in Ireland, and their loved-ones carry their pain into the workplace, so employers need to be more compassionate

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

Working Life: We provide care and support from initial diagnosis throughout the dementia journey
Working Life: We provide care and support from initial diagnosis throughout the dementia journey
Edel Carey, advanced nurse practitioner, Féileacán Bán Nursing Service, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Working Life: The Mercy aims to provide excellent patient services
Working Life: The Mercy aims to provide excellent patient services
Dr Evelyn Flanagan, research manager, Mercy University Hospital (MUH)

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

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