Working Life

Sign in

#Working Life

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Maura O’Connor, advanced nurse practitioner, St John’s Hospital, Limerick. Pictures: Brendan Gleeson</p>

health and wellbeing

Working Life: I carry out lifesaving colonoscopies for those with positive BowelScreen tests

Maura O’Connor, advanced nurse practitioner, St John’s Hospital, Limerick

<p>Deborah Whelan: I work with the Roma community, and they are a lovely group. It has opened my eyes to another culture</p>

health and wellbeing

Working Life: I encourage Roma people to take up screening

<p>Kiran Kumar behind his desk at work at Phonewatch: 'When I’ve done my last [night] shift, I try to stay up for as long as I can so I get back into the daytime routine. That’s what works for me.'</p>

lifestyle

Entering the twilight zone... meet the workers on the nightshift

Working Life: 'Good public health relies on the collective efforts of society'

health and wellbeing

Working Life: 'Good public health relies on the collective efforts of society'

Intreo job Centre stock

news

Welfare benefits cut for 11,000 people who failed to engage with jobseekers services

Working Life: Endometriosis adds another layer to your fertility journey

health and wellbeing

Working Life: Endometriosis adds another layer to your fertility journey

Woman working from home enjoying coffee with husband

Remote working: Unions accuse Government of trying to 'fob off' workers with review

The Labour Party also said: 'There is no credible evidence that forcing people back into offices improves performance.'

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026

Working Life: I was born a nurse and, even in retirement, I’m delighted to still work as one

Working Life: I was born a nurse and, even in retirement, I’m delighted to still work as one

Mary Llewellyn, respiratory nurse, asthma advice line, Asthma Society of Ireland

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Working Life: I would like to see urinary incontinence treated as a vital public health issue

Working Life: I would like to see urinary incontinence treated as a vital public health issue

Dr Breffini Anglim O’Regan, consultant obstetrician, gynaecologist and urogynaecologist, The Coombe Hospital

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse at schools

Government to introduce new pay equality laws for employers

It is likely the new evaluations will become mandatory in 2027

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026

Working Life: Babies are striving to be seen as more than their diagnosis

Working Life: Babies are striving to be seen as more than their diagnosis

Catherine Matthews, principal clinical psychologist on the cardiac team, CHI at Crumlin

Fri, 13 Feb, 2026

Irish Economy As Latest Retail Figures Released

Migration needed to sustain Ireland's workforce, report warns

Research showed that certain sectors of the Irish economy were 'heavily reliant' on non-Irish citizens

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Working Life: Client-centered approach to caring for the elderly

Working Life: Client-centered approach to caring for the elderly

Natali Kocijan, professional carer, The Great Care Co-Op (TGCC) “I came across The Great Care Co-Op when I saw an advert looking for carers in a supermarket in Dalkey during covid.

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Working Life: Your health can change quickly, and you can never take it for granted

Working Life: Your health can change quickly, and you can never take it for granted

Janette Boran, Healthy Ireland coordinator, Kilkenny County Council

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Working Life: “Women aged 50 and over have the lowest uptake of cervical screening nationally”

Working Life: “Women aged 50 and over have the lowest uptake of cervical screening nationally”

Rachael Comer, education and training manager, screening training unit, HSE CervicalCheck

Fri, 23 Jan, 2026

Working Life: ‘We are very focused on maintaining the dignity of our residents’

Working Life: ‘We are very focused on maintaining the dignity of our residents’

Diana Rose, director of care at Orwell Healthcare, Orwell Road, Rathgar

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

Working Life: Christmas can be important for patients with a life-limiting illness and their families

Working Life: Christmas can be important for patients with a life-limiting illness and their families

Noreen O’Shea, consultant in palliative medicine, Kerry Specialist Palliative Care Service, University Hospital Kerry

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026

Working Life: Advising people to stop smoking isn’t just a job, it’s a commitment to improving lives

Working Life: Advising people to stop smoking isn’t just a job, it’s a commitment to improving lives

Beverley Lutge, HSE quit smoking adviser, based in Co Wexford

Fri, 02 Jan, 2026

Working Life: We're urging young people to consider donating blood

Working Life: We're urging young people to consider donating blood

Orla O’Brien, CEO, Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS)

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

beauty lady office work using mobile smartphone

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

The views of older men on working from home are not worth listening to if you're a mother who has made the juggle work

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

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

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

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

Meta-Sandberg-Resignation

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

The notion of women 'having it all' has never really been peddled, in fact it's the opposite, writes Ingrid Seim

Thu, 27 Nov, 2025

Working Life: Nursing is not just what I do - it is part of who I am

Working Life: Nursing is not just what I do - it is part of who I am

Geraldine Mullen is an acute haematology oncology specialist and clinical nurse specialist at Letterkenny University Hospital

Sun, 23 Nov, 2025

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

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

Professor Marcus Kennedy, consultant respiratory physician, Cork University Hospital, and president of the Irish Thoracic Society

Fri, 21 Nov, 2025

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

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

David Field, clinical nurse specialist — sexual health advisor, HSE

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

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

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

Dr Katharine Harkin, consultant in public health medicine, Child Health Public Health, HSE

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

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

Wireless wifi for remote work in airport lounge bar, hotel lobby or cafe. Phone and laptop. Woman using smartphone and modern no

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

FILE PHOTO Bauer Media Audio has agreed to buy Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Group for over €100m. Communicorp includes radio stat

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