Graduate programmes 2025: What is available in Ireland?
A selection of popular graduate recruitment programmes around the country
Accenture
‘Charter’ to help reduce youth unemployment ‘step in right direction’
Some 50,000 long-term unemployed to receive ‘personalised’ supports
Most Irish bosses expect to be impacted by AI - Accenture
Report shows executives see AI expanding business opportunities
Accenture global boss Julie Sweet accused of ‘shaming’ executive with ADHD
London case highlights employers’ challenge brought by growing number of staff diagnosed as neurodiverse
Accenture cuts annual revenue forecast following slowdown
IT services provider is facing sluggish demand for its consulting amid high interest rates and uncertain economic outlook
Auto-enrolment pension systems bids narrow as Bill nears publication
Plan by Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys to launch landmark project by the end of the year continues to draw a lot of scepticism
CES 2024: No big AI breakthrough as transparent TVs and home-powering batteries catch the eye
Sustainable barbecues, parallel parking tech and hydrogen-powered Hyundais also feature at the Las Vegas tech toy show
Former PwC boss Feargal O’Rourke named IDA Ireland chairman
Career as tax adviser to multinational clients ensures familiarity with challenges securing future foreign direct investment
Irish shoppers wary of artificial intelligence being used in retail spaces
Just 16% of consumers say they are excited by technology, according to Accenture survey
How is blockchain changing financial services?
Secure-transaction technology has yet to make significant inroads into traditional banking sector
Ireland risks becoming complacent about the need for fresh foreign direct investment
The availability of housing, sustainable energy and water infrastructures, and issues relating to the planning system all need to be addressed if the State is to continue to attract multinational companies to invest here
Cliff Taylor: Is the Irish tech sector really facing a crisis?
If the sector treads water for a while, there will be some economic pain, but fears of a collapse are overstated
Dramatic fall in number of ICT work permits issued to foreign workers
Fifty per cent reduction in ICT permits issued in first six months of 2023
Inside Accenture: ‘A lot of us are aware that our jobs are going to be redeployed’ to lower-cost countries
As firm moves to lay off almost 900 people in Ireland, staff reveal ‘atmosphere of uncertainty’ at professional services giant
Tech sector future still positive despite layoffs, says Varadkar
Taoiseach calls on profitable firms laying off staff to offer fair redundancy terms
Unions call for ‘immediate engagement’ over Accenture redundancies
Global giant plans to cut 890 jobs from its Irish operation, bringing to almost 1,300 the number of jobs it will cut here this year
Tech job losses ‘reaffirm concerns’ about sectoral concentration of foreign investment, report warns
Government's risk assessment notes focus of exports on small number of sectors dominated by multinationals leaves State vulnerable
Salesforce to cut up to 50 more jobs from Irish operation
Company confirms plan for redundancies as it is ‘working through some changes’ to its sales and customer success teams
Accenture layoffs latest, Cartrawler CEO plays down sale talk and can AI save you money?
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
IDA pledges to help laid off Accenture workers: ‘Their skills can be quickly adapted’
Communications Worker’s Union calls on company to engage in redundancy negotiations
Accenture job cuts, save €6,000 by shopping around for better mortgage rate, and manufacturing slows again
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Accenture gets its sums wrong as Dublin staff take a hit
Just months after saying it needed to cut 400 jobs in Ireland, the consulting giant is now shedding 1,290 workers
Accenture cuts 890 more Irish jobs just weeks after 400 redundant staff leave
Job losses mean Irish workforce among hardest hit in global redundancy programme but group says its ‘firmly committed’ to operation
Two out of three businesses expect wages to rise, survey notes
Workers likely to seek higher wages following sustained inflation, consultants say
Graduate programmes at top companies to kick-start your career
From Aldi to Vodafone, here’s a round-up of some of the companies offering paid programmes that can take you from new graduate to seasoned professional
‘Make sure your passion for the role comes through in your application’
Sinéad Carroll studied science at UCD and now works as a Life Sciences Technology Consultant at Accenture in Ireland.
Beautiful pay day beckons for U2 after sold-out Las Vegas residency
Seen & Heard: DAA judicial review, stock market stamp duty loss, RTÉ funding concerns and more
‘I don’t see there being a recession in the next 12, 24 or 36 months’
Deloitte CEO Harry Goddard on why fears of a financial crisis are overplayed, and why his firm won’t be following EY’s lead with a plan to split its audit and consulting units
Silicon Valley faces a moment of reckoning amid end-of-days feel for tech world
Jennifer O’Connell: There is an end-of-days feel to recent news reports from the tech world
Accenture to begin consultation with staff on 400 redundancies at Irish business
Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney informed of collective redundancy plan as outsourcing giant moves to shrink global workforce by 19,000 people
Accenture to axe 400 jobs in Irish workforce
Consulting firm to slash jobs and cut office space in the next 18 months
Business confidence picks up ‘markedly’ as price pressures cool
Irish firms have raised their expectations for hiring this year, survey suggests
To split or not to split: EY confronts the question
Plan to break up the Big Four firm would reshape the profession and enrich senior partners, but the landscape has changed since it was first announced
A ‘zigzag’ career path that has been full of surprises
Graduate Sinead Cunningham chats to Accenture’s Human Sciences Studio director Jess Majekodunmi in the first of our three part series ‘Meet the Mentor’, which takes a closer look at the many exciting career paths available to new grads within the organisation
Former top AIB executive Mulhall joins Vision Consulting
Vision plans to double staff from 200 over next three years
Irish business sentiment kept weak by inflation and supply chain pressures
Companies here are the most upbeat in Europe on hiring plans, but confidence remains low overall, an Accenture and S&P Global survey finds
Rebranding is hard but there is no excuse for disemvowelling
Consignia was a dud and no one can pronounce Abrdn - companies have failed to learn the harsh lessons of the awful name change
Employers turning to new pathways to tempt women and school leavers to join them
Returnships and apprenticeships are growing in popularity even in sectors that would never previously have considered using them
‘The general public is demanding that businesses do more to help them be eco-friendly’
How corporations can and should help Irish people become more sustainable
Businesses must do more to help consumers live sustainably - survey
Consumers wary of ‘greenwashing’ by companies and unforgiving of those they feel do not live up to claims
Accenture tempers 2022 profit view due to stronger dollar
Stronger dollar eats into the profits of companies that have sprawling international operations
‘Nobody wants to be remembered as the CIO that questioned whether they needed a website. This is a similar moment in time’
How the metaverse is going to impact Irish businesses
Zelenskiy calls for maximum sanctions against Russia in Davos address
Ukrainian president tells global leaders such measures should include embargo on oil
Josh van der Flier named Irish Players’ Player of the Year 2022
Flanker chosen from shortlist with Caelan Doris, Mack Hansen and Hugo Keenan
What will €495,000 buy in Dublin and west Cork?
Town&Country: Two-bed Ballsbridge apartment, or home-income in Timoleague?
Plans for payment for hosting refugees set to go to Cabinet as early as next week
Sum of €400 per month being discussed to help with increased costs
Irish businesses display ‘healthy scepticism’ towards metaverse
Most firms happy with the more tech-centric ‘new normal’ catalysed by pandemic
Seven advertising teams chosen to represent Ireland at Cannes Young Lions
IAPI announces entrants for global competition aimed at young creative talent
Pandemic accelerates Ireland’s digital divide, report finds
Some people could be at risk of isolation from the digital economy
A round-up of popular courses in universities around the country
We list the top five courses and focus on a sample course from each college featured
Deciding to sever business links with Russia
Cantillon: Some firms signal cold disgust and leave, others still cosy up to Moscow
Ex-Eir CEO Carolan Lennon named country leader of Salesforce Ireland
Software giant employs about 2,500 people in the Republic
Recruitment in life sciences sector widens search
Move towards valuing adaptable skills and culture fit over industry-specific experience
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