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It is coming up to CAO time of the year, and once again students are being bombarded with all sorts of course choices. However, the most lucrative course of all is often overlooked by many: computer science (or its related course electronics and computing). Computer science is a direct gateway to the global tech industry that has spawned the largest companies in the world such as Amazon, Microsoft, Stripe, and of course, Genesys, the global leader in cloud based software for customer care. Marc Andreessen, who developed the first widely used browser, Mosaic, stated that “software is eating the world”. This is being borne out as we see AirBnb (travel), Spotify (music), Netflix (television), Zoom (video conferencing), and many more disrupt their respective industries and change the way we live, work, and play.

Ireland is facing an undersupply of skilled and experienced candidates in the financial services sector and competition to attract talent is expected to be intense this year, according to Matrix Recruitment.

Ireland is facing an undersupply of skilled and experienced candidates in the financial services sector and competition to attract talent is expected to be intense next year, according to Matrix Recruitment.

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has warned of the excessively long waits patients in the Midlands are experiencing before being treated or assessed by a Consultant in the region’s acute public hospitals.

Free hyperbaric oxygenation treatments are available at OxyGeneration under the European Union Cross-Border Healthcare Directive. Unfortunately, it Is only (outside of Ireland) European residents who can use OxyGeneration. Irish people have to go abroad under the directive if they cannot get a suitable appointment in the National Hyperbaric Medical Unit at UHG. Any medical professional in consultation with the patient can give a letter of referral, including a nurse, a dentist or doctor.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or so the song says - but for many, Christmas can be tough for a number of reasons.

The rights of people with disabilities are not adequately respected and upheld in Ireland, according to a new RED C Survey commissioned by Safeguarding Ireland.

The year began with a 20 per cent increase in calls to the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) for help. This demand has continued, and despite the SVP being at a loss itself due to the pandemic (the Society had to cancel their church gate collection for a second year), Castlebar SVP volunteers have gladly met this increased demand for help.

Local Fianna Fáil Minister of State, Deputy Robert Troy, departed for a five-day trade and investment visit to Canada and the United States covering Toronto, Montréal, Boston and New York, this week.

A total of 189 patients at Galway University Hospital had to spend days on trolleys for the week ending October 29, according to INMO Trolley Watch data figures.