Local clamour for FDI jobs ignores the reality of our employment utopia

One of the most remarkable occurrences in recent Irish economic history is how quickly the Irish labour market recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic. As recently as January there were still restrictions on aspects of the Irish economy, but now just a few months on we effectively have full employment.

This Working Life – ‘When the war started in Ukraine I didn’t want to stay in a dangerous area any longer’

What I would wish for in life would have been different four months ago, but now I only want peace in my country and peace in the whole world. My second wish is a happy and long life for my child Matvey (aged eight).