Financial news Ireland – job market news, recruitment & career trends in Ireland for the finance sector

With job opportunities for financial services professionals in Ireland currently hard to come by, it's no surprise to see increasing numbers looking to live and work elsewhere. But, while the grass is always greener, there's a chance such a move could be both brave and slightly foolhardy. The situation might look decidedly better on the other side of the Irish Sea, but some rather stark statistics show all is not rosy.... Read more

The high volume of applications from senior financial services professionals for relatively junior roles that we've received over the last six months screams one thing – new opportunities in Ireland are few and far between. However, in the last few weeks, small chinks of optimism have begun to emerge and there's reason to believe that there’s an appetite to recruit again. We're just emerging from the annual summer recruitment lull, which... Read more

The impact of the current turmoil in financial markets has had a traumatic effect on countries, companies and, most of all, people. In a very short period of time we have seen a dramatic turnaround in the employment market. Companies have had to look at ways of reducing costs and one of the quickest ways of doing this is to lower staff headcount. Firms will not take the decision to make... Read more