# Graduates

Last year

2022

Connacht award first professional contracts to six academy players

Cathal Forde, Shane Jennings, Oisín McCormack, Darragh Murray, Ciaran Booth and Diarmuid Kilgallen have signed on the dotted line.

5.9k

Jan 19th 2022, 1:17 PM

All time

# Public Health

HSE targets graduates and students to boost contact tracing capacity

The HSE said that it’s looking for public-health trained individuals who will be ready to start almost immediately.

36.4k

Sep 14th 2020, 6:10 AM

# HSE

All nursing graduates to be guaranteed jobs amid Covid-19 crisis

In a letter, the HSE informed nursing interns that they would all be guaranteed a job.

9.1k

May 29th 2020, 6:10 AM

Voices

Automated interviews and psychometric testing: The challenges awaiting graduate jobhunters

Graduate opportunities are on the crest of a wave currently, writes Ruairí Kavanagh.

13.2k

Aug 29th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Employment

The average graduate starting salary is now over €30,000

Law is the best paid sector, according to new research.

41.5k

Aug 28th 2019, 6:10 AM

# the eys have it

One 'Big Four' firm is taking on 500 new staff - and more than half will be graduates

EY is hiring for its offices across the country as its fee income climbs.

19.3k

Jul 12th 2018, 6:01 AM

# Pay Gap

More women than men are in full-time work after graduating - but they earn less over time

The CSO and HEA released the report that monitored graduates from 2010 to 2014.

11.8k

Feb 1st 2018, 3:57 PM

# job fairy

Most Irish university graduates are employed in Dublin and Cork

Concerns have been raised about the lack of graduates finding employment in regional areas.

9.2k

Jan 19th 2018, 6:00 AM

# Change generation

Punctuality, responsibility, find something that you love: What did you learn on your first job?

Some famous names share their experiences – and yes, first impressions count.

17.7k

Sep 30th 2016, 9:52 AM

# Change generation

Letters to a Fresher: College graduates tell us what they wish they'd known in first year

We asked three recent graduates to write a letter to their former selves. Here’s what they had to say…

27.2k

Sep 7th 2016, 11:00 AM

# Teachers

"Hire unemployed teachers ahead of retired ones" says minister

Bruton said that while the recruitment and appointment of teachers is a matter for the individual school.

18.8k

Aug 14th 2016, 7:15 AM

# blackboard jungle

Unequal pay is driving graduates away from teaching, says union

The TUI has today called for an end to unequal salaries for teachers.

18.4k

Mar 28th 2016, 2:25 PM

# scotch irish

'I wanted to keep the peace, and joining the Irish army was the best way to do that...'

The number of women officers in the Defence Forces is finally on the rise and Catherine Smyth is one of them. But Catherine is Scottish, not Irish.

26.9k

Jan 31st 2016, 7:45 AM

# graduate unemployment

'When you're out of work, there's a lack of purpose that pervades every day'

College graduates have weathered the recession far better than those without a degree, but unemployment rates are still high.

21.1k

Oct 5th 2015, 6:50 AM

# Now Hiring

Fancy a job as a public servant? The government is trying to fill 200 vacancies

A graduate recruitment campaign to fill the posts was launched yesterday.

53.6k

Sep 19th 2015, 11:53 AM

# doing well

Ireland has some of the most educated people in Europe

We place third when it comes to our share of third level graduates.

15.6k

Jul 23rd 2015, 7:58 PM

Voices

A winning CV and online applications: Your graduate career toolkit

Watch. The. Details.

254

Jun 7th 2015, 10:15 AM

Voices

What makes a graduate employable? We asked 100 top companies in Ireland

Seriously – check your writing skills.

555

Jun 6th 2015, 10:15 AM

Voices

So you've graduated... now, where to get a job?

It’s hard to know where to start – here’s some advice to get you going.

300

Jun 5th 2015, 6:30 PM

# follow the money

Are you a recent graduate? Here's where the jobs are - and how much you'll be paid

Things are looking up for new graduates entering the workforce…

38.7k

Jun 5th 2015, 6:05 AM

# Take a Break

Watch: This incredible performance by graduates is going viral for a good reason

Nice work, kids.

18.0k

Jun 2nd 2015, 11:00 AM

# follow the money

This startup is trying to solve the tricky business of finding graduates jobs

Having launched in March, Shake.io aims to connect students with paid graduate positions and internships.

14.8k

May 12th 2015, 6:15 AM

# Brain Drain

Number of Irish graduates going abroad to get work more than doubles

That’s since the beginning of the recession.

8.0k

Dec 22nd 2014, 9:35 AM

# Emigration

20% of GPs who graduated in 2010 now live abroad

And current trainees may be following suit…

7.0k

Sep 1st 2014, 8:33 AM

Voices

Opinion: Will the push to encourage more science and technology graduates be worth it?

There has been a series of initiatives put in place to encourage interest in STEM subjects for school leavers; will the effort be rewarded with good jobs?

Aug 25th 2014, 8:00 PM

# TUT TUT

Teachers taking up JobBridge scheme in the bad books with the union

The INTO has directed its members not to participate in the scheme.

18.1k

Jun 13th 2014, 1:09 PM

# Money Money Money

USI says 'internship culture' to blame for low graduate wages

Union president Joe O’Connor said that schemes such as JobBridge had led to “a very, very employer friendly market”.

7.4k

Jun 9th 2014, 4:36 PM

# Training

Student social workers slam proposed graduate scheme as 'complete exploitation'

The Child and Family Agency said the proposal is at an early stage but it has made initial contact with unions to start developing the details.

18.9k

Mar 9th 2014, 8:00 AM

# payday

Graduates are now earning much less. But exactly how much less?

Over the last ten years, graduate salaries went up, but then down even quicker.

19.3k

Mar 6th 2014, 2:06 PM

# graduate votes

Broad reform needed to make Seanad 'fit for modern Ireland', says Coveney

The Agriculture Minister welcomed reports that voting rights are to be extended to more graduates, but believes more ‘fundamental’ reform is needed.

2.7k

Nov 26th 2013, 10:26 AM

# Technology

More upskilling courses needed to cash in on ICT growth

A Forfás report has called for more and better ICT courses and says that for social welfare changes should be introduced to encourage take-up.

5.6k

Nov 4th 2013, 11:05 AM

# Jobswatch

Good news on the jobs front: new jobs announced in Dublin, Cork and Carlow

Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced the new jobs at an electronic trading company in Dublin and an Irish start-up telemarketing company in Carlow.

9.9k

Sep 19th 2013, 8:49 PM

Voices

Column: The dole queue or the departure lounge? This is the choice Ireland's youth is facing

The latest emigration figures offer little hope to the young people of Ireland – the government must act now and produce a national jobs strategy for young people, writes Joe O’Connor.

Sep 3rd 2013, 1:00 PM

# Emigration

Irish graduates in Australia sought for jobs back home

Recruiters at Robert Walters want Irish emigrants who have gained experience in financial services.

18.6k

Jul 31st 2013, 10:51 AM

# Employment

45 jobs for graduates under new scheme

The jobs are being made available under the Aspire Programme, and will see jobs available in 45 SMEs in Ireland.

7.0k

Jun 12th 2013, 6:55 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should a percentage of new jobs be set aside for certain sections of society?

With 400 of the 1,600 jobs to install water meters being set aside for graduates, the unemployed and small businesses, is this a move that should be repeated?

6.8k

Feb 25th 2013, 9:43 AM

# HSE

James Reilly: The boycott of nursing jobs is "ill-judged"

The Minister for Health criticised graduate nurses for not taking up lower-paid jobs with the HSE.

12.5k

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Feb 17th 2013, 7:45 AM

Voices

Column: Young nurses are right to boycott the new graduate scheme

Young nurses are right to boycott the new nursing graduate scheme, which would further cut pay for new graduates entering the Health Services, writes Patrick Nulty TD.

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Jan 23rd 2013, 12:00 PM