Recruitment stories

Ireland's data and AI hiring market tightens as most professionals stay put, with firms planning bigger teams and stronger pay and development offers.

Oracle unveils 25 AI-powered apps across finance, HR and customer service, as it pushes agentic software deeper into core business workflows.

Tech bosses urge wider recruitment, earlier coding education and a rethink of what counts as technical excellence to open senior roles to women.

Cisco adds Deloitte veteran Pete Shimer to board, strengthening audit oversight as the networking giant pushes into AI-driven infrastructure.

Hilary Benn visits Vertiv's Campsie plant as the company steps up manufacturing, adds warehouse space and recruits for expansion in the north west.

KPMG survey finds most executives will keep pouring money into artificial intelligence through a recession, with USD $186 million planned on average next year.

Databricks to quadruple London footprint with new Fitzrovia HQ as it backs UK AI demand, hiring and training with a USD $850 million plan.

Scale By Avec urges firms to rethink hiring in AI era, backing training, human skills and entry-level pathways over headcount cuts.

Auxilion invests EUR €1.5m to expand advisory arm, hiring 12 specialists and targeting EUR €5m revenue amid rising demand for GRC support.

monday.com unveils Agentalent.ai, a marketplace to recruit, vet and onboard AI agents into defined business roles alongside human staff.

IBM will triple US entry-level hiring in 2026, redesigning junior roles around AI oversight and human judgement despite automation pressures.

Service Leadership's 2026 IT pay report links eased wage inflation and new 'Digital Worker' automation metrics to profitability for providers.

Skills-focused cyber talent strategies can save firms over USD $125,000 per hire, boosting retention, speed to recruit and women's leadership.

Entrepreneurs increasingly see AI as a tool for efficiency and cost-cutting, not a springboard to new markets or sustainability goals.

hedgehog lab has promoted Malcolm Seagrave to CEO, tasking him with scaling its AI-driven digital consultancy across the North and Scotland.

Gartner predicts AI will disrupt office software, hiring and data by 2030, triggering a USD $58 billion productivity tools shake-up.

Employers plan to cut junior hiring as AI expands, leaving most staff feeling unprepared for rapid shifts in work and skills demand.

Anthropic dangles EUR €355,000 AI engineering pay as it ramps up Dublin hiring drive and cements the city as a key European hub.

Tata Consultancy Services named Top Employer in UK and Ireland for 2026, extending a 16-year UK streak and earning first Irish certification.

Conifers adds senior AI leaders Doron Bachar and Elad Hoffer to accelerate CognitiveSOC development and scale its agentic AI SOC platform.