Almost three-quarters of State’s top earners are men, report shows
CSO data says males account for 72.4 per cent of earners in top one per cent bracket in 2024
The Juggle
A selection of the best reporting, interviews, opinion and lifestyle features for parents of young children with busy lives
Irish card users spend more on education in August as summer holidays wound down
Credit and debit card customers also spent less money abroad than in July, says Central Bank
The Irish parents using social media to earn a living and how it affects family life
‘It’s up and down all the time, which is not very stable compared to somebody that’s on a salary’
Some wisdom learned from a half a life (and counting) spent parenting
Conversations with Parents podcast is back with a brand new season starting on September 30th
Women, parents and under-35s most stressed by return-to-work policies, survey finds
Women, parents and younger workers feeling more under pressure, while large cohort of workers wants to spend less time on social media
I’ve cracked the afterschool childcare problem. It has cheap coffee, wifi and over-excited toddlers
As Dua Lipa pulsed through the soft play centre in Kildare, and I tried to write a lecture on Descartes’ sixth Meditation, I finally experienced the real distinction of mind and body
What will Budget 2026 have to help young families? From income tax to childcare
Energy credits and double child benefit weeks are gone - but the Government will try to soften the blow
‘Big girl’s blouse’: The workplace language that feels like death by 1,000 cuts for women
Words have the power to make women feel like they don’t belong
The modern Irish GP: How a new kind of doctor is reinventing general practice
Family doctors were traditionally male, but women now represent 52% of GP workforce
Family cars: What to buy when you’ve more kids than cash
From sliding doors to Isofix points, here’s how to find space without blowing the budget
Lack of affordable childcare options considered significant barrier to work for parents
Flexible hours and remote option highly valued, notes survey by recruitment website Indeed
Suspect your colleague is paid more? Why new rules will mean less secrecy on salaries and pay gaps
Secrecy around pay in companies is rife, and often disadvantages women. New EU transparency rules will lift the lid on practices that unfairly reward some employees over others
AI’s inbuilt biases threaten to undermine women in the workplace
For many companies, the short-term promise of productivity seems to be overcoming the hard reality of long-term bias and exclusion
How Gen Z is taking a different approach to money - and what others can learn from it
Gen Z and younger Millennials no longer consider life’s traditional milestones as appropriate for their lives
Fertility treatment and the workplace: ‘It’s a hugely personal thing to have to say’
Workplace issues ‘one of the biggest challenges’ for those undergoing IVF
How to build wealth in Ireland: Save and invest in your 20s and 30s
The greatest advantage younger people have when it comes to planning long-term financial security is time
How to get children saving early – and why prize bonds aren’t the answer
There are smarter options than leaving your child’s allowance or gift money in a deposit account
‘Our four-year IVF journey cost €40,000’: What are the options for couples with infertility issues?
There is tax relief for treatment costs and medication in line with State schemes, and travel expenses for treatments unavailable in Ireland
Parents on summer childcare: ‘Holidays are too long for how families are set up. The cost is ridiculous’
Coping with a ‘dicey hodgepodge’ of camps, annual leave and magnanimous grandmothers
‘We haven’t adapted to the reality that two parents have to work and that is causing so much stress’
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Taking time out for children can hit your chances of getting the full state pension: here’s how to close the gap
It could be worth about €15,000 a year if you get it in full – but many women still miss out. Don’t let this be you
Raising money-smart kids: How you can teach them from aged three to teens
How to teach your children about finances without stress or meltdowns
Mothers as business owners: ‘The culture in medicine leans heavily toward the idea that complete personal sacrifice is a badge of honour’
Running your own business while parenting is a challenge but with the right support it can pay dividends
Most of the women in my life dread the eight-week primary school summer holidays
A friend has managed to secure the holy grail of summer camps – one that keeps the children even longer than the school day
What can your boss do to make your working life easier when you have children?
‘When leaders share how they manage children and work, this brings an environment where family commitments are respected’
Thinking of private school for your children? Better start saving now
When should you start saving? ‘When a child is born’
I’m paying €757 to keep my child busy for 3.6 hours a day. Summer childcare maths doesn’t add up
A patchwork of mostly privately run summer camps, supplemented in many cases by parents taking turns to mind each others’ kids in ad-hoc arrangements, are sure signs of failure at the macro level
Child Benefit: Will payments rise for lower income households and what will this mean for wealthier parents?
A second child benefit option for less well-off households is under consideration and there could yet be once-off payments
The motherhood penalty: ‘Once they’re in bed, you log back on at 9pm or 10pm and work’
Hybrid and flexible work helps but juggling work and children is stressful and requires both support and organisation
Bringing up baby: the tech you need and the stuff you don’t
New parents are confronted with a world of tech-enabled assistance that the marketing tells you no responsible parent can live without
Will part-time work or staying at home with children leave you poorer in old age? Here’s what to do now
In a working world that is still skewed against them, what can women do to offset the disadvantages?
Women are lagging behind on AI but they can catch up
Curiosity, experimentation and learning are crucial if women are to shape the future of work
Health takes a back seat when working and raising young children. We just get on with it
Women’s health in work: When you are working and raising young children, you have little time to think about your own health or your physical and mental needs
Coca-Cola ordered to pay €68,000 to marketing executive demoted on return from maternity leave
Employee had held role since 2018
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