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FIT sets 2030 target to build AI skills across Ireland’s workforce

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Fastrack into Information Technology (FIT), a nonprofit representing Ireland’s technology sector, has pledged to upskill 400,000 people in AI by 2030. The plan targets the AI skills gap facing Irish employers and their workforces.

Ashview Consultants builds safer projects by putting people at the centre of risk management

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Good procedures are important, but they only tell part of the story. Ashview Consultants works with organisations across Ireland and the UK to understand how work is actually carried out, where risks arise in practice and what can be improved.

Gillian McMahon joins HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026 judging panel

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Gillian McMahon, Director of HRIZN Business Advisory Services Ltd, joins the judging panel for the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, bringing senior advisory expertise in leadership, M&A, restructuring, and gender pay equity across complex organisational transformations. As Chartered Fellow CIPD with MBA in Employment Relations and background as Head of HR at BT Ireland overseeing critical infrastructure and emergency services, she brings commercial rigour and strategic HR perspective to evaluating how organisations navigate complexity and drive sustainable people outcomes.

Ready to Lead: How Irish HR Leaders Can Close the AI Capability Gap Before It Becomes a Competitive Liability

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

PwC Ireland’s 2026 Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey finds AI use among Irish workers has risen to 51% but L&D access has fallen 12 points to 45%, placing a clear talent management and capability investment mandate at the top of the HR agenda.

Reward Gateway Edenred unveils mobile app for deskless workers

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Reward Gateway | Edenred has launched Engage, a mobile-first employee app bringing benefits, recognition, wellbeing and communications into one service. The launch targets frontline and deskless workers who often struggle to access employer programmes.

Pro-Development secures funding to extend employer wellbeing support

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

York-based employee engagement firm Pro-Development has secured £200,000 (€232,000) to continue delivering the Thriving Workplaces and People programme. The funding gives employers across York and North Yorkshire free support on wellbeing, retention and inclusion.

Whitespace Global plans 40 technology hires in Belfast

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Belfast-headquartered AI company Whitespace Global will create 40 new jobs over three years, doubling its Northern Ireland workforce, with Invest NI support. The hiring plan spans engineering, product and consulting roles averaging £78,500 (€91,000).

OpenSky appoints Eimear Dunne to lead AI workforce strategy

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Kildare-based data, AI and governance specialist OpenSky has appointed Eimear Dunne as head of people and transformation to lead its AI-enabled workforce strategy. The new role supports the company's expansion across Ireland, the UK and Europe.

Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation funds hospitality youth programme

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation has awarded The Springboard Charity a £20,000 (€23,000) grant to support 42 young people into hospitality careers. The programme gives HR and early careers teams a funded talent pipeline.

Janis Heather joins HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026 judging panel

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Janis Heather, Director of HR and Head of Culture & Change at KPMG Ireland, joins the judging panel for the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, bringing almost 20 years of strategic and operational HR expertise in culture transformation and employee engagement. As a qualified Executive and Leadership Coach and member of the Association for Coaching, she brings coaching-informed perspective on evaluating how people initiatives drive business growth and organisational performance aligned to cultural priorities.

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