Over 65.000 students received their high school final results; Leaving Cert 2025 highest grade, H1 with a maximum of 625 points, has been achieved by 2,6% less students in what looks to be the first year of normality after post-pandemic adjusted figures

1/3 of jobseekers check out a ­company’s green credentials before applying for a job, new 2025 ESG ­Careers Report reveals, as sustainability policies are playing a growing role in job choices and renewables and circular economy are areas of high interest

A full forensic excavation began on the site of the former mother and baby institution in Tuam, Co Galway to recover and analyze human remains; access to the entire site is closed off to the public and it is also concealed from view with 24/7 surveillance

Rules for pay gender gap reporting expanded or will be required to more Irish businesses in 2025: employers with 50 or more staff will now have to share their pay gap, in a bid to make workplaces fairer for everyone