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As part of Budget 2022, the Government confirmed that remote workers will be boosted by the measure.

National Broadband Ireland and Grow Remote plan to collaborate on initiatives to enable more people to work remotely around the country.

New advisory panel to help Ireland realise ‘full potential of remote work’ 4 hours ago122 Views The Grow Remote Advisory Panel, supported by Enterprise Ireland, will be a collaboration between leaders from business, non-profits and the public. Grow Remote, a social enterprise that advocates for better remote working options in Ireland, has launched a new remote work advisory panel. After the mass shift to remote working over the past year and the Government’s recent co...

Before the pandemic, many of us would never have imagined working mostly from home. But for some, its shown enough perks to become more permanent – and bring an end to commuting into a city. Ireland is now hoping to bank on the trend to reverse decades of depopulation in rural areas. The government has unveiled a plan to encourage workers to move to the countryside in droves, pledging to roll out superfast broadband, special grants, tax breaks, and to use rural pubs as daytime working hubs. "...

Finn Harps and Grow Remote Donegal have teamed up in the bid to shine a light on the job opportunities available via remote working in Donegal. Grow Remote is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization that engages with local communities to make remote employment opportunities both visible and accessible. Grow Remote has Chapters around the country including in Donegal, and they provide advice, training and job listings to help people find remote work. Finn Harps director Aidan McNelis said "Wh...

Opinion: The commute is extinct - remote working can revive rural Ireland Grow Remote’s Joanne Mangan says remote working is here to stay so it’s time we all worked together to get it right. By Joanne Mangan Sunday 4 Apr 2021, 7:30 AM 1 hour ago 5,734 Views 19 Comments Joanne Mangan ...

Social enterprises based in Clare are being encouraged to apply for funding through Rethink Ireland’s Social Enterprise Development Fund 2021. €400,000 in funding is being made available nationwide to social enterprises to help lead the post-Covid economic and social recovery. The objective of the fund is to find and back the best social enterprises in Ireland by making cash grants and strategic business support available to Awardees. Social enterprises are businesses that work primarily t...

John Riordan is not a fan of the traditional office. And during 2020, his long-held vision of a remote-working revolution finally came to pass - albeit imperfectly - when Covid-19 restrictions compelled companies to allow employees to work from home.

Opinion: Government plans for remote working are welcome, but companies must embrace the changes Grow Remote’s Tracy Keogh welcomes the Government plans to legislate for more remote working but says companies must move from ‘remote-friendly’ to ‘remote-first’ for it to work. By Tracy Keogh Friday 15 Jan 2021, 7:00 AM Jan 15th 2021, 7:00 AM 16,798 Views ...

Remote roles deserve more visibility and recognition in the jobs market, a Fine Gael Senator has said.