In recent years the Irish Life Science sector has shown extremely strong growth with major investments from several large multinational companies such as MSD, BioMarin, WuXi Biologics, ILC Dover, DePuy and Pfizer.  In terms of attracting FDI, in advanced manufacture in the Life Sciences, Ireland is in all probabil...

Good Shepherd Cork is a charity that is very close to our hearts at Fastnet – The Talent Group® and we were delighted to spend a day volunteering last Thursday rolling up our sleeves and getting stuck into some cleaning and organising at their Grattan Street location. Good Shepherd Cork is a registered chari...

The Transition Year (TY) Programme is a unique one-year programme that promotes the personal, social, vocational and educational development of students and prepares them for their role as autonomous, participative and responsible members of society.  Importantly, TY provides a bridge to enable students...

In recent years, all digital and social media platforms have realised the power of video for their audiences. They have incorporated video as a key format to disseminate key information fast, and a tool to attract the attention of their audiences.  Video is by far the best format for engagement, reach and raising ...

The Irish Life Sciences sector has shown extremely strong growth in recent years with major investments from several large multinational companies such as MSD, BioMarin, WuXi Biologics, ILC Dover, DePuy and Pfizer, and the sector recording €39 billion in annual exports of pharma, bio and medical device products.&n...

Recruitment is a profession which attracts a wide range of people from numerous backgrounds.  It is a dynamic, competitive, fun and rewarding sector, with a varied nature of work and great benefits.  There are lots of reasons why people choose to join the industry; some have a natural leaning towards recruitm...

Fastnet Participates in GT5K Challenge Our Fastnet colleagues recently took part in Grant Thornton Ireland’s Corporate 5K Team Challenge (GT5K) which was held in Cork on Wednesday, 12th June.  Now, in its 5th year, the Cork race took  runners through the heart of Cork city centre and around some of Cor...

Last quarter we briefed you on PAYE Modernisation, the new PAYE regime for employer’s reporting of payroll information to Revenue. Since its introduction in January, Revenue has implemented several updates.  From 15th May PAYE employees can view their pay and tax details submitted by their employer or pensio...

It is widely accepted that financial planning is a key component of an individual’s overall wellbeing.  Saving for retirement is very important as people are living longer and more active lives in retirement.  From 2028 the state pension age will be 68 and the current state pension is €12,912. You ...