On this weeks edition of The Hot Desk with Mary O Neill, One in seven Irish people plans retirement just six months before finishing work. Mary finds out more about this from Paul Kenny, Programme Leader at the Retirement Planning Council of Ireland, which carried out the research.

More multi-stage interviews, pay transparency and growing expectations around workplace flexibility have reshaped recruitment in 2026, according to Matrix Recruitment, which has a base in Waterford. Breda Dooley, Head of Recruitment, will have the details.

And cruise holidays and trusted European favourites are shaping how Irish people will travel over the next 12 months, according to booking data from Travel Counsellors Ireland. To discuss this,Mary is joined in studio by Waterford based Eleanor Roche, who built her own concierge cruise business as part of Travel Counsellors Ireland.