Coveney indicated the overall message from the technology sector in the US was an optimistic one in spite of large companies such as Google and Twitter making cuts to their staff in Ireland in recent months.

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LinkedIn's Sharon McCooey said that the phenomenon of 'quiet quitting' may not be as widespread as people think.

Twitter's actions this week with Irish staff seemed counter to collective redundancy rules, and unfair dismal claims are likely, according to an employment law solicitor