This summer First Music Contact worked in collaboration with Age & Opportunity to survey professional musicians aged 50 & over, working in Ireland, to assess their needs and to hear about their experiences as they move forward in their careers. One of the main areas of professional development that emerged from this survey was the [...]
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks. These digital attacks are usually aimed at accessing, changing, or destroying sensitive information; extorting money from users via ransomware; or interrupting normal business processes. Implementing effective cybersecurity measures is particularly challenging today because there are more devices than people, and attackers are [...]
Following the recent closure of a retail outlet in Co.Wexford due to unsanitary conditions on their premises, we thought now would be a good time to highlight the importance of health and safety in the workplace. Health and safety laws apply to all employers, self-employed people, and employees in their workplaces. This includes fixed-term employees [...]
The use of smartphones has become commonplace in recent years, and this has led to an increase in related scams, the most common of which is the text scam. These text scams can take many forms and below are a few of the more recent ones. Fake delivery scam This is where a person receives [...]
