‘If there’s any threat to the recruitment sector, it’s the housing crisis,’ warns Excel chief Barry Whelan
‘Continuing to be uncompetitive in this way will mean Ireland will not have anyone come here to work’
'I've always been interested in business and making money,' says Barry Whelan, founder of Excel recruitment, pictured in the company HQ. Photo: Gerry Mooney
Samantha McCaughren
The recruitment business is booming for Barry Whelan as the Irish jobs market continues to thrive, despite headlines about cuts at Big Tech employers.
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