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The rise of workcations: Meet the Irish people who are redefining their time off

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Whether self-employed or part of a large company, bringing the laptop on holiday is a growing trend that professionals are embracing

Fiona Sherlock, who’s self-employed as a crime author and owner of Bang Public Relations, on holiday with her kids, Sephie and Archie, and partner Barry O’Brien

The hottest topic of conversation across the country, whether it’s between parents at the school gates or colleagues on their lunch break, is likely to involve summer holidays — where people went, what the food was like, and most importantly, what the weather was like.

But while there is nothing like the feeling of getting away from it all, new research from bunq, Europe’s second-largest neobank, has shown that the majority of Irish holidaymakers are combining work and travel.

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