AI adoption is having its most pronounced impacts on entry-level and junior employees in highly digitalised sectors, Department of Finance says. Ireland’s labour market is “particularly exposed” to artificial intelligence (AI), and younger workers in highly digitised sectors are the most at risk group, the Department of Finance has warned. Due to the make-up of the Irish economy, it may be “among the first” advanced economies where early AI labour market impacts become measurable. At the same time, the rate of growth in AI skills demand in Ireland “has been striking”. “AI-related labour market adjustments have occurred mainly through changes in hiring and entry, rather than through the displacement of existing workers,” the department said.

Police statement on Manby fire as people asked not to speculateFire investigators working with Lincolnshire Police to establish the cause of the fireView Image The road was closed this morning (Image: Grimsby Live)Detectives are investigating a fire after a family had to be rescued from the premises above a Chinese takeaway at Manby. ‌Residents living above the Golden Phoenix takeaway on Manby Middlegate suffered serious injury, according to police. ‌Later Lincolnshire Police issued a statement. A spokesperson said: "Emergency services were called to an address on Manby Middlegate, at around 6.10am, on Wednesday 18 February, following reports of a fire at a Chinese restaurant. I’d ask people not to speculate as to what may have happened and to let our investigation determine the facts."

Derby County injury latest v Watford as John Eustace says 'we all feel bad for him'The Rams are due to face Watford this weekend as they look to retain their place in the top six of the ChampionshipView Image Derby County manager John Eustace. (Image: PA)Derby County head to Watford this weekend looking to maintain their impressive away form and maintain their push for a top-six finish. ‌There are some injury problems for head coach John Eustace to contend with although not as many as in previous weeks. ‌Dion Sanderson returned from a calf problem to face Swansea last weekend while Callum Elder was also back from a knee problem. ‌It is hoped he could be in contention for him to face Watford at the weekend.

The Seattle Seahawks have officially been put up for sale, with many anticipating that the Super Bowl champions could set a record for the cost of a sports franchise. Allen's sister, Jody, has led the Seahawks and the NBA team he owned, the Portland Trail Blazers, since his death. Before the recent Super Bowl success for the Seahawks, Sportico gave the franchise an estimated value of $6.59bn. But after winning February's Super Bowl against the New England Patriots, it is much harder to predict what they might sell for. Speaking before the Super Bowl, the eventual MVP running back Kenneth Walker said he hadn't ever seen her before.

Following the publication of farming sentiments surrounding bovine Tuberculosis (bTB), the ICMSA has said its findings were obvious. Deputy president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), Eamon Carroll, has said the latest research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has highlighted problems that “have been obvious for decades,” regarding the sentiments surrounding the bTB programme. “The only people in this new regime with fixed targets are the farmers, who are also the only ones who suffer financial loss. We think that the same degree of compliance and time-limited targets should have been applied to all stakeholders. As it is – and as usual – the farmers are carrying everyone else,” concluded Mr Carroll.

Sean Dyche has already spoken out on owner as ex-Everton chief makes return claimFormer Everton manager Sean Dyche has been linked with a return to Burnley with Scott Parker reportedly under pressure‌Former Everton manager Sean Dyche is being linked with a swift return to football less than a week after being the third Nottingham Forest boss to be sacked this season. Amid the speculation that Parker could be on the brink, former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness claims he’s heard that Dyche could make a dramatic return to Burnley. And I think that that wouldn’t surprise me at all, actually, if that was to happen. “I think Scott Parker’s done an admirable job. “If I’ve paid my bit back, among many others here over many years then fine, that’s how it should be, hopefully.

Crews tackle serious fire at Chinese restaurant near Louth, 5 taken to hospitalThe occupants of the building have been taken to hospitalView Image A stretch of Manby Middlegate in Grimoldby (Image: Google Street View)Crews have been tackling a serious fire at a Chinese restaurant near Louth. ‌The emergency services were called to a fire at a restaurant in Manby Middlegate, Grimoldby, shortly after 6am on Wednesday, February 18. ‌Six ambulances and two paramedics in solo cars attended the scene, along with five crews from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, Lincolnshire Police and an air ambulance. ‌A spokesperson for East Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at 6.22am on Wednesday, February 18, to a property fire at Manby Middlegate in Grimoldby. "I’d ask people not to speculate as to what may have happened and to let our investigation determine the facts.

Here's what you need to know about Ireland's plan for more flour mills. Did you say flour mills? The Government on Monday announced an initiative to financially support up to four new flour mills in Ireland. The initiative will create a capacity of between 60,000 and 80,000 tons per annum for new flour mills. Mr Burke said that "if we get three or four flour mills nationally, that will be a huge achievement".

Former England, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool star Paul Stewart has given his most harrowing account yet of the sickening abuse he suffered as a boy at the hands of a paedophile football coach. 'I'm thinking he must know what he's on about because he's the coach and I trusted him. If he's not outside school, he's sat on the sofa when I got back like a long lost uncle. 'From that day, I was sexually and physically abused every day of my life for four years. 'My disciplinary record was shocking but I didn't understand why, I didn't know it was because all this had happened to me as a child.

Data centres accounted for more than one-fifth of Irish electricity usage in 2024, the Central Statistics Office found. Photograph: Naoise CulhaneIn the Microsoft data centre campus on the outskirts of Dublin, the data halls of 13 centres are voraciously devouring vast amounts of electricity. The consumption of electricity by data centres had soared in recent years; they used more electricity in 2024 than every home in an Irish city or town. The electrical plant room at Microsoft’s Grange Castle data centre campus in west Dublin. But more data centres means more demand for electricity and the strains that led to the moratorium are still showing.

Continuity is usually the game of the game for Andy Farrell, but after making six changes to his team for last weekend’s 20-13 win over Italy, and getting a positive response from the majority of players he brought in, the Ireland head coach now has some big selection decisions to make for Saturday’s tough test at Twickenham (2.10).

Around 80% of flour in Ireland is imported from the UK each year, estimated to be around 240,000 tonnes. The new mills, when set up, would create the capacity for the production of up to 80,000 tonnes of flour. Mr Burke said that after Brexit, the cost of importing flour to Ireland had increased by 10 million euros, as it mainly imports the product from the UK. He said if more mills were set up in Ireland, this would “encourage” more farmers to grow and mill wheat. Minister of State at the Department of Finance Robert Troy said the scheme would benefit small, artisan bakeries such as Bread 41.

Five alleged they were told at the door their reservations had been cancelled and they were 'not getting in tonight'. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/CollinsFive members of the Traveller community who were refused entry to a north Co Dublin restaurant have settled €75,000 claims for defamation of character against the restaurant and its security company. Barrister Dermot Francis Sheehan, who appeared with O’Hanrahan Solicitors for the claimants, on Tuesday told Judge Ken Connolly in the Circuit Civil Court the claims against Howth Railway Refreshment Rooms had been settled. They then pursued defamation claims against the restaurant and the security company, Security Partners, of Mountmellick, Co Laois. In a full defence to all of the claims, the Howth Railway Refreshment Rooms stated that in February 2023 the restaurant issued the five with apologies in writing without admission of any liability for defamation.

Dr Ebun Joseph said the country 'is experiencing a visible rise in far-right activity, racist rhetoric, and racially motivated attacks'. Rising levels of racism and hate are not being tackled with the energy needed to “meet the scale and urgency” of the problem, Ireland’s special rapporteur on racial equality has said. Dr Ebun Joseph, in her first report to the Oireachtas, which was published on Wednesday, said tackling racism “is more critical now than ever”. In terms of outcomes in employment and education, Irish Travellers suffer the worst discrimination, she says, with an unemployment rate of 61 per cent – eight times the national average. Black or black Irish people have a 16 per cent unemployment rate – double the national average, and Arab communities have an unemployment rate of 21 per cent.

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