The joint report from ESRI and the Department of Finance highlights the risk AI poses for the Irish economy. Many of those job losses will be at the top-end of the economy, it said. “AI adoption among Irish firms is likely to lead to job losses, concentrated among highly educated workers, reflecting the strong exposure of high-skilled occupations to AI technologies,” the ESRI said in a statement. The report, authored by Karina Doorley, Sorcha O’Connor, Richard O’Shea and Dora Tuda, is the clearest indication yet that AI is set change the Irish economy in profound ways. The authors urge the Government to focus on training and upskilling to help reduce the number of potential job losses, citing the country’s strength in third-level education.

Source: The Irish Times April 09, 2026 05:02 UTC