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IMF warns that AI could impact over 40% of Irish jobs

The Irish Monetary Fund has warned that AI could impact more than 40% of all jobs in Ireland and ...

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16.28 25 May 2026


IMF warns that AI could impact over 40% of Irish jobs


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16.28 25 May 2026


The Irish Monetary Fund has warned that AI could impact more than 40% of all jobs in Ireland and says the country should increase local property taxes, rein-in discount VAT rates like the 9% rate for restaurants and pull more lower paid workers into the tax net…

Joining Shane to discuss this is Edgar Morgenroth, Professor of Economics at DCU Business School and Adrian Weckler, Technology Editor with the Irish Independent.


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