Irish Tourism
The mainstay of Irish tourism in recent years has been the high-spending American market. According to the Central Statistics Office, visitors from North America spent €2.2 billion in Ireland last year. They might constitute only a quarter of all visitors but they contribute close to 40% of spending.
AI and Jobs
David Smith in The Sunday Times cites figures from the job search site Adzuns that show entry level job openings have fallen by almost a third since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2p022. But once employed, 88% of graduates are holding their jobs. Post-graduate employment is 90%.