Skills Insights Note 2025-2

A new series of short Skills Insights Notes was endorsed at the December 2024 meeting of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN). These Notes will be prepared alongside the longer research studies the EGFSN typically undertakes and will provide an opportunity to publish more frequent and topical pieces of work.

The second Skills Insights Note examines Artificial Intelligence and the Irish labour market. Across several metrics, Ireland is close to the top of global rankings in relation to AI with a very strong demand for persons with AI skills but also a robust pipeline of quality jobs in this field. The initial indications are that there could be considerable upside potential for Irish economic growth going forward given the speed and pace of AI adoption. 

Over the next number of years, we are likely to see an increasingly large impact from AI on the labour market and skills needs. There are significant potential upsides for productivity growth, given the likelihood that AI will augment many current jobs and occupations. At the same time, workers and employers will have to reskill and upskill to adopt new technologies so as to fully reap the benefits.

The full note can be found at the link below.