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AI could threaten some jobs, but it is more likely to become our personal assistant
AI systems are likely to find quick traction as assistants to humans. PeopleImages.com – Yuri A / Shutterstock BT recently announced that it would be reducing its staff by 55,000, with around 11,000 of these related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The remainder of the cuts were dueContinue Reading
Motorcyclist in serious condition after traffic collision in Donegal
A man in his 30s is in a serious condition after a collision between a car and a motorcycle this evening. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene after 5:15pm at Galdonagh, Manorcunningham. The motorcyclist was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Letterkenny. His condition is understood to be serious.Continue Reading
Man killed in workplace explosion in Donegal named locally
Updated at 20:27 A man killed in a workplace explosion in Co Donegal has been named locally as Stephen Montgomery. Mr Montgomery, who was 43-years-old, was a married man with one grown-up child and was from the nearby seaside village area of Dunfanaghy. He was working breaking up rock whileContinue Reading
UK condemns ‘appalling’ Ugandan anti-gay legislation
T he Government has condemned Uganda’s new anti-gay legislation – calling it “appalling” and “deeply discriminatory”. The Bill was signed into law by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday, sparking international condemnation. The new law does not criminalise those who identify as LGBTQ but still prescribes the death penalty forContinue Reading
Mark Drakeford says UK could break up in stark warning
T he first minister of Wales has warned that the UK could split unless it is rebuilt as a “solidarity union”. Mark Drakeford said the social bonds that tie different parts of the UK together have come under “sustained assault” following decades of free market neoliberalism by the Conservatives. TheContinue Reading
Emergency services praised for ‘quick and comprehensive response’ to Blanchardstown fire
Minister of State Jack Chambers has said he will work with Fingal Council to provide any support and assistance he can following a fire at an apartment complex in Dublin. The fire broke out at Falcon’s View apartment block in Blanchardstown just before 6pm on Sunday evening. Seven units fromContinue Reading
Tory MSP says deposit return scheme could go ahead with glass included
A Scottish Conservative MSP has said Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) could go ahead with glass included, as long as it complied with the internal markets act. On Friday evening, UK Government ministers wrote to First Minister Humza Yousaf and told him that in order for it to allow theContinue Reading
Witnesses to killings to be offered support nationwide for first time
W itnesses to atrocities such as the Manchester Arena bombing will be offered similar support to bereaved families nationwide for the first time after an expansion of homicide services. The broadening of eligibility for the help given to grief-stricken relatives in the aftermath of a major crime will also includeContinue Reading
Retailers hit out at plans for voluntary price caps on some foods
T he Government is facing a backlash from retailers over its plans to encourage supermarkets to impose voluntary price caps on food staples to help with the cost of living. Downing Street is understood to be drawing up proposals to advocate for charging the lowest possible amount for some basicContinue Reading
Blanchardstown fire: ‘Terrifying’ blaze destroys several apartments in high-rise
A resident of an apartment building in Dublin that caught on fire on Sunday evening has spoken of the “terrifying” blaze that has left potentially hundreds of people unable to return to their homes. Pictures on social media showed smoke billowing from the Falcon’s View apartment block in Blanchardstown justContinue Reading