{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/69d6b90202639f375c746a99?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Third day of fuel protests, gambling tipster faces questions, and AI coming for Irish white collar jobs","description":"<p>We are in for another day of disruption due to fuel protests. The <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/politics/2026/04/08/government-critical-of-fuel-protesters-as-demonstrations-set-to-continue-into-third-day/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Taoiseach has condemned</a> the blockades of depots and the State’s only oil refinery, Whitegate in Co. Cork. Some demonstrators say they will go home if the government agrees to meet them.</p><p><br></p><p>A fragile ceasefire remains in place in Iran after US president Donald Trump accepted a deal with regime leaders. But Sally Hayden in Beirut says <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/08/israel-launches-fresh-wave-of-air-strikes-across-lebanon-amid-dashed-hopes-of-a-ceasefire/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lebanese people were devastated</a> to realise the ceasefire does not apply to them, as Israel bombarded at least 112 sites yesterday.</p><p><br></p><p>An Irish racing tipster, with over a million followers on social media, is facing questions over posts promoting an unlicensed and unregulated gambling company. Rob Heneghan, who runs Pro Sports Advice Ltd, claims he’s the “most-followed horse racing pundit in the world”.</p><p><br></p><p>And there’s a <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/business/2026/04/09/highly-educated-most-vulnerable-to-ai-job-losses-esri/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">stark warning</a> that the AI revolution could hit as many as 7 percent of Irish jobs, chiefly affecting higher-skilled and white collar workers. The report was conducted by the Economic and Social Research Institute for the Department of Finance.</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Aideen Finnegan.</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}