Down To Business

Coming to you from Dick Mack's Pub in Dingle, for the Blas Na hEireann Food Awards and Dingle Food Festival, Bobby looked into the realm of food journalism and where we stand as a food destination as a whole with: - Caroline Hennessy - Food writer, broadcaster & author - Ali Dunworth, Food Journalist & consultant - Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford aka The Gastrogays

To find out a little bit more about what Dingle as a foodie's destination has to offer, Bobby paid a visit to a few places around the town. He spoke to: - Mark Murphy from The Little Cheese Shop Dingle - Sean Murphy of Murphys Ice Cream - Justin Burgess co-owner of Bean in Dingle

Michael Healy-Rae is one of the most recognizable faces in Irish politics - the scourge of some green politicians and champion of rural Ireland in equal measure. He joined Bobby to discuss his political career and the incredible offerings available in Dingle and co. Kerry in general.

Bobby was broadcasting out of Dick Mac’s Pub for Blas na hÉireann The Irish Food Awards & The Dingle Food Festival 2022. He was joined by the man behind it all Artie Clifford who is the Chairperson of the Awards plus the Supreme Winners of the Awards, Bart Pawlukojc of Aran Bakery in Kilkenny.

Bobby visits the Local Enterprise Village at the National Ploughing Championships; with thanks to The Local Enterprise Offices-Support for new and growing businesses in Ireland.

Last week Bobby Kerr was in Austin and New York for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Annual CEO Retreat. One piece he didn’t get to bring was his chat with the Rigney brothers. Pat Rigney is the man behind the wildly successful Gunpowder Gin from the Shed Distillery and has chatted to use many times before. It turns out his brother Vivian who lives in New York has lived a pretty intense life himsel...

Joining Bobby Kerr in the Executive Chair this week is Eoin McGettigan, CEO Port of Cork.

With a cost of living crisis in full swing next week’s budget promises to bring some serious assistance to struggling citizens. But will it go for enough or will it go too far. Bobby was joined by Economist Dan O’Brien to discuss.

For this week episode of Industry Review Bobby was joined by three representatives of endurance events.

It’s almost a cliché at this stage to talk about the growth in Digital Payments. In a seemingly very short space of time we seem to be paying for more and more things digitally. Bobby was joined by Conor Quirke who is the BOI Payment Acceptance Manager for Ireland.

In this second hour of the 2022 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Annual CEO Retreat brought to you all the way from Austin, Texas & New York City, Bobby speaks to the Secretary of State for Texas, John Scott, about his love of all things Irish. John N. Doggett, Professor of Instruction at the McCombs School of Business of The University of Texas at Austin joins Bobby to chat about how the notion of "su...

All week Bobby and the Down to Business team were in Austin, Texas, and New York City for the annual EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat. You’ll be hearing from the former American football and baseball player, Quan Cosby, who now works as a business advisor and has some terrific insights into the parallels between high-performance sports as well as Mellie Price, a widely respected thought lea...

Joining Emmet Oliver in the Executive Chair this week is Ken Robertson, Founder and CEO of 'The Tenth Man'.

Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed by e-mails arriving long after you should have finished work or are you in way too many WhatsApp groups at work? Are you Crazy Busy? Thijs Launspach is a teacher in 'The School of Life' in Amsterdam and the author of 'Crazy Busy: Keeping Sane in a Stressful World'. He joins Emmet Oliver to discuss.

With so much talk around construction in Ireland at the moment we thought we might find out a little bit more about the design process that goes into the homes, offices, and commercial buildings we interact with on a daily basis. Joining Emmet Oliver for this week’s Industry Review are three architects: ● John Dorman, Director at Dorman Architects ● Courtney McDonnell of Courtney McDonnell Studios...

Pat Drinan is the founder of Cork-based 'HomeHak', which provides a secure means by which homeowners and tenants can connect with one another. HomeHak offers built-in security with Stripe Identity. Pat joins Emmet Oliver to tell him more.

Perhaps the most famous business encounter the Queen had when she came to Ireland in 2011 was when she visited Cork’s Fabled English Market. One of the people she met that day was Pat O’Connell, a fishmonger of note. Pat joins Emmet Oliver to discuss the experience and reflect on the impact of the Queen's visit to Ireland.

Next week, Down to Business will be bringing you the show from Austin, Texas, and New York as part of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Annual CEO Retreat. Emmet Oliver is joined by Roger Wallace who is the Partner Lead for the Programme at EY to find out what we might expect.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Andrew Lynas, MD of Lynas Foodservice

Salma Shah runs her own certified coach training programme with clients ranging from 'Reuters' to the UK’s 'Teenage Cancer Trust', and with all that experience, she has just written a new book 'Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Coaching: A Practical Guide'. Salma joins Bobby to tell him all about it.

A constant refrain lately is ‘Why is Ireland so expensive?'. Economist Cormac Lucey says much of it can be explained by the 'Big Mac' - he joins Bobby to discuss.

There are few things that sound more appetizing than a sausage sizzling away in a frying pan. They’re a staple of so many households around Ireland, and indeed the world, and so for this week’s ‘Industry Review,’ Bobby thought he’d speak to three sausage specialists to find out about this cherished food staple. Joining Bobby is: - Jane Russell of Jane Russell's Handmade Sausages in Kildare - Barry...

Bobby was out & about in Sandycove, Co. Dublin, where he met up with Waterford-based entrepreneur Frances O’Reilly, who is the brains behind 'DogDry', a brand new super absorbent dog drying coat for wet dogs.

How legal are drones and should you need a license to own or use one? Joining Bobby to talk more about this is Simon Henry, Business Development Manager at ZenaDrone.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Aaron Mansworth, MD of Trigon Hotels.