Taking Stock

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton looks at Night-Time economies here in Ireland and elsewhere around the world when she talks to Ray O’Donoghue, Dublin’s Night-Time Economy Advisor and Jo Cox Brown, CEO of Night Time Economy Solutions. In the monthly Techscape slot Susan talks to Tech Expert Andy O'Donoghue about how we are now in a 'low-code/no-code' world where AI is capable of doin...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton looks at the global cruise ship market when she talks to Paul Hackett of Click and Go.   Susan also looks at the growing popularity of Singles’ Day and how it's becoming a retail phenomenon when she talks to Money Expert Kel Galavan.  Plus, considering the recent management crisis at the BBC, Susan talks to Professor Steven Barnett of the Un...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Harry Halem who is Senior Research Fellow in the National Security Unit at Policy Exchange and is the author of a controversial paper that claims Ireland has reached its peak and other countries need to take note! Susan also looks at how the global 'chocolate' market is changing due to pressure on cocoa farmers when she talks to Dr. Kristy Le...

This week on Taking Stock, Mandy Jonston sits in for Susan and is joined by Russ Mould of AJ Bell to look at just how troublesome or not President Trump’s tariffs have been to global markets. Mandy talks to tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker about Nvidia now being the world’s most valuable company. Plus, we enter the Video Game ‘Wars’ when Mandy talks to Olivia Fahy of Geek Ireland about which co...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Arthur Kay, co-author of ‘Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars.’    Susan is also joined by Mairéad O'Driscoll, professional tax advisor AKA The Tax Nerd, to look at how to minimize your Capital Gains Tax and what you might be liable for.   Plus, we hear about the incredible business journey of...

This week on Taking Stock  Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Ken Hughes the author of ‘Taylormaking: A New Era of Modern Branding and Customer Connection’ which explores what we can learn from Taylor Swift’s unique ability to build loyalty, intimacy, and emotional connection with her fans — and translates that into a playbook for modern business.  Susan asks what is behind this rise of Silve...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton looks at the growing trend of people tuning away from social media when she talks to regular tech contributors Chris Stokel-Walker and Elaine Burke.   With France going through more political and economic turmoil, Susan is joined by Mike O’Sullivan, author of The Levelling. Plus, with more mortgage providers entering the market, Susan talks to Mi...

With the campaigns to be the next Irish President in full swing, this week on Taking Stock Susan looks at how much candidates are spending and what is the cost of the office to the economy, when she talks to Tech and Democracy Strategist Liz Carolan. Norway is always held up as the ‘best-in-class’ when it comes to managing the public finances and Susan take a deep dive into Norwegian economic Mira...

With the huge success of The Traitors Ireland, this week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Jill Downey, Managing Director of Core Sponsorship, who led negotiations on all the major brand deals for the show. With more and more companies spending eye-watering amounts of money on AI, Susan talks to Melissa Heikkila of the Financial Times about where this money is going and to what end. Pl...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton looks at the idea of the ’15-Minute’ city, where urban planning allows for residents to be only ever 15 minutes away from everything and anything they need. She is joined by Aitor Hernández-Morales of Politico. Sinead Ryan talks to Susan about the changing saving and spending habits of Gen Z. Plus, Susan debates the merits of scrapping ‘earnings’...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton looks at how agentic AI is changing and maybe making customer service a lot poorer when she talks to Elaine Burke of the ‘For Tech’s Sake’ Podcast and Ecommerce expert Vinny O’Brien. With an eventful week for the Murdoch Family, Susan talks to Hannah Miller of Bloomberg about their new ‘succession’ plan. Plus, in a week where the Irish Fiscal Advisory...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton convenes a panel of some of Ireland’s busiest entrepreneurs when she talks to Pat McDonagh of Supermac’s, Lorriane Heskin of Gourmet Food Parlour and John Purdy of Ergo. We hear what they think the government needs to do to improve the landscape for indigenous Irish companies. Plus, with a possible IMF bailout being mentioned in France, Susan talks to...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Darina Allen of Ballymaloe Cookery School and Jack Spillane of Spillane World Markets about the economics of Farmers and Food Markets. Susan also looks at the economic impact of Ireland’s rising population when she talks to planning expert Conor Skehan and Professor of Geography at Maynooth University Mary Gilmartin. Plus, with the news that...

This week on Taking Stock, Susan HayesCulleton speaks to Reuters reporter Ann Saphir about what’s going on at Jackson Hole and why the annual event is so important for global economics. With Electric Picnic coming into focus, Susan lifts the hood on the economics of music festivals with Conor Hughes, Business Director at Core Research. Plus, as 'The Economist' bluntly claims, Ireland is not rich....

This week on Taking Stock with Susan HayesCulleton:  - Across Europe, defence spending is surging to levels not seen in decades. Declan Power, Security and Defence Analyst, joins Susan to discuss where defence spending goes, what it is preventing, and explore what the economic and policy implications may be for the bloc in the coming years.  - We hear from Miri Rodriguez, the co-author o...

This week on Taking Stock with Susan HayesCulleton: - Following the publication of Revenue’s Taxation of Income from Social Media and Promotional Activities guidelines, Susan is joined by Mairead O’Driscoll, professional tax advisor, aka The Tax Nerd & Mark Corcoran, Marketing Manager at Taxback, to find out what it all means for content creators in Ireland. - We’ll be finding out how your bra...

This week on Taking Stock with Susan HayesCulleton: Sarah Collins, Brussels Correspondent with the Business Post & John Fitzgerald, Professor in the Department of Economics at Trinity College Dublin, join Susan to give their views on this week’s EU-US trade deal. Susan looks to find out more about the next phase of the EU AI Act that comes into force this week with John Callahan, President and...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to David M Walker, a former Comptroller General of the United States, about the current state of American economics.  Susan also looks at the economics of ‘food labelling’. Plus, Jamie Smyth of the Financial Times talks about Big Oil’s possible pivot back to fossil fuels.

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton debates the future of the Pub and looks at the economic realities of running a pub in modern Ireland, when she talks to economist Colm McCarthy and Michael O'Donovan, President of Vintner's Federation of Ireland. Pilita Clark of the Financial Times looks at how the next financial crisis might look a lot different than what we might expect. Plus, Thoma...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Michael Aldous and John Turner, authors of 'CEO: The Rise and Fall of Britain’s Captains of Industry'. Susan talks to Daniel Murray of the Business Post about why Ireland has a Sovreign Wealth Fund and if economic ill winds might clip its wings. Plus, Kate English of Deloitte on how threatened Tariffs are impacting Global Stock Markets.

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton looks at the economic realities of being a full-time carer when she talks to Majella Beattie from Care Champions as well as Jaimie Williams, Co-founder and Chair of the Phoenix Rising Network. Susan also hears about Big Tobacco and their continuing attempts to turn a profit when she talks to Clara Murray of the FT. Plus, Thomas Harr on his book 'The G...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton talks to Daniel Thomas of the Financial Times about how some advertising and marketing departments seem to be changing priorities in a changing world. Economist Dan O'Brien takes a look back at the financial crisis of 2008 and asks if we are repeating any of those mistakes today. Plus, Susan is joined by Dr Chinyere Almona from the Lagos Chamber of Co...

Susan is joined by David McGee who is PwC ESG Leader to talk about PwC's new report 'Reconfiguring the Global Food System' which looks at re-designing how we produce, process and consume food.

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton looks at not just the cost of insurance but also the 'types' of insurance we're paying for and asks Sinead Ryan if we're spending too much on the wrong kind of insurance? David McGee PwC ESG Leader looks at a new report 'Reconfiguring the Global Food System.' Plus, Susan is joined by Javier Espinoza of the Capital Forum to examine what the new Savings...

This week on Taking Stock Susan Hayes Culleton looks at the growing numbers around pet ownership and asks if we have reached peak pet when she talks to Charles Cosgrove of Village Vets. John Burns of the Irish Independent assesses what NAMA did and didn't do for the country. Plus, Susan looks at a new report from global law firm Taylor Wessing which shows that confidence remains high across the Me...