The Bottom Line on KCLR

In this episode of The Bottom Line, John Purcell spoke with Jim Power ahead of the European Central Bank meeting this week. Jim shares his insights on interest rates, inflation and the economy in general. John also spoke with Jim about agriculture and the outlook for the sector.

In this episode of The Bottom Line, we hear from Martin O'Brien, Head of Irish Economic Analysis at the Central Bank of Ireland, who joined John to discuss some of the key points in their latest quarterly bulletin which was released during the week.

In this weeks episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR, John Purcell was joined by Alan Seery of O’Neill Foley Chartered Accountants to chat through some of the business news and issues from the week. Italo Andrade spoke with John about his business – digital business cards.  Italo explained how they work, how they can help save money for businesses and individuals and, how he’s seeking both resellers a...

In this episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR, Samantha McCaughren, Business Editor of the Sunday Independent joined John Purcell, to chat through some of the business stories from the week. Google has announced that starting on July 1st, 2023, the standard Universal Analytics will stop working and, to understand what this means for any business using Google Analytics to guide their ecommerce strateg...

This week, John Purcell presented The Bottom Line live from Arboretum in Leighlinbridge, Carlow for a special programme at the launch of well known local entrepreneur Rachel Doyle’s book - “My Tree of Life”.   Rachel along with her husband Frank and sons Barry and Fergal chatted with John about their business, working as a family, the challenges and successes along the way, and the hopes that Rach...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR, John Purcell was joined by Lorcan Allen, Business Editor for the Business Post, to chat through some of the business stories from the week. With staff recruitment and retention a big business issue that has shot right to the top of the agenda of many businesses, John spoke with John Hurley, CEO of Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce and John O ’Shanahan, Managing Dir...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR, John Purcell was joined by communications consultant and former business editor of the Irish Independent, Maeve Dineen to discuss some of the business news stories from the week. Jimmy Sheehan, Managing Director at Contracting PLUS joined John to chat about blended workforces and the recently released study “Ireland’s Project Economy 2023” -  a collaboration b...

Jimmy Sheehan, Managing Director at Contracting PLUS joined John to chat about blended workforces and the recently released study “Ireland’s Project Economy 2023” -  a collaboration between Contracting PLUS and Trinity Business School which examines  the extent and nature of working as a self-employed contractor or freelancer in Ireland.

In this episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR, John Purcell was joined by Laura Slattery of The Irish Times to discuss the business news stories making the headlines this week.  TradeBridge is a new organisation established with the support of Local Authorities and other business development organisations across the South East. Its purpose is to develop trade links between South East Ireland and Sout...

In this episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR, John Purcell was joined by Colin Duggan, President of County Carlow Chamber of Commerce, to chat through some of the business news stories and issues from the week. Founder of Arboretum, Rachel Doyle joined John to tell us why it’s a great idea to have plants in an office or business, she chatted about Arboretum’s third outlet “Arboretum Urban Green”, an...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR, Colin Ahern was filling in for John Purcell and was joined by Economist Jim Power who provided insights and analysis into the economy. Bryan Corden, Founder & Director of Deycom Computer Services chatted to Colin about his organisation and the work they do, as well as the upcoming Tech Summit which takes place in Carlow on the 31st May and will cover topic...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR John Purcell was joined by Simon Coveney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to speak about the challenges and opportunities facing businesses and to discuss a range of issues such as Brexit, the Environment & the regulation of Artificial Intelligence.  With the motor industry being such a big employer and contributor to the local economy John sp...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR, John Purcell was joined by Lorcan Allen, Business Editor for the Business Post, to discuss some of the business news from the week. Gail Daniels, owner of Bó Bar Soap, chatted to John about starting up her soap making business during Covid, how the idea for Bó Bar Soap came to be, and catering for market segments from people with eczema to grease and oil cover...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR, Norah Ryan, Owner & Managing Director of Barrow Training & Consultancy spoke with John about her own business, some of the issues facing small businesses at present as well as to chat through some of the business stories from the week. Seán Manicle of Manicle Property Insurance Claims joined John to discuss business insurance, the importance of ensurin...

In this week's episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR,  John Purcell was joined by Séamus Marnane, Founder of Catering Innovation Agency to chat through some of the business issues and stories from the week. Breda O’Connor of Systems and Software Solutions chats to John about Excel and how we can be more productive when we are using Excel. Breda also provides some useful tips and advice on how to make...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR, John Purcell was joined by Laura Slattery of The Irish Times to chat through some of the business stories in the news.  Last Thursday was a red-letter day for Tirlán and for the Abbey Quarter in Kilkenny with the official opening of Tirlan’s Headquarters and Collaboration hub by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney. After the official op...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR, Economist Jim Power joined John Purcell to discuss the latest on the banking sector as well as providing insights on the economy and inflation. John Ryan, Global CEO of Healthy Place to Work, spoke with John about their recently released research on health and wellbeing in the workplace and what the learnings are for people who manage businesses. On Thursday,...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR, to discuss some of business news from the week Colin Ahern was joined by Morwenna Coniam, Dublin Bureau Chief at Bloomberg News. Trade Local.ie is a newly launched business and classified website which is aimed at encouraging people to support local and shop local. Ray O’Shaughnessy of Trade local.ie chatted to Colin, about starting up the website, how it work...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR Colin Ahern, spoke with Martin O’Brien, Head of Irish Economic Analysis at Central Bank of Ireland about their recently published first quarterly bulletin of 2023.  Ashling Ward, Network Manager at Carlow Kilkenny Skillnet joined Colin to chat about a new course available to businesses - “Certificate in Strategic and Operational Management" which was launched l...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR, Colin Ahern was filling in for John Purcell and was joined by Marion Acreman, Centre Manager at MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre to chat through some of the business stories from the week. Local Enterprise week was running throughout the country since Monday, and while there were many events taking place locally some of the highlights from the week were the...

Filling in for John Purcell on The Bottom Line this week was Deirdre Dromey, and to chat through some of the business news from the week she was joined by Brian O’Farrell, CEO of County Carlow Chamber of Commerce. Brian also chatted through their “Member’s Green Initiative” and their upcoming events. "Twenty Questions" our feature which gives you the chance to get the know the individuals behind t...

In this weeks’ episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR, Colin Ahern, General Manager of the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel and former President of Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce joined John to discuss some of the business news from the week. Brian O ‘Flynn, Head of Ireland’s Ancient East at Fáilte Ireland, chats to John about the Tourism & Hospitality Sector, how the industry is positioned for 2023 and plans...

Over the last week the EU Commission issued its latest economic analysis and forecast, Eamon Quinn, Business Editor at The Irish Examiner spoke with John about the forecasts for the Irish economy.  With the threat of cyber-attacks being ever present for businesses, Gavin Dixon, Chief Executive of Business I.T. Solutions chatted to John about minimising risk, the importance of having a plan in plac...

Morwenna Coniam, Dublin Bureau Chief at Bloomberg News, joined John to chat through some of the business news stories from the week. On Thursday, the Local Enterprise Office in Kilkenny hosted their Showcase Event for Start-Up Businesses, an event which was specifically designed to help start-up businesses understand and find out more about the services available from organisations with a remit fo...

Lorcan Allen, Business Editor of the Business Post, joined John to chat through some of the business news from the week. They discussed the growth in the Irish Economy, the commercial property market and the threat of a cyber-attack to business. The Student Enterprise Programme is an enterprise education programme that is run in schools across Ireland from first year through to sixth year and give...