Business Post Podcasts

On this week's episode, Dalton Philips, the chief executive of Greencore, talks to Peter O'Dwyer about the company's recent 100-year celebrations and the legacy behind it. The storied executive talks about working with Galen Weston at Brown Thomas, managing disgruntled shareholders at Morrisons and why the system that limits the terms of DAA executives is 'bonkers'. Philips details the company's r...

On this week's episode, Charlie talks to Harrison Rolfes, senior research analyst at Pitchbook – a data company that tracks global private and public capital markets.  Harrison and Charlie talk about the Anthropic IPO and the advantages of the company going public before its closest competitor, OpenAI.  Charlie asks Harrison if the astronomic growth of Anthropic is sustainable in the long run, and...

On this week's episode, Danny O'Gorman, the general manager for UK and Ireland at Freenow, talks to Peter O'Dwyer about Lyft's acquisition of Freenow, the businesses Freenow has itself been snapping up, and how robotaxis are closer to becoming a reality than you might think. The pair talk about Freenow's 14-year history in Ireland and the many iterations of the brand over that time.  O'Gorman talk...

This week on the Connected Podcast, Charlie Taylor talks to Nora Khaldi, chief executive and founder of Nuritas. Nuritas is an AI-driven biotechnology company that hopes to unlock the hidden potential in plant peptides. Charlie and Khaldi discuss Nuritas's humble beginnings at laboratories in Trinity College and the benefits of building a startup in Ireland. Khaldi speaks about the aims of Nuritas...

On this week's episode,  Anthony Scaramucci from The Rest Is Politics: US, talks to Daniel McConnell about his new book, All the Wrong Moves.   The former White House communications director turned podcaster talks about how America became an environment for Trump and MAGA to take hold of the world's largest democracy.    Scaramucci details how China became the second-biggest global economy, and th...

This week on the Podcast, Charlie talks to Guillaume Princen head of EMEA for Anthropic at the International AI summit in Dublin.   Princen speaks about the aims of Anthropic moving forward- keeping safety within the "DNA" of the company and aligning with governments on regulation and pacing the frontier.   Princen talks about  Anthropic's growth and the movement of AI to agentic models.   Princen...

Martin Tormey, chief executive officer of Goodbody, Ireland's longest-established stockbroking firm and one of the country's leading wealth managers, joins Peter O'Dwyer on the podcast this week. The pair discuss the new Irish investment accounts, the fee structures around them and the offering Goodbody will provide. Tormey speaks about the culture of investing in Ireland and what the future of in...

Fresh off the announcement of a further 200 jobs in OpenAI's Dublin offices, Sarah Friar, chief financial officer, joins Charlie Taylor to discuss the future of the company in Ireland.    Friar speaks candidly about choosing Ireland as the company's European HQ, citing government support and chip development as key reasons for the company's trust in Ireland.   Friar elaborates on OpenAI's educatio...

Budget 2027 was unveiled by the coalition to little fanfare this week. With most of the big-ticket items already leaked to the press in the days and weeks before Budget Day, the publication of the final document was met with more questions than applause. How will the State's new personal investment scheme work? Does the new scaling fund for businesses go far enough? Has the government written itse...

Since its foundation in 2022, Dublin-based employee benefits platform Kota has scaled rapidly not only in size, but also in recognition. The firm has been repeatedly identified by Sifted, the Financial Times-backed tech publication, as the one of the fastest-growing firms in Ireland and the UK and was last week named as the 12 th  fastest-growing start-up in Europe. Kota's chief executive Luke Mac...

With over 40,000 students, revenues approaching €1 billion and a place on the list of the top 100 universities in the world, UCD is among Ireland's most recognised institutions. Orla Feely made history when she was named as the university's first female president. Now three years into her tenure, she joins Daniel McConnell to discuss the third-level education crisis, balancing face-time between st...

Listen back to Connected Live - a panel discussion with some of Ireland's foremost AI experts recorded at the Business Post's AI 2030 event last week. Our tech editor Charlie Taylor sat down with Emma Redmond head of OpenAI Ireland, Graham Abell, VP of software engineering and Ireland site lead at Workday and Eoin Hinchy, founder and chief executive of Irish unicorn Tines for a fascinating discuss...

George Osborne has spent much of his career making consequential decisions and living with the arguments that follow. This was the case during his tenure as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer and is once again in his role of managing director at OpenAI. In this special edition of the Business Post Podcast, recorded at the Business Post's AI 2030 event, listen back to his fireside chat with Daniel McCo...

Since leaving school at the age of 16, Ivan Yates has lived many lives. He went from government minister to a successful bookmaker, to bankrupt, to one of the country's best-known broadcasters. In the final chapter of his career, Yates has once again pivoted - this time to self-help guru. He joins Business Post editor Daniel McConnell to discuss his new book 'The Game of Life and How to Win It' an...

Last week saw 50,000 people descend on San Francisco to attend Dreamforce - Salesforce's flagship tech conference. Movie stars, AI executives and our very own Charlie Taylor were among those in attendance. Charlie sat down with Business Post reporter Alice O'Leary to discuss some key takeaways from the event, including debate on the pace at which AI is evolving and Irish unicorn Fin officially joi...

Alan Joyce is the first to acknowledge his polarising reputation. During his time at the head of Qantas, his public profile oscillated between a cut-throat union buster to one of the best-regarded executives in Australia. Ahead of the release of Joyce's new book, Peter O'Dwyer sat down with the Irish aviation chief to discuss his turbulent career at the top of one of the world's biggest airlines....

Last week saw Apple finally announce the launch of its first folding phone - seven years on rival Samsung's heels. With a hefty price tag starting a $2,000 and alternatives flooding the market, has Apple missed the boat on the flip phone revival? And what does it signal for the firm's position as a market leader? Charlie is joined by Alice O'Leary to discuss. Charlie also sat down with Paul Reilis...

Originally founded as state-run initiative, Kilkenny Design has grown into one of the biggest names in Irish retail. Amid such a challenging period for bricks and mortar stores, how is the business not only surviving, but posting annual revenues in excess of €30million? Kilkenny Design chief executive Evelyn Moynihan joins Peter O'Dwyer this week to discuss the company's legacy, how increased crim...

Nvidia's $12.9bn deal to buy Hugging Face, a collaborative hub for AI, is not only seismic in value - the deal is sure to have huge consequences for the chip giant's trajectory and the shape of the AI industry. To talk us through the potential ramifications, Charlie is joined by Dr Dympna O'Sullivan, Vice President for Research & Innovation at TU Dublin. Business Post reporter Alice O'Leary is als...

As Ireland's accommodation crisis deepens, the position of Housing Minister has become increasingly important to the welfare of the country and increasingly dreaded in political circles. Now 19 months into his tenure, James Browne sat down with our Policy Editor Daniel Murray for a frank discussion on the state of play in Ireland's housing market. The Housing Minister spoke on the market's addicti...

Within just 18 months of launch, Legora surprised itself in hitting annual recurring revenues of $100 million. The AI-powered legal workspace has firmly established itself as one to watch on the global tech stage. How did it get there and with some AI giants already on its heels, does it feel confident about maintaining its position? Jacob Lauritzen, Legora's chief technology officer, joins Charli...

Ahead of the publication of the Business Post's annual Connected 100 list this week, Charlie is joined by venture capitalist and former founder DC Cahalane to discuss how Ireland's tech ecosystem is actually faring.   The pair touch on what is being done right, where Irish tech is falling short and how hesitation in embracing AI could result in the country losing out.   Business Post reporter Alic...

In her eyes, Emily O'Reilly's career has been centred around one thing: the search of truth and transparency. She began this search during her time as a journalist, writing in national titles including the Business Post and the Sunday Tribune, and continued during her tenure as the European Ombudsman. This week, O'Reilly sat down with Peter O'Dwyer to discuss her varied career, how Europe's handli...

On this week's episode, Charlie and Alice delve into Stripe's recent flurry of M&A activity and how the deals will improve the unicorn's standing in the AI revolution. Also up for discussion is Irish sport tech firm Kitman Labs' multi-million dollar partnership with the US soccer league and tech veteran Sean Blanchfield's view on what Ireland's state-backed AI accelerator should look like.    Land...

There are no friends in the AI race - a fact made clear by the ongoing trade secrets row between Apple and OpenAI. As the legal dispute between the two tech giant deepens, Charlie is joined by Business Post reporter Alice O'Leary to discuss the potential fallout. Charlie also speaks to Francisco Geronimo, vice president for data and analytics at IDC, the well-known research firm with a particular...