Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

Today's business news review with Joe Lynam.

The rising cost of going to a restaurant for a proper meal probably hasn't escaped your attention.  It means that many of us are trying to cook quality food for ourselves at home.  The pre-portioned home preparation business is growing here and Gousto is one of the biggest.  Set up just before Lockdowns, Gousto has seen a surge in its business and Joe was joined on the show by its f...

Joe Lynam takes a look at Wednesday's business news headlines.

Around 2.2% of the population has a hearing-related disability. The HSE suggests that as many as 8% have the much broader "disabling hearing loss".  The technology has advanced now to the point that hearing aids are so small and effective that they are no longer visible. With the stresses that the HSE are under, finding private solutions is increasingly the way thousands of us solve the...

The budget 3 weeks ago increased the cost of fuel up to an average of €1.72 per litre of petrol and €1.68 for diesel.  We’ve also learned that EV sales are starting to take off in Ireland.  All these reasons mean that petrol forecourts are no longer places just for fuel.  Mini supermarkets are often attached to them to boost revenues. And that's one of the reasons why turnover was u...

One sector which knows a bit about objections is the Data Centre industry.  David Smith is building a large one in Arklow as we speak and hoping to build something even bigger in Waterford. They want to do so by supporting rather than drawing upon the electricity grid. All to chat with David Smith the Deputy Chief Executive of Echelon.

Tuesday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the finance arm of the EU. It provides loans and grants for projects which it believes will support start up and government, especially in the space of decarbonisation. It funded the highly successful Luas construction and the less successful unfinished National Children's Hospital. The EIB has now launched a new toolkit for companies to see where th...

Singapore is on the other side of the world, and like Ireland is a small and very open economy. It relies on free trade and has grown wealthy on FDI. As the world heads into a more protectionist stance and de-globalisation kicks in, both countries fear for the new world order. Both nations also want to find new trading partners to wean themselves off dependencies on much larger economies.  Th...

Kate English, Chief Economist from Deloitte, joined Joe this morning to look at all the business news.

Business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

It’s been a year since the Dublin taskforce reported and the changes have been incremental at best and glacial at worst.  Dublin accounts for 50% of Irish GDP and pays the lion's share of income tax.  But the Dublin chamber is not happy.  It wants a vast improvement in infrastructure delivery in the capital, reform of venture capital schemes and more support for indigenous Irish sta...

Ireland is a nation of emigrants, explorers and travellers and many of us miss the flavours of home when we’re abroad.  Paddy Box is the company that sends a curated and personalised box of stuff we get in our supermarkets but which may not be available overseas. They’re approaching Christmas - their busiest time when they ship up to 10,000 care boxes a month.  Speaking to Joe this morni...

Joe Lynam takes a look at today's business news headlines.

Argentina's Peso has fallen to an all-time low against the U.S. Dollar and has now collapsed by 99.8% since 2009. Now the Trump administration wants to provide a financial lifeline worth $20 billion to the far right government of Javier Milei who faces important elections this weekend. What’s in it for America and is the Argentinian economy worth saving? All to discuss with Jon Farmer is the Edito...

Ever wonder why the big venture capitalists get all the financial upside of a startup while retail investors have to wait until after the floatation? The company called Shuttle has created a platform which they say will enable small investors to get in at the seed funding stage and benefit if the company takes off.  Of course they will also lose their shirt if that startup disappears which al...

A look at Tuesday's business news headlines with Joe Lynam.

Ericsson used to make mobile phones in the 1990s and 2000s before switching to the sale of the kit that mobile operators need to get their signals out there. Now the Swedish giant has signed a deal with Vodafone to provide its Radio Access network for 5G in a number of European nations including Ireland.  All to discuss with John Griffin the Country Manager for Ireland with Ericsson.

Every year the French media buying giant Havas carries out a large consumer survey about brands.  Which ones are up and which are on the wane.  During lockdown, consumers wanted greener and more socially conscious behaviour from companies. But now the survey suggests we are getting more selfish and looking for what Havas calls a ‘Me-conomy’. Joining Joe on the show was Chris Upton the Ch...

Jonathan Healy look at Monday business news headlines along with Russ Mould from AJ Bell.

For ambitious Irish entrepreneurs, getting the right support to scale quickly can make all the difference. One of those who’s done just that is Mark O’Sullivan, CEO & Co-founder of NeuroBell, a Cork-based medical device start-up. His company’s first product, Luna, is a portable brain monitor with AI-powered seizure detection and last week. Mark was named High Potential Start-Up Founder of the...

NorDan, a Scandinavian windows and doors manufacturer, is rapidly scaling across Ireland with a 5 million euro investment and creating 30 new jobs in the Midlands   Speaking to Jonathan this morning was Brendan Harte of Residential Director at NorDan Ireland.

Workday is a Californian software company which handles financial and HR issues using the cloud. They were voted by Fortune magazine in the Top 5 companies to work for in the US. They’re hiring 200 more people here in Ireland for their R&D division for AI and other sectors.  Speaking to Joe this morning was Victoria MacKechnie Director of Corporate Affairs and Operations with Workday...

Friday's business news and markets with Joe Lynam and Aidan Donnelly from Davys.

Shipping still transports the vast majority of products around the world. The longer the journey the more it costs per item. But the attacks on shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi pirates means the Suez canal.  But now climate change and technology means that increasingly China is sending ships via the North Pole to Europe which takes around 20 days rather than 50 days via South Africa.&nb...