Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

SCARP is the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process and was designed to cut the costs and timeframes for SMEs needing to be restructured or wound up.  It’s been around in full for 4 years but the take up has been lower than expected.  Many insolvency professionals say that's because the Revenue the nation’s biggest creditor is not using it and has an effective Veto on using SCARPs.&...

Joe Lynam takes a run through Wednesday' business news headlines.

Legislation to force all drink companies to include health warning labels on all bottles of alcohol has been postponed due to the additional costs it would impose on smaller producers.  It’s a small welcome break for whiskey makers who are facing a perfect storm of falling alcohol consumption among young people and potentially huge tariffs on the American market. Joe was joined on the sh...

How good are you at accurately working out the size of a room or an entire house and the actual space within it from architectural plans? Lifesize Plans Ireland turns those plans into life-size rooms that you can walk into and around.  It helps homeowners hoping to expand or build from scratch in order to assess exactly how much space they do or do not have to play with. It’s also a bene...

They are the 3rd largest no frills airline in Europe with the youngest fleet on the continent and from this weekend will have 1000 flights a week.  Wizz air started life in Hungary but is now all over Europe except for one notable market Ireland.  Joining Joe this morning was Yvonne Moynihan, Managing Director of Wizz Air UK.

Joe Lynam takes a run through Tuesday's business news headlines.

In the first quarter of the current financial year, Europe’s biggest airline said profits were up 78% to €820m.  It said that average air fares were 21% higher to 51 per passenger.  But only 5 new Boeing 737s were delivered over the past 3 months and the airline was in the news for supposedly incentivizing its staff to charge passengers for oversized luggage.  All to discuss with th...

Last night, the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025 was introduced in the Dáil by Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance.  The bill seeks to ensure cancer survivors can’t be discriminated against when it comes to obtaining certain insurance products due to their medical history.   Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance joined Tom this mo...

A lot of focus on Ireland’s housing market in recent days and weeks with some significant changes in terms of regulations looking to accelerate development. But what can we learn from other markets in terms of fast-tracking that capital investment that’s badly needed?    Speaking to Tom this morning on the show was Andy Tallon the Head of Debt Advisory at Interpath in Ireland and al...

Joining Tom McEnaney to run through Friday's business headlines Kate English, Chief Economist for Deloitte.    

It’s becoming increasingly clear that AI is going to replace quite a few white-collar jobs in the next 5 years. So what does that mean for those working in entry-level jobs in the law or accountancy or administration which face replacing?  Also we ask has the trade war had any impact on hiring yet?  All to discuss with Siobhan Kinsella from Employment and Recruitment Federation. &nb...

When looking at job adverts, it’s very rare to see how much the job actually pays. That comes to an end in this country before June next year. The European Union‘s pay transparency directive also calls for clarity on gender pay discrepancies and will lead to a whole new body of work for HR departments. But will it add to the cost and administrative burden for employers just when we are trying to d...

Joe Lynam takes a look at Thursday's business headlines.

ICS started off life as the ‘Irish Civil Service building society’, before being bought out, bailed out and then hived off from Bank of Ireland after the financial crisis.  It’s now owned by various Irish investors under the name of Dilosk and it depends on the international money markets for setting its interest rates when it comes to mortgage lending.  But how do you break the strangle...

Wednesday business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

If you have been on a cruise ship lately, the chances are when you make a payment you use the services of Fexco. The company, which was founded 44 years ago in Killorglin, handles much of the backbone of so-called ‘payment orchestration’. Nowadays Fexco also carries out property services with 3000 staff worldwide.  Speaking to Joe this morning was Seán Crowe is the Chief Executive of Financia...

Wind generation in Ireland was the highest on record for a June month, according to Wind Energy Ireland, which today published its monthly wind energy report.    Speaking to Tom was Noel Cunniffe, the CEO of Wind Energy Ireland. 

Joining Tom this morning was Professor Edgar Morgenroth, an Economist at DCU. He’s been exploring alternative solutions to the housing crisis, including the idea of importing homes to speed up delivery and cut cost.

Tuesday's business headlines along with Tom McEnaney.

Tom McEnaney takes a look at Monday's business headlines.

IOB recently launched the first phase of the Irish Financial Services Skills Framework.  The world-first model has been designed to equip Ireland’s retail banking workforce with critical knowledge about the skills needed for the future of the sector.   To explain how it works, Tom was joined by Mary O’Dea, CEO of IOB. 

European shares rose on Thursday, buoyed by signs of progress on a potential trade deal between the United States and the European Union. All to discuss with John O'Loughlin, Leader for Global Trade and Customs Partner, PwC Ireland .  

Emmet Oliver looks through all the business news along with Kate English, Director with Deloitte.

Mayo native Laura Colleran is the founder of Joblar, a new app aiming to revolutionise construction recruitment by cutting out the middleman and connecting workers directly with employers. Laura joined Emmet this morning on the show.

Professional job openings across Ireland increased by 10% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.   All to discuss with Trayc Keevans , Global Director at Morgan McKinley Ireland.