Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

The UK state pension currently stands at £170 or just over €200 a week.  That is about €63 less than here in Ireland but nothing to sniff at if you worked for a few years in Britain – and you may be entitled to it. But the deadline is rapidly approaching to buy up to 18 years of credits at a low rate. John Ring is the chief executive of XtraPension and he join Joe Lynam to go through your bes...

Deloitte’s Kate English joins Joe Lynam for Breakfast Business to go through all the big business news from the past week.

Tom Hayes used to be a trader with the investment banks Citigroup and UBS based in London.  He was found guilty in 2015 of manipulating the key LIBOR interest rate -- something he always vehemently denied. But this week - after serving 5 years in jail - he appears before the top court in the UK hoping to overturn that conviction and clear his name. Andrew Verity, correspondent with the BBC an...

Joe Lynam goes through all the biggest business news of the day.

Dr Conor O’Toole from the ESRI joins Joe Lynam to go throw the growth forecast for the Irish economy this year. the ESRI says that even if 25% tariffs are applied on Goods entering the US and the EU retaliates; growth -- measured as Modified Domestic Demand -- would still be a healthy 2.8% this year before falling to 2.1% next year.

Kathryn Hannon from RBC Brewin Dolphin joins Joe Lynam to go through some of the big economic news across Europe.  From The UK’s Spring Economic Statement to positivity in the German market, get all the latest here.

Joe Lynam is joined by Matthew Coffey; the co-founder of Squid Loyalty which provides customer insights via loyalty programmes to businesses. Matthew raised €1.7m in a share offering last week which was paid for by ordinary retail investors as a type of crowdfunding, an innovative way to tap venture capital in a world that traditionally relies on bank loans or state investment.

The switch in fortunes between the American and European stock exchanges since Donald Trump came to power has been swift and pronounced.  But is it a blip or a trend? Joe Lynam is joined by Gary Connolly, Head of Advisory and Execution-Only at Davy to go through the change in markets today.

Joe Lynam takes a look at all the business headlines this morning.

Although Trump hasn't yet enacted a global tariff on all goods coming into the United States, the mere threat of it happening as early as next week has disrupted the cost of doing trade as well as supply chains.  Companies are looking at who they trade with and where they make their products to avoid tariffs which could be life threatening for some businesses.  So how bad is the issue? J...

The Central Bank of Ireland has updated the Consumer Protection Code for the first time in 13 years.  From March next year banks will have to clearly set out for homeowners how much they will pay for mortgages and what the options are in plain language - when they come to the end of their fixed rate period.  This new code comes despite the central bank disbanding the consumer protection...

Tuesday's business news review along with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Everyone knows that buying a house is one of the more stressful things you can do in your life.  If you're selling, you're worried about the buyer finding issues in the title and if you're buying you can't wait to get in but their side delays.  The problem of course is that conveyancing is still a very analogue business and totally out of date. Mike Stack is the chief executive of Beam h...

All the national and international business news along with Kathleen Brooks from XTB.

We’re about a week away from what Donald Trump calls ‘Tariff day ‘on April 2nd.  We don't know how much or on what goods but it’s going to be disruptive for global trade. So what is the mood among the lobbyists in Washington whose clients hope to avoid getting caught in the Trump trade wars? Speaking to Joe this morning was Anthony Campau who  served in the first Trump White House a...

43% of us have no savings and are struggling financially and almost a third of the key age group of 35-54 year olds have no pension savings.  They are the result of a survey by the financial education consultants LIA which highlights an overwhelming lack of confidence in money matters.  Joanne Keane is the Chief Executive of LIA joined Joe in studio this morning.

Ireland is not famed for its steel industry we usually outsource heavy industry to other bigger nations. But we do make the stuff and a Laois business is investing €16m in its plant which will create 62 jobs in the Midlands. And as Europe rearms, they could end up being far busier than they expected a year ago.  Speaking to Joe on the show this morning was Tony Woods the boss of Midland Steel...

 Friday's business news and markets along with Joe Lynam and Aidan Donnelly from Davy Stockbrokers.  

Thursday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

Yesterday Avant money launched a new mortgage product called Flex Mortgages.  It’s the latest offering from Avant which is owned by the Spanish company BankInter which is deepening its investment in Ireland every year and putting it up to the pillar banks. Brian Lande, is the Head of Mortgages for Avant joined Joe this morning.

The energy provider Flogas will be providing all of Emerald Park’s renewable energy from now on. The deal involves solar panels, recharging points and guaranteed sourced renewable energy for the adventure park formerly known as Tayto Park.   Joining Joe on the show was John Rooney the Chief Executive of Flogas. 

Inward investment has helped make Ireland one of the wealthiest and most prosperous countries in Europe.  But FDI has been turned on its head by Donald Trump who has started a global trade war and aims to punish nations who he thinks are taking advantage of the US tax system. So attracting overseas investment is getting harder.  What will Ireland’s IDA do?  Michael Lohan the Ch...

The US remains the biggest single market for its goods exports - notably in the pharmaceutical sector. But the threat on that sector from the White House has started to undermine the Irish economy according to the latest Central bank quarterly assessment.    The report said that geopolitical and tariff concerns have blurred the picture for the Irish economy. But it says that domestic gro...

Wednesday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

Tuesday's business news headlines along with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.