Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

In Europe many of the series and films we see here have been bought at a giant conference in Cannes known as MIPCOM.  It is not just TV, there are also video games, animation techniques as well as augmented and virtual reality.  The Ireland on Screen stand, managed by Enterprise Ireland flew the flag for us last week and one of the popular cartoons is known as Carlichauns. It was represe...

If you've bought a ticket for Cheltenham racecourse or Connacht rugby or even Arsenal Ladies football club, you’ll have doubtless done so using technology from an Irish company called Future ticketing.  They allow all types of sporting clubs to control the money and the data involved in selling tickets. They’re rapidly expanding now in Europe and the middle east and who knows: they might even...

Wednesday's business headlines and news with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Joe Lynam takes a run through Monday's main business headlines.

Insolvencies rates are climbing but are still well below the long term average.  But for small businesses in the hospitality sector, things are even more acute and much of that is down to those high energy costs.  Is the lack of skills especially the traditional trades such as plumbing and carpentry is creating a skills gap which is pushing up prices for all companies.   Speaki...

Oil prices sank 6% over the weekend despite Israel’s attack on Iran. The sentiment has been downwards on Oil in recent weeks despite the horrendous unrest in the Middle east. What about gas prices and the overall trend in energy prices on global markets?  Will SMEs and consumers ever benefit from lower wholesale prices?  Joe asked Robert Maxwell Principal Consultants with the energy...

Consumer spending is the backbone of the Irish economy and was seriously impacted by the inflation spike two years ago. Inflation has abated and real incomes are rising so the latest finding from the Credit Union's consumer survey is that there has been a broad but modest rise in consumer sentiment. The renowned economist Austin Hughes compiles and edits the report for the credit union and di...

You're probably familiar with the Chinese technology giant Huawei.  It’s banned from US government contracts and has gone a bit quieter over here too.  Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly has been taking a closer look at the rise and fall of Huawei and the possible shakeup it could deliver to the smartphone market.  Tech Today brought to you today by PwC.

We take a look at Friday's business news along with Kate English from Deloitte.

Almost a quarter of a millennium ago, Carton Brothers set up a business in Co Meath which became Manor Farm. They now have 140 farmers who process 1 million chickens every single week and supply poultry products to most of Ireland‘s supermarkets. Manor Farm specialises in corn fed and free range chicken but have they been under pressure from animal rights groups or the growth in vegetarianism?&nbs...

We all talk about AI but is there an empirical link between adopting AI for your company and a surge in sales or a fall in your costs?  A survey for Eir Evo suggests there is and it says that more than a third of SMEs have already adopted some AI features.  But a quarter feel that their employees lack the digital skills to utilise AI properly. Martin Wells, Managing Director at Eir...

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

We've had a lot of reforms in the European insurance sector in the last few years, whether it's DORA, CSRD, insolvencies one and two. In Ireland we have seen major changes to the rules surrounding compensation payments from courts for slips and trips in order to get insurance premiums down.  To discuss further Joe spoke to with Petra Hielkema the Chair of the European Insurance and Occupation...

Joe Lynam takes a look at Tuesday's main business headlines this morning.

Discrimination is not new in the workplace and according to a survey out today 60% of employees claim to have seen or suffered from it. But far right or extreme views is the latest tendency to have manifested itself at work according to Matrix recruitment. It suggests that some staff members may be sharing or expressing anti immigrant sentiment as well as a ‘push back’ towards diversity and inclus...

Russ Mould from AJ Bell brings us the international business news this morning.

Behind every product you pick off the shelf in a shop is a tangled and complex logistical network.  Many of us don't know how much paperwork is involved. AllMed is a freight forwarder meaning it helps get products from all corners of Europe to either supermarkets or warehouses.  The business was affected by Brexit but not in the way you think! Martin Carr is the Managing Director of Allm...

Our next guest is an entrepreneur who trains homeless people to become baristas and sell fully recyclable toilet paper.  His new book called Obsolete calls on Entrepreneurs to use their know how for good causes and to give back.  But sometimes it’s difficult to square the circle of making a profit and always doing the best for the environment and society.   Chris Baker joined J...

Did you know that Ireland at 1500 has the highest number of Actuaries per capita in the world.  The vast majority work for insurance companies assessing risk and probabilities. In Fact the insurance sector here is booming helped in no small part by Brexit and a reliable fiscal policy.  But many consumers complain that policy premiums have not been falling despite major reforms to cap pay...

Aidan Donnelly joins Joe on the show to look through Friday's business news and markets.

Enterprise Ireland’s job is to support indigenous Irish companies and encourage them to grow and export.  But it also picks winners and firms with especially good prospects and refers them to a special unit referred to as High Potential Startups. Recently it handed out its prestigious HPSU of the year award. To discuss that and how it picks high calibre entrepreneurs, Joe spoke to Jenny...

The Danish retailers Jysk have been spreading their wings in Ireland.  They hope to have 30 outlets in this country over the next few years.  But is there a risk of market saturation and will they get enough staff to run those stores?   Speaking to Joe this morning was Roni Tuominen the Country Manager of Jysk UK and Ireland.  

Joe Lynam takes a run through of the main business healdines and news this morning.

Are you or your company aware of DORA or NIS2 or the Data Act yet?  They’re all tough new strictures from the EU to protect against data leaks, fraud and cyber attacks and they're coming into force soon starting with the EU-wide cybersecurity directive known as NIS2 which should have started today.  But what are they and what type of companies need to sit up and be ready? We hear fr...

Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a run through of Wednesday's business news headlines.