Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

Last week we had a business leader on the show who said that the civil service here simply didn't ‘get’ entrepreneurs.  It’s certainly true that risk taking and starting your own business is not for everyone.  Paul Cheek, the Executive Director of the MIT Martin Trust Centre for Entrepreneurship was a serial tech entrepreneur and now lectures in the world famous MIT about startups and in...

According to the Banking and Payments Federation, a measly 28% considered moving their home loans over the past year, even though interest rates are now coming down.  Even though it may not be in the best interests of all its members the BPFI is launching a new website to promote switching called InYourInterest.ie and promoting a standardised salary certificate.   We got the details...

Love it or loathe it the deposit return scheme for bottles and Cans has been with us since February and the latest data from the largest Supermarket group in the land says that there is a “return rate“ of 95%. The Musgrave group which owns Centra and Supervalu, has more than 100 machines operating in its stores.  But is it too soon to declare a victory and what else can be done by consumers t...

One of the world’s most famous makers of tyres is of course Michelin even though they were invented by an Irishman  John Boyd Dunlop from Belfast.  Speaking to Joe this morning was  Cyrille Roget is the Director of Science and Innovation Communications at Michelin.

Joe takes a look at the main business headlines this morning.

Aquatech is the application of technologies to the growing of seafood to make it more predictable, reliable and safe. BIM the body that promotes the seafood sector has launched a new ‘innovation studio’ to promote Aquatech and the so-called “blue economy”. Caroline Bocquel is the Chief Executive of BIM 

Kathleen Brooks XTB brings us all the international business news.

The Finnish airline Finnair has 10 flights a week between Dublin and Helsinki.  It’s increased its passenger numbers from here by nearly 80% over the past 2 years alone and now it’s competing with Aer Lingus in hoping to attract visitors from much warmer climbs for so-called ‘Cool-cations’ to get away from searing temperatures in the summer.  Joe spoke to Anssi Partanen is Market Di...

Zoom is trialing using an avatar of you to attend their platform meetings. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brings us the details.

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

The financial services company SEI is opening its biggest European office near Harcourt Street and more than doubling its 400 staff numbers here.  The company said it picked Dublin for staff retention purposes.  SEI specialises in areas including investment processing, operations and asset management. Speaking to Joe this morning was Bryan Astheimer who is the Head of SEI’s Investment Ma...

The Irish Civil service simply doesn’t ‘get’ entrepreneurs. That is one of the claims made by the business lender GRID finance. Is there any way we can change the culture within the civil service and the investment community?  With banks unwilling to lend to many start-ups and very weak capital markets in Ireland, many Irish SME‘s turn to non-bank lenders to get their funding. Derek Butler is...

A "game-changing moment" is how the boss of the new settlement body between the big online platforms and their users was described.  The new out-of-court agency hopes to be the place to arbitrate on decisions to take down or leave up content users believe is hate speech, incitement to violence or other categories deemed unacceptable.  The Appeals Centre Europe, which was set up as part o...

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

The Government has announced a new grant scheme for companies called Power Up. It means SMEs who have seen a significant surge in energy costs since 2022 can get a grant worth up to €4000 supposedly this side of Christmas. Joe asked Enterprise Minister Peter Burke how the money would be allocated and whether it would be an easier process than the last energy support scheme for businesses.&nbs...

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

We take a look through Tuesday's business news headlines.

What do Mace, Power City and GoMo have in common?  They are all among the biggest fallers in the customer experience charts this year. According to the annual CXi study of perceptions towards major brands in Ireland.  The credit unions remain at the top when it comes to customer service - followed by the likes of Dunnes, McCabes pharmacies and An Post.  Needless to say Ticketmaster...

 Having a home office is something that is definitely appealing for those who work from home a lot.  But how about a home sauna in your back garden or a pod if you're lucky enough to own land and want to rent it out.  There’s an Estonian company on the market now in Ireland called ÖÖD and they offer high end solutions for outdoor living or working and Matthew Parkinson from ÖÖD House joi...

A study from MyHome.ie suggests that we would need another 200,000 homes to have the same ratio of homes to population that the UK already has.  It follows, therefore, that asking prices for property are rising by 7.5% over the past 12 months with one in 7 homes selling now for 20% above the asking price. Conall Mac Coille is chief economist with Bank of Ireland and author of the MyHome...

In last week’s budget, the government said it would use the €3bn from the sale of AIB shares to boost Ireland’s creaking infrastructure notably Housing, energy and Water. Kaine Lynch is the Director of Infrastructure with the consultants Turner & Townsend  advises others how best to build big infrastructure projects such as motorways such as the infamous A5 road in Northern Ireland or und...

Joe Lynam looks through Monday's business news headlines.

The advertising agency BBH has made many famous commercials over the years including the famous Levis commercial in the laundrette with Nick Camen.  But how do these agencies work and how do they persuade companies to take risks?  To explain all Joe was joined on the show by Karen Martin the Chief Executive of BBH Ireland. 

Ministers within the European Union will vote on whether to impose swingeing tariffs on Chinese made electric Cars. They were found to have been subsidised by Beijing earlier this year.  The problem is China may respond with trade sanctions on European products including goods from Ireland, which could set off a trade war.  Finbarr Bermingham from the South China Morning post joined...

Economist Austin Hughes takes a run through Friday's business news and markets.