Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

The company Avanade which has a decent presence here in Ireland, is now shifting its focus to copilot and how companies can radically save time and hopefully money, by using the AI solution.  Speaking to Joe this morning was Pamela Maynard the Chief Executive of Avanade .

A look at today's business stories and websites with Joe Lynam and Aidan Donnelly from Davy's.

Unemployment may be at record lows and Growth is at a sustainable pace but SMEs have been feeling the heat from a series of new costs on employment including higher minimum wages and holiday and sickness pay.  The Government says it’s going to make things easier especially on the PRSI side of things but is it becoming too expensive to hire people in Ireland?  The Minister for Enterprise...

There’s nearly an announcement every day about AI these days.  Only on Tuesday Google was trumpeting what the economic benefits might be for this country once countless tasks become automated by AI.  But what about the careers that will inevitably be lost?  The European Association for People Management says there should still be ‘decent work and good jobs’ as workplaces adopt more...

A look at today's business stories and websites with Joe Lynam.

Dawn Meats started off with 3 farming families in County Waterford in 1980. It now has 8,000 employees all over the world selling its meat products. It can add the large and growing market of South Korea to that list after six years trying to get into the rapidly growing Asian market. But how has the business been affected by the perceived shift away from red meat products?  Speaking to Joe t...

With voting in the EU and local elections starting in 12 days, many parties have claimed that Ireland is in a ‘cost of living crisis’.  But are we?  Unemployment is at record lows, real incomes which take account of inflation are up and the economy is growing robustly.  But prices soared in the shops and forecourts in 2022 and much of last year and they have not retreated back to wh...

Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look at the business news this morning.

In a recent interview on Newstalk Breakfast, the Justice Minister Helen McAtee said there were no plans to change the current rules surrounding how much and under what circumstances students from abroad could work here in Ireland. This has been condemned by some in the hospitality sector, given the squeeze in finding  employees. Also disappointed were recruitment agencies and Joe spoke to Sha...

Tonight is the annual Irish Sport Industry Awards which celebrate the value of Sport to the Irish economy, and excellence in the business of sport.  It comes after the Europa League final was hosted in Dublin and attracted thousands of German and Italian fans and showcased Ireland as a venue for major events.   Mary O’Connor the CEO of the Federation of Irish Sport spoke to Joe ahea...

Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam takes look at today's business stories and websites.

Despite the open border and few if any restrictions, trade between the 2 parts of this small island is still relatively modest. Nonetheless cross border trade is growing and with them profits according to InterTradeIreland’s All Island Business Monitor. Speaking to Joe this morning was Martin Robinson iDirector of Strategy with InterTradeIreland.

When you hear the name Jacobs many of us might think of the cream crackers but in fact they are specialist consultants which advise giant builders on how to design and construct big infrastructure projects such as the Dunkettle interchange or BusConnects.   Now Jacobs is hiring an additional 100 people as it makes Ireland its European HQ. Speaking to Joe this morning was Maurice Gil...

A look at today's business stories and websites with Joe Lynam.

eScooters are now legal on Irish roads for anyone over 16 despite years of not being policed.  You can now book an eBike or eScooter using Freenow.  It comes as Dublin faces a major shakeup in terms of traffic allowed into parts of the city from August and rumours that drivers were quitting the industry. Charlie Gleeson the General Manager of Freenow Ireland joined Joe this morning.

Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly joined Joe to discuss how it’s been a mixed bag week for one of the world’s biggest companies Microsoft.

A look at today's business stories and websites along with Joe Lynam and Kate English from Deloitte.

Whether it's Tayto, Caprisun, Coca Cola or Nestle, we’re all familiar with the brands but did you know who is responsible for distributing those household brands from boats to supermarket shelves?  Well that’s down to Primeline which is one of the biggest logistics companies in Ireland. Joining Joe this morning to chat about the business was Tim Cummins is Chief Executive with Primeline.&nbsp...

If you've ever tried to book a table in a popular restaurant at the last minute recently, you’ll know not to expect to get a place and ergo that the consumer is in rude health in Ireland. Two years after interest rates started rising and barely a year after inflation reached almost double digits.  But sentiment fell for the 4th month in a row according to the Credit Union survey.  So wha...

A look at today's business stories and websites with Joe Lynam.

Americans go to the polls in 5 ½ months and surveys suggest that Donald Trump will return to the White House.  What will that mean for this country which is so dependent on US foreign direct investment?  One man who knows US politics very well on the Democratic side is former Congressman for NY, Joe Crowley.  He’s over here for the Global Economic Summit in Killarney and took time o...

What do you know about Quantum number generation?    Well as you know it’s a clever way to prevent cyber-attacks by using advanced computing to create random numbers which cyber criminals cannot easily guess.  Now a Spanish company called Quside is working with Equinix data centres to provide these security services in Ireland. Joining Joe this morning was Carlos Abellan is the chie...

A look at today's business stories and websites along with Joe Lynam.

The Minister for Finance warned yesterday that up to a third of jobs in the Irish economy might be at risk from AI.  He stressed though that it doesn't mean rampant unemployment but rather how and where we work might change in future.  One company which has hitched its wagon to AI is the cloud computing business ServiceNow which has just taken the top 4 floors of the new landmark Dawson...

The Global economic summit begins this week in Killarney with some very big names in attendance including Hilary Clinton, Prince Albert of Monaco and Mary Robinson.  They’ll be doubtless tackling the big geopolitical themes and what they mean for companies and Governments.  The event is Invite-only but we’ve got someone who is invited.  He’s Brendan McKenna and he’s Emerging Markets...