Down To Business

This week Bobby was live from Cape Town in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat where he explored Robben Island's place in the social and political history of South Africa.

Joining Bobby from Cape Town in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat was 'The Beast' Tendai Mtawarira.

Joining Bobby from Cape Town in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat was Jannie Durand, the CEO of Remgro.

Joining Bobby from Cape Town in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat was: Conor Hanley - FIRE1  Hugh Cormican - Cirdan Sharon Cunningham & Orlaith Ryan - Shorla

Joining Bobby, from the wonderful Cape Town here in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat, was Angela from Philippi Village.

Joining Bobby, from the wonderful Cape Town here in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat, was H&M South Africa Country Manager & CEO, Caroline Nelson on the challenges of adapting to the needs of the South African retail market.

Joining Bobby, from the spectacular Cape Town as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat, to examine the opportunities of doing business in South Africa was: Ivor Queally, QK Group South Africa  Clare Hughes, CF Pharma  Dr. Barry Flannery, Xerotech Ciaran Burke - Swoop

Joining Bobby from South Africa to understand life in Cape Town and its politics was Geordin Hill-Lewis . The Cape Town Mayor. Bobby was also joined by Prof. Richard Calland , Emeritus Associate Law – and a Visiting Adjunct Professor at the University of Witwatersrand School of Governance, to understand the upcoming election. This week Down to Business broadcasts from the spectacular Cape Town as...

Joining Bobby this week in the executive chair is Padraic Frawley, owner of the Cornstore Restaurants in Cork & Limerick, Coqbull Restaurants in Cork City, Limerick City & Castletroy, Co. Limerick, as well as 65a Restaurant in Spitalfields, London.

Next week’s show will be coming to you from Cape Town in South Africa as part of our annual trip for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat. Bobby is joined by Roger Wallace, Partner Leader for the Programme, to look ahead to what promises to be an exciting and rewarding week.

The cruise industry is estimated to be worth €70 million to the Irish economy every year as the sector continues to bounce back strongly from the challenges of the last 4 years. So, for this week’s Industry Review, Bobby got a sense of how the cruise industry has changed over the years and found out just what it has to offer holiday-makers, young and old. Joining Bobby is: Alan Lynch of Travel Esc...

Temu is now the temple for cheap and cheerful products you probably don’t need but buy anyway, but the downsides are that European regulators claim that it uses manipulative sales techniques illegal under EU law and fails to protect European consumers. Bobby is joined by Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Correspondent for the Irish Times to discuss.

Bobby is joined by Portia Quinn of Harley and Marley, an Irish-owner pet food company that specialises in fish-based pet nutrition.

Joining Bobby to run through the top business stories from the Saturday papers is broadcaster, Valerie Cox and Ronan Reid, Director of Cantor Fitzgerlad Services. Ltd.

Joining Bobby this week in the executive chair was Chris Mee of EHS International

The inaugural Ballymaloe Festival of Food will be running at Ballymaloe from Friday, May 17th to Sunday, May 19th this year to celebrate 60 years of Ballymaloe House. The three-day event will have cooking demos, pop-up dinners, producers’ stalls and activities celebrating the journey of good food from the soil and sea to your plate. Bobby's guest today will also be in attendance to chat to Rachel...

Joining Bobby to run through the top business stories from the Saturday papers is Bob Hoffman of Vista Executive Search and Susan Hayes-Culleton of Hayes Culleton

Now, AI has been affecting how we work for some time now be it through helping to evaluate job applications, streamlining workflows or for assessing pay and performances. But in the past year, generative AI has supercharged that potential and for better or for worse, it is here to stay. But how can AI be utilised to give better feedback to our employees and give them the guidance that can be often...

With several significant changes at the legendary Berkshire Hathaway we ask what the future holds for the company. To do so Bobby was joined by Stephen Cloonan, Non-Executive Chairman of Shaws Department Stores

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair today was Kenny Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer at DAA

For this week's out and about Bobby paid a visit to Ask the Midwife in Dun Laoghaire.

Now, according to the most recent figures, between 2017 and 2022 there has been an increase in market share of the 79 independent microbreweries that are currently in operation in the Republic of Ireland, with the consumption of craft beer rising from 2.9% to 3.4%. But with a hugely competitive market out there and the power of the likes of Diageo and other heavy-hitters still ever-present, how ar...

We’ve all heard of blind spots but a new book is introducing us to our so-called “deaf spots” as more and more people ignore the chatter on pressing issues. ‘Tune In: How to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World’ equips fed-up readers with the tools to tackle our own biases in an information-heavy society. Joining Bobby was author Nuala Walsh, CEO of Mind Equity and behavioural scientist.

KALO, created by Kate O’Neill and Michael O’Malley, is an innovative accessories brand which produces luxury handbags and hairbands made using apple “leather”. Their venture saw them being announced as the winner of Brown Thomas Arnotts Pitch ’23 initiative, which is designed to support small Irish businesses. Bobby was joined by Kate and Michael this morning

Joining Bobby to run through the top business stories from the Saturday papers is Caroline Bocoquel of Bord Iascha Mara and Stephen O’Leary, founder of Olytico