Down To Business

Joining Bobby to run through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Linda Daly, Business reporter with the Sunday Times & Doug Keatinge of Avolon.

The words "hero" and "legend" are often thrown about like confetti, but when it comes to Philip King, those two words fit like a glove. As a member of Scullion, he added another level of soul to folk music; as a TV producer, he showed us how far the reach of Irish music really was, and as the co-creator of Other Voices, he literally brought the music back home to Dingle. Philip joins Bobby in Dick...

Broadcasting out of Dick Mac's in Dingle for Blás na hÉireann 2025, Bobby is joined in the Executive Chair by TV Chef & owner of MacNean House & Restaurant, Neven Maguire.

Having become one of the world’s leading stunt coordinators, whose work is seen from James Bond to Gladiator, Mike O’Shea joins Bobby to chat about how he got into this line of work, what's involved in working on major Hollywood blockbusters, and more.

Broadcasting out of Dick Mac's in Dingle for Blás na hÉireann 2025, Bobby is joined by three local food champions whose businesses have become part of Dingle’s identity. Joining Bobby is: ● Mark Murphy of The Little Cheese Shop ● Justin Burgess from Bean in Dingle ● Sean Murphy from Murphy’s Ice Cream

Joining Bobby to talk about the abundant talent and top-quality ingredients available to us here in Ireland is Paula McIntyre, Chef and Food Writer, and Chair of the Irish Food Writers Guild.

Bobby and the Down to Business team were broadcasting out of Dick Macks in Dingle for the Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards and the Dingle Food Festival. Bobby is joined by Artie Clifford, Chairperson at Blas na hEireann; John Doyle from Asset Finance at BOI, who has been involved in the awards for many years, as well as Keith Loftus, Founder of All About Kombucha.

This week, Bobby and the Down to Business team were broadcasting out of Dick Macks in Dingle for the Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards. Joining Bobby to look at the front pages and the business stories of today’s papers are Francis Fitzgibbon of Story Stock Media & Majella O’Sullivan, journalist at Kerry’s Eye.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Stephen Dowling, President International at Fanatics.

We know the government is planning a package of €9.4 billion for Budget 2026 – including €7.9 billion in additional public spending and €1.5 billion in the tax package, but is that a good idea? In the past few weeks, both IFAC - which advises the Government on fiscal matters - and the ESRI have advised the Government of the dangers of overheating the economy at a time of economic uncertainty. Join...

Paul McGee's international bestselling personal development heavyweight S.U.M.O (Shut Up, Move On)has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world fulfil their potential. Paul has just come out with a new edition of the book to mark 20 years of S.U.M.O - he joins Bobby to discuss,

Three tour guides who spend their days turning our history, myths, and the odd pub story into adventures for us Irish people and international tourists alike join Bobby for this week’s Industry Review. Tommy Graham, Editor of History Ireland Magazine & Historical Walking Tours of Dublin Trudy Carmody, Private Tour Guide and Genealogist Colette Farrelly, National Tour Guide & Director of AT...

'Roll It All Butter Pastry' is a family-run business specialising in ready-to-use pastry that has been going for more than 12 years. Joining Bobby to chat about the business is its owner, Mairead Finnegan.

Joining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Joan Mulvihill, Digitization Expert, and Ciaran Hancock, Business Editor of the Irish Times.

Bobby was out & about at the 2025 National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, County Offaly, to get a sense of the state of the farming sector in Ireland and what the future holds.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Conor Sheridan, founder & CEO of Nory.

Irish taste buds have come a long way over the years - from Peking Duck to Tonkatsu Ramen, and Nepali Momo Dumplings to Kimchi Fried Rice. But what’s it really like running a business in Asian food today?  Joining Bobby are three people who know it best: Eva Pau, Commercial Director of the Asia Market Lina Gautam of Monty's of Kathmandu Kevin Hui, Managing Director of China Sichuan

In the week where Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's announced his departure from the company after almost 50 years following an increasingly acrimonious dispute with Unilever, Enda Kelly, Managing Director & Head of Strategy at Folk VML, joins Bobby to discuss if customers actually care about a company’s stance or if it's all about price.

Joining Bobby to go through the business pages from the Saturday papers is Robert Whelan, Managing Director of Rockwell Financial & broadcaster and businesswoman, Norah Casey.

Bobby is joined by Isobel Rimmer, founder and Director of Masterclass and author of 'Present with Presence: Everything you need to plan, prepare, and deliver with impact in any situation'

Following a hugely enjoyable broadcast from Monart Destination Spa in Wexford, with thanks to Eirgrid, Bobby ended the show with a chat and a song with Gavin Glass.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Rory O'Connor, Founder & CEO of Scurri.

Every year, in the last two weeks of October, Wexford becomes the centre of the musical world as the Wexford Festival Opera takes centre stage in the city. Loughlin Deegan, Wexford Festival Opera's Interim Director, joins Bobby to discuss.

Bobby is joined by Diarmaid Gillespie, Director of System Operations at EirGrid, to talk about the future of Ireland's energy infrastructure.

Bobby was out & about with the CEO of the Griffin Group, Michael Griffin, at Monart Solar Farm to find out about this green initiative and what future plans the hotel group has regarding their push for sustainability.