Down To Business

In this week's report, Bobby visits a luxury handbag store with a twist. Paddy Coughlan of Designer Exchange on Exchequer St shows bobby around and explains the value of investing in pre-owned designer handbags.

This week Bobby was joined in the executive chair by Dermot Usher, the former CEO of SONAS Bathrooms and now owner of Cork City FC.

Tech journalist Andy O'Donoghue fills me in on the industry of space tourism, and how it's a good story for Ireland.

While you might not recognise James Burstall but you would have been glued to some of the big TV shows his production company has produced. From The Masked Singer to Wurzel Gummidge, his company Argonon productions has been behind them all. He is also a writer and a thinker. His latest book, The Flexible Method: Prepare To Prosper In The Next Global Crisis, draws on our experience of living throug...

Mentalist Keith Barry chats to Bobby about the power of suggestion and the subconscious when it comes to business.

Joan and Lorcan join bobby to discuss the biggest business stories to hit the headlines this weekend.

Now many of us are guilty of having a sweet tooth, so many in fact that the global chocolate market is valued at over $100 billion. Joining Bobby to discuss the many facets of the chocolate business is: · Simon O'Keeffe, Head of Sales of Lir Chocolates · Aisling Walsh, Marketing Director, Butlers Chocolates · Mary Healy, Director & Co-Owner of The Chocolate Garden

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chais is Ronan Foley, CEO of Gallagher Ireland.

In recent weeks we have been reading a lot about a potential economic collapse but if the most recent data is to be believed, the bleakest of potential future scenarios is likely to be averted. Joining Bobby to discuss the state of the Irish economic landscape is economist, Jim Power.

Since hanging up his Leinster, Ireland, and Lions jerseys, Jamie Heaslip has knuckled down and completed a Masters in Business and championed startups, particularly in the tech area. He joins Bobby to discuss his latest venture 'Limbo' and to chat about adjusting to life after professional sport.

Joining Bobby to take a look at some of the big business stories that are making the news this morning is Ciara McDonagh of Healy Communications & Ian Curran, business reporter with the Irish Times.

The importance of the Agrifood sector in Ireland cannot be overstated. It’s Ireland’s largest and oldest indigenous industry, employing 14% of the workforce in rural Ireland. But how have our farmers been faring over the past couple of years and what challenges lie ahead for the farming & the Agri sector as a whole as we strive to move to greener pastures? Eoin Lowry, Head of Agriculture at Bank o...

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Terry McCartney of Belmont Court and Motel.

Sean Magee is a singer-songwriter from Fermanagh and is now a well-established musician and performer in his own right, playing a wide mix of styles with tonnes of energy. He joins Bobby for a chat and a singsong.

Bobby takes a look at some of the businesses that call Enniskillen home. He is joined by Sarah McHugh, Museum and Heritage Manager at Enniskillen Castle, Noelle McAloon of Enniskillen BID, Genny Brown of Yoga Ocean, and also Joe McGirr of the Boatyard Distillery.

Friend of the show and one of Ireland's most well-renowned and beloved chefs, Neven Maguire, took time out of his busy schedule to come up from Cavan - where he runs his award-winning 'MacNean House & Restaurant' - to chat to Bobby about how he is getting on as well as his relationship with the wonderful town of Enniskillen.

To get a better sense of Enniskillen as a town and a place to do business Bobby was joined on a walking tour by local entrepreneur and founder of 'Enniskillen Taste Experience', Mark Adams.

Bobby takes to the water with Barry Flanagan an architect turned tour guide who is the owner of Erne Water Taxi.

Joining Bobby to discuss the biggest business stories of the day was Caroline Reidy of the HR Suite and Doug Keating of Avalon.

Bobby was joined on his trip to Enniskillen by Fermanagh native Nathan Carter.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair this week is Connor Heaney, MD and Co-Founder of CXC Global.

Jeweller, Paul Sheeran - the man behind the opening of six luxury watch ‘boutiques’ on the ground floor of the new Chatham & King development off Grafton Street - welcomed Bobby to show him around the new retail offering in Dublin city center and to chat about his beginnings in the industry.

For some they are a place of solitude, for others a world of the mythic and the mythical, somewhere to let your imagination run wild but for everyone, a museum can offer a little slice of heaven. To discuss the trials and tribulations of running a museum Bobby is joined by: - Gill Cousins, Director of The Hunt Museum - Tom O'Rahilly, Director of The Leprechaun Museum - Catherine Toolan, Managing D...

As a nation we always seem to punch well above our weight and that was no different this week when it was announced that six Irish business people were named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list. One man who can take at least a little credit for the success of the next generation of Irish entrepreneurs is co-founder of the ‘Junior Entrepreneur Programme’, Jerry Kennelly. Jerry has spent the last 13 y...

For any leader, be it in the field of business, the military, or any professional organization, knowing how to lead and what style will work best for you and your team can often be the biggest hurdle. Neil Jurd is a global expert in leadership development and author of ‘The Leadership Book’ - he joins Bobby to discuss.