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 This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR John spoke with Economist Jim Power to discuss the economic status of the country after the Exchequer figures were released earlier in the week. Jim also spoke about Brexit and the impact it may have in the coming months. During the week John paid a visit to the Pembroke Hotel on Patrick Street in Kilkenny, he spoke with proprietor of the hotel John Ryan and t...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR John Purcell was joined by Alan Seery of O'Neill Foley who spoke about some of the business news stories of the week, as well his thoughts on the impact of the resignation of Phil Hogan. Shane O'Sullivan founder of Inspiring Excellence spoke with John about how he began his business in Executive Coaching, transferring his experience playing sport at a high leve...

On this weeks episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR Samantha McCaughren Business Editor of the Sunday Independent spoke with John about the business stories that had been hitting the headlines in the past week as well as other business topics that continue to feature in the news. Last week John visited the Mountain View Farmers Market in Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny and while there he caught up with Bee O...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR John Purcell spoke with Olga Barry, Director of Kilkenny Arts Festival about the arts sector and it's impact on the economy, what the festivals such as Kilkenny Arts Festival would have contributed to the local economy in previous. They also chat about how the Festival is taking place this year. Cliff Reid of BoatTrips Ireland chats to John about his company wh...

With National Heritage Week kicking off this week, John spoke with Malcolm Noonan, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform and Green Party TD for Carlow Kilkenny about Heritage and where it fits into business and the economy. Its potential for employment, the responsibilities, and opportunities which it presents for business owners.   James Burke owner and lead consultant at JB&A B...

This week John Purcell was joined by Laura Slattery of The Irish Times, Xuemei Germaine, Founder & CEO of MicroGen Biotech, Maria Couchman, Economic Development Officer with Carlow Local Enterprise Office, Anna O'Sullivan, Director of Butler Gallery and Deirdre Lennon of the Asthma Society of Ireland.

Economist Jim Power joined John to discuss the Government Stimulus Package and the overall environment facing business. Jim shared his thoughts on the positives and negatives of the package and what impact it will have on business. Brexit is continuing to rumble in the background and Jim chats to John about what potentially may occur, and the preparation needed by businesses.  Newly elected Presid...

Eamon Quinn, Business Editor at the Irish Examiner joined John to discuss all the business news stories from the week. One of the top stories of the week was the July stimulus package due to be announced by the Government as well as the ruling in relation to the Apple tax. Alan Seery, accountant with O'Neill Foley Chartered Accountants provided some practical information and advice on the temporar...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR John Purcell was joined by Business Editor of the Sunday Independent Samantha McCaughren to chat through some of the big business stories from the week including the technology issues that posed difficulties at a recent virtual AGM and the story relating to Fintech company Wirecard.  Having recently received a Merit Award at the Justice Media awards for article...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR John spoke with Michael O’Keeffe, Chief Executive of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Michael spoke with John about the BAI, their role in broadcasting & the wider media world, the future of Journalism in Ireland, media consumption by the public and the future of online media. www.bai.ie Dr. Noel Richardson lecturer & director of The National Cent...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR John was joined by Aidan McCullen host & founder of The Innovation Show and a change consultant. Aidan joined John to talk about his story, how he has evolved in his own career after life as a professional rugby player and his interest in the idea of human development & capabilities from very early on. Aidan talks about innovation, change and the import...

Economist Jim Power chatted to John about the current state of the economy and what the future may look like for the economy as we move through the phases of reopening Ireland. He discusses the challenges that continue to face businesses as well as the importance of supporting local. www.jimpowereconomics.ie SME Recovery Ireland Chair, John Moran spoke with John on the programme a number of weeks...

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR Laura Slattery, Journalist & Media Correspondent at The Irish Times joined John to speak about the media industry during Covid-19 and the impact the restrictions have had on the media. She speaks about the highs and lows of the media industry during this time.  Olga Barry, Festival Director of Kilkenny Arts Festival joined John to speak about the importance...

Eamon Quinn, Business Editor at the Irish Examiner spoke with John about the recent CSO figures which were produced for the Irish Examiner, the figures highlight the jobs that will most likely be impacted by the economic downturn. Eamon highlighted the figures for the South East region. Head of Facebook Ireland, Gareth Lambe spoke to John earlier this week. They talked about Facebook, what they ar...

On this week’s episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR, John Purcell spoke with Donal O'Donovan, Business Editor with the Irish Independent. They talk all things business amidst the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and the weeks top business stories, including the recently announced Restart grant aimed at SME's. Mark Cullen, Assistant Chief Executive of the Health & Safety Authority joined John to talk thro...

On this week's episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR John Purcell chatted to Eamon Quinn, Business Editor at The Irish Examiner on all the weeks business stories as well the issues facing the Irish economy over the coming weeks and months. Alan Seery of O'Neill Foley Chartered Accountants joined John to provide further information on the up to date measures introduced by Revenue in addition to the Wa...

This week joining John Purcell on The Bottom Line on KCLR was Kate O'Flaherty of Healthy Ireland, who spoke about the importance of self-care for everyone in these trying times, she also addressed the importance of self-care for those in business from business owners to managers to teams and what help and support is available through the Government Campaign "In This Together". Kate offers some sim...

On this week’s episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR, John Purcell was speaking to Pete Lunn who is the founder and head of the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit & is also part of the team who are advising the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) on some of the measures during Covid-19. Pete discusses the trends and the psychological impact the restrictions of Covid-19 has had on the Iris...

Economist Jim Power joins John Purcell for this week's episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR. Jim discuss the retail sector and the impact the current restrictions are having on the sector with over 110,000 employees currently laid off due to the businesses being closed. Jim highlights the Excellence Ireland, Irish Retail Industry Recovery Plan and some of the points contained within which is aimed a...

Carlow Businessman David Walsh one of the founders of Netwatch, EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist and former president of Carlow Chamber of Commerce talks to John about all aspects of business during the covid-19 crisis. He discusses the impacts on business, the uniqueness of this crisis as both demand and supply are affected and also the speed & the depth of the crisis which is occurring g...

This week John Purcell, chats to Tom Molloy Director of Public Affairs & Communications at Trinity College Dublin on all things business related amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. A sector that has been heavily impacted by the Coronavirus is the Tourism sector. Regional Development Director with Fáilte Ireland, Paul Keeley spoke with John Purcell to discuss the impact in further detail, to outline...

This week on The Bottom Line, the show is packed with lots of practical support and information for businesses during this unprecedented time. John Purcell chats to John Cleere of Red Lemonade who runs #TechThursdayKK, and this week Tech Thursday was hosted on line. John discusses the topic of “Effective Remote Working” which is a situation that many now find themselves in, and offers practical ti...

This week on The Bottom Line, John Purcell talks to regular KCLR guest presenter John Masterson who is a Doctor of Psychology & columnist with Sunday Independent, as well as a communications adviser to businesses. John discusses how people in business can mentally adjust themselves to cope with the enormous challenges businesses have had to face & how they can equip themselves for the futu...

The Bottom Line on KCLR With Sunday 8th March being International Women's Day and with only days left for nominations to be sent in for Network Ireland Business Women of the Year 2020, John chats to Linda Codoul, Vice President of Network Kilkenny to hear more about their organisation and upcoming events.( www.networkireland.ie ) Eamonn Power, Chief Technology Officer with Telenostic discusses the...

In this week’s episode of The Bottom Line on KCLR John Purcell is joined by Alan Quirke, Director of Ireland South East to discuss the recent Financial Times fDi rankings for 2020/21. The rankings showed that Ireland South East is now recognised as a region for the future.   We continue to examine the options available for more sustainable living, over the last number of weeks we’ve spoken about e...