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Presented by Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam, this 30-minute programme focuses on the key business stories from home and abroad, market analysis, new business innovations and profile interviews.
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Now, Christmas is a time of increased spending, and while higher prices affect everyone, the “K-shaped economy” shows inflation doesn’t affect everyone equally Economist Austin Hughes joined Susan Hayes Culleton on the show.
Galway medtech SymPhysis Medical recently secured a $1.25m grant to support its push for US regulatory clearance and commercialisation. The firm is also looking to complete a crowd-funding round by the end of the year. Dr Michelle Tierney, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of SymPhysis Medical joined Susan Hayes Culleton on the show to discuss.
Susan Hayes Culleton brings us Tuesday's business news headlines.
Back for Business, the free programme aimed at supporting returned or soon-to-be-returning Irish emigrants to start and develop a business in Ireland, is seeking new applicants for its ninth cycle. The development programme, which is funded by the Irish Abroad Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs, was created to foster and support entrepreneurial activity among emigrants recently returned to Ireland. Paula Fitzsimons, the National Director of Back for Busines,s joined Susan Hayes Culleton on the show.
If 2025 was a year of uncertainty about the Trump tariffs, 2026 is the year of heightened geopolitical volatility. That’s the warning from EY Ireland, who’s Co-Head of Geopolitical Strategy Simon MacAllister joined Susan Hayes Culleton on the show this morning.
Monday's business headlines with Susan Hayes Culleton in for Joe Lynam.
How many times have you received something via a courier which is drowning in bubble wrap and how many times did you wonder what happens to all that protective wrapping which you throw in the recycling? Peter Gregory wondered and decided to do something about it. So he recycles bubble wrap for a living. Peter Gregory is the founder of green-bubble.ie and our Green Business person of the month for December courtesy of Repak.
Friday's business and markets review along with Joe Lynam and Kate English from Deloitte.
The Central bank of Ireland paints a positive picture for the domestic economy in its latest quarterly bulletin. It says modified domestic demand will end up just below 4% this year and a more modest 2.9% next year. But it expects the labour market to cool next year and inflation to remain above target. All to discuss with Martin O’Brien is the Head of Irish Economic Analysis with the Central Bank of Ireland.
Joe takes a run through of the main business news headlines.
Unemployment has remained near all-time record lows of between four and 5%. Despite that research from the professional social media site LinkedIn, suggests that those already in jobs are “hugging“ those jobs are not sniffing around for newer opportunities. This seems to suggest that the market is not as tight as it once was, and moving around is more of a risk than it might have been. All to discuss with Cara O’Leary the Country Manager with LinkedIn.
When the infrastructure action plan was published 2 weeks ago, there was plenty of reaction from big business and the major pressure groups but we haven't heard what family run companies think of it. After all, they employ twice as many people in this country as the public sector and the FDI sector. Joining Joe in studio this morning was John McGrane Head of the Family Business Network.
Boeing sold its first plane into Ireland 65 years ago. It has since sold 1400 aircraft to Irish airlines and leasing companies making us amazingly the 3rd biggest customer in the world. Now the Seattle based plane-make is opening up a new European hub in Dublin airport - possibly to get closer to its biggest single customer. Joe was joined on the show by Jeremy Quin the President of Boeing UK & Ireland and ask him about those delays but began by asking why they had chosen Ireland.
Mike Lynch used to run the chip design giant Autonomy before it was sold to HP for $12bn. HP then sued Lynch for fraudulently overstating the value of Autonomy and won in the British civil courts. His life story is fascinating from an Irish point of view because both his parents were born here and now there’s a superb book about him. It’s called ‘The Curious Case of Mike Lynch: the Improbable Life & Death of a Tech Billionaire’. And its author is Katie Prescott, the Technology Business editor with the Times of London.
Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam brings us Wednesday's business news headlines.
In 2025 Ireland was the leading European domicile for active exchange-traded funds with a huge 94 per cent of market share. That data comes from Irish Funds and ETF Book. Emmet chats to Pat Lardner, Chief Executive of Irish Funds.
Retail pay has increased 40% since 2020, and with National Minimum Wage set to reach €14.15 per hour in January 2026 retailers will face another year of balancing compliance, competitiveness and cost control. This is according to recruitment specialists Excel Recruitment. With more on this Emmet spoke to Nikki Murran, Director of Grocery Retail at Excel.
Tuesday's business news review with Emmet Oliver.
Venture capital investment in generative AI jumped by 65% in the first 11 months of the year. That’s according to new analysis from EY Ireland, whose Technology, Media and Entertainment and Telecommunications Industry Leader Grit Young.
Echelon data centres welcome the new direction from the commission for the regulation of utilities concerning large energy users. All to discuss with Niall Molloy, CEO, Echelon Data Centres.
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