Ciarán Hancock

you know, the geopolitical situation, the global economy, fears of a recession and all of that?

And any downtime?

You've got to see a baseball game, I think.

All right, busy trip.

Any hot tips on who might win the award when it comes to November time?

Okay, we'll see how that plays out.

In Curran, thank you for joining us.

Okay, that's it for this episode of Inside Business.

My thanks again to Marian Finnegan, Ombra Kennedy and In Curran for joining me on the show.

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I'm Ciarán Hancock.

Until next time, take care.

Hello, I'm Ciarán Hancock.

Welcome to Inside Business.

How high could oil prices go?

It's a topic troubling many homeowners and businesses in Ireland as the conflict in the Middle East drags on.

Economist John Fitzgerald and Cliff Taylor of the Irish Times join me shortly for that discussion.

In the second part of the show, Umber Kennedy of the Irish Times will bring you the latest on plans for a winter sports arena in Cherrywood, South Dublin.

but first to the price of oil.