Joe Lynam

OK, so in general then, so for people who would be interested in this, they would obviously want to back the company.

They would have the additional benefit from EIIS of the tax relief.

And then in addition, of course, they're also then making a difference to the lives of the people who you would fundamentally go on to impact.

And we really appreciate your time and that very best wishes to you on that.

That's Dr. Michelle Tierney, co-founder and chief scientific officer of Synthesis Medical.

Now, to take a look first off at the papers, Fiona Redden in the Irish Times has what she calls a post Christmas to do list.

She says, move your savings, call your health insurer and review your mortgage.

Now, I have to tell you, my aunt used to say to me before that on the 2nd of January, what she would do is she would take time out to go and count her money and then she would decide what she needed to do with the money that she didn't need.

And it sounds like Fiona Redden has a list ready to go for her.

Now, in the examiner, we see that the Excel recruitment salary guide for 2026 is out and it shows that 81% of candidates want a mix of office-based and remote work.

Now, interestingly, when I came in to Shane Coleman on News Talk Business yesterday with one of the main stories that had broken in the morning,

There was an IBEC study out primarily saying that one of the top three concerns that businesses have today in Ireland and looking into 2026 is indeed hybrid working.

So there is a rhyming there between the two.

Now, also, 67% of businesses had problems recruiting staff in 2025.

And one can understand that since the unemployment rate is as low as it is.

So textbook economics would tell you that full employment is when the economy has unemployment of 4%.

Now we're at round about 4.5%.

So therefore, when it comes to looking at where to find people, as that study says, then the talent pool is a little bit tight.

And in addition, of course, we do have a rising population for the past four years in a row.

the Irish population has grown by 100,000 people.