Joe Lynam

Initially, a sum equal to 1.5% of the gross pay will be taken from their tax after income.

Their employer will pay the same amount and the state adding one euro for every three euros invested by the worker.

The Business Post reports that Europe's economy should brace for artificial intelligence and remove any hurdles that could slow its diffusion to avoid missing out on the technology's benefits.

The European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has said...

Despite warnings from some of her colleagues about stretched valuations for AI firms, Lagarde urged a look at the bigger picture, telling a conference in Bratislava that intense investment waves, including swings in the cycle, aren't unusual.

She also cited evidence pointing to tangible economic gains arriving more quickly than after previous advancements.

Alice O'Leary in the Business Post reports that PhoneWatch, one of Ireland's largest home security companies, recorded a 20% increase in profits last year.

The firm, which is led by the chief executive, Owen Dunn, provides alarm installation, maintenance and monitoring services to more than 120,000 Irish homes, according to its website.

Freshly filed accounts with the company's registration office show that PhoneWatch limited post-tax profits climbed to £22.8 million in 2024.

Turnover increased by 5% to 62.3 million during the year, a trajectory that the directors believed will continue this year.

If you like shoes, then you're probably familiar with the Dune brand of both men's and women's footwear.

The label was started in 1992 by my next guest, Daniel Rubin.

Having previously been a family-run supplier to supermarkets, nowadays Dune has 350 stores worldwide, including concessions in many prestige department stores worldwide.

Although it's called Dune London, most of the shoes are actually made in the Far East.

And much of that amazing story is covered in Daniel Rubin's new book, Soul Survivor, How I Built a Global Shoe Brand.

And Daniel is on the line.

Good morning, Daniel.

Good morning.

Good morning to you.

Thanks for joining us.