Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Episodes
Jysk have been spreading their wings in Ireland
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Danish retailers Jysk have been spreading their wings in Ireland. They hope to have 30 outlets in this country over the next few years. ...
Paul Cheek Executive Director of the MIT Martin Trust Centre for Entrepreneurship
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week we had a business leader on the show who said that the civil service here simply didn't ‘get’ entrepreneurs. It’s certainly true...
Wednesday's business news headlines
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a run through of Wednesday's business news headlines.
A new website to promote switching your home loans
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
According to the Banking and Payments Federation, a measly 28% considered moving their home loans over the past year, even though interest rates are n...
The business of the Michelin company
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the world’s most famous makers of tyres is of course Michelin even though they were invented by an Irishman John Boyd Dunlop from Belfa...
Can we do more to make shopping more sustainable?
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Love it or loathe it the deposit return scheme for bottles and Cans has been with us since February and the latest data from the largest Supermarket g...
Tuesday business headlines
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe takes a look at the main business headlines this morning.
Anssi Partanen is Market Director Europe for Finnair
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Finnish airline Finnair has 10 flights a week between Dublin and Helsinki. It’s increased its passenger numbers from here by nearly 80% ov...
Monday's international business news
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen Brooks XTB brings us all the international business news.
A new ‘innovation studio’ to promote Aquatech
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aquatech is the application of technologies to the growing of seafood to make it more predictable, reliable and safe. BIM the body that promotes the s...
Tech Talk: Zoom AI
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zoom is trialing using an avatar of you to attend their platform meetings. Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brings us the details.
Friday business news with Kate English from Deloitte
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate English from Deloitte joined Joe this morning to look at all the business news.
Financial services company SEI opens its biggest European office in Dublin
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The financial services company SEI is opening its biggest European office near Harcourt Street and more than doubling its 400 staff numbers here. ...
The Appeals Centre Europe will be based in Ireland
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A "game-changing moment" is how the boss of the new settlement body between the big online platforms and their users was described. The new out-...
Derek Butler Chief Executive of GRID Finance
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish Civil service simply doesn’t ‘get’ entrepreneurs. That is one of the claims made by the business lender GRID finance. Is there any way...
Today's business news
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through Thursday's business news headlines.
New grant scheme for companies called Power Up
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Government has announced a new grant scheme for companies called Power Up. It means SMEs who have seen a significant surge in energy costs since 2...
Wednesday business news
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through Wednesday's business headlines.
Tuesday's business news
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look through Tuesday's business news headlines.
The annual CXi study of perceptions towards major brands in Ireland
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do Mace, Power City and GoMo have in common? They are all among the biggest fallers in the customer experience charts this year. According ...
The business of Estonian company on the market now in Ireland called ÖÖD
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having a home office is something that is definitely appealing for those who work from home a lot. But how about a home sauna in your back ga...
Monday's business news
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam looks through Monday's business news headlines.
The findings of MyHome Property report
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A study from MyHome.ie suggests that we would need another 200,000 homes to have the same ratio of homes to population that the UK already has. ...
Building Ireland's big infrastructure projects
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In last week’s budget, the government said it would use the €3bn from the sale of AIB shares to boost Ireland’s creaking infrastructure notably ...
Will we see tariffs on Chinese made electric cars?
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ministers within the European Union will vote on whether to impose swingeing tariffs on Chinese made electric Cars. They were found to have been...
Friday's business news and markets
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Economist Austin Hughes takes a run through Friday's business news and markets.
How do these advertising agencies work?
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The advertising agency BBH has made many famous commercials over the years including the famous Levis commercial in the laundrette with Nick Camen.&n...
The business of Vantage Towers supplying renewable energy
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when mobile phones were new and people had to drive to be near masts in order to get a reliable signal. Nowadays they carry a l...
Biomethane and compressed natural gas as an alternative cleaner fuel
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recently we spoke about Hydrotreated Vegetable oil as an alternative, cleaner fuel for companies and households. But what about Biomethane or Bio Comp...
Thursday's business news headlines
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through Thursday's main business headlines this morning.
Budget analysis live from the HQ of Grant Thornton
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To look back on what Budget 25 brought we were broadcasting live from the very well appointed HQ of Grant Thornton on City Quay. Joining Joe with ana...
The September AIB Irish Manufacturing PMI
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AIB have today published the September AIB Irish Manufacturing PMI. Emmet talks through it with David McNamara, AIB Chief Economist joins me with the ...
A look ahead to 'Budget 2025
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the highly anticipated today we have all been waiting for Budget 2025. Emmet Oliver looked ahead to what it may bring with Dr Lorretta O’Su...
Yuno Energy launches it's gas offering
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yuno is the newest energy provider in town. It’s only been around for a year offering what it claims to be the cheapest electricity on the mar...
Monday's Business Headlines
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe was joined by Russ Mould to review the stories making the business pages.
The Credit Union consumer sentiment index
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Credit Union consumer sentiment index was one of the few voices to suggest earlier this year that the economy wasn't as robust as other higher pro...
A look at Friday's business stories
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate English from Deloitte joined Joe this morning to look at the main business stories.
Youtube is raising its prices for its premium service
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How many of us hate sitting through online Ads before we can watch even the shortest of videos on YouTube? Of course you can skip those ads if you pay...
Thursday's business headlines
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a quick run through of the main business headlines this Thursday morning.
Spending patterns by the government are sustainable
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from the ESRI that it expects growth whether measured using GDP or Modified Domestic demand will be at a steady path this year and next. ...
Ireland's soaring corporation tax receipts money ephemeral ?
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Next week the Minister of Finance will have record sums in his war chest to give away in the budget. That’s mostly down to soaring corporation tax r...
CERTA Ireland launches its 10th filling station Nationwide
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the transition away from fossil fuels and towards fully electric heating and energy, hydrotreated vegetable oil or HVO is being rolled out ...
Enterprise Ireland and IDA part of trade delegation in USA
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The FDI sector in the country was rocked 2 weeks ago after Apple was ordered to pay Ireland up to €14bn in back taxes over a perceived special deal....
Is it good or bad for the economy to clamp down on Hybrid working?
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week Amazon surprised many people by ordering all its white collar staff back into the office from January next year. And only yesterday a survey...
Visa's ‘She’s Next’ programme to support women entrepreneurs.
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Getting mentoring or advice is more important to female business startups than money? That’s one of the findings of study carried out by the c...
Tuesday's business papers
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a look through the business headlines.
Budget 2025 - The less spoken about measures to look out for
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve spent a bit of time talking about what headline announcements to be expected in tomorrow’s budget. But we’re gonna take a step back now an...
Will an alternative market help small firms and businesses
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Dublin stock exchange known as Euronext Dublin lost 3 major companies last year CRH, Smurfit and Flutter. It diluted the depth of cap...
What will companies want to see in the budget?
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Just over a week from now, Jack Chambers will rise to his feet to give his first and the coalition government’s last budget. He will have b...
International news review
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam was joined this morning with Kathleen Brooks from XTB to take a look at the international business headlines.
All the business news with Aidan Donnelly
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through all the business news this morning with Aidan Donnelly from Davys.
Michael Concanon Director of Strategy with the Fintech and Payments Association of Ireland
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when it took a week to transfer money between bank accounts in Ireland. From January it should take seconds. Much of that...
Business of Argentina’s biggest companies is Globant
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of Argentina’s biggest companies is Globant. It was the first Latin American business to float on the NY stock exchange and now the IT and...
The use of mediation for business and consumers
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Using the courts to settle disputes is a very expensive business and excludes the vast majority of consumers and SMEs. But there are cheaper alt...
Could Apple tax decision damage links with large foreign investors?
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week the world of technology and especially the FDI sector here was rocked by a surprise decision by the European Court of Justice to order Ap...
Thursday's business news
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through Thursdays business news headlines.
The popular networking site LinkedIn
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
LinkedIn is one of the biggest social media platforms and certainly the most polite as its users are primarily professionals. It’s a popular n...
The latest assessment of the health of the Irish economy
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest assessment of the health of the Irish economy from the Central Bank of Ireland suggests that the economy is performing well but bottlenecks...
Wednesday's business headlines and news
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at Wednesday's business news headlines.
The biggest annual event in Ireland starts today!
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest annual event in Ireland starts today. Known simply as ‘the Ploughing’ it brings together hundreds of thousands of people every y...
Tuesday's business headlines
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through of the main business stories this morning.
What can MEPs do to steady the EU ship
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday one of the most important commissioners in the European Union, Thierry Breton, resigned suddenly in a row with the President Ursula Von der ...
Monday's big business stories
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look a the main business stories this morning with Ross Mould from AJ Bell.
Companies are benefiting from surge in data centres here
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Data centres love them or loathe them are at the heart of the digital economy and will become even more important as the normal economy takes up the...
Tourism tax a good or bad idea?
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gerald Lawless was the president of the Jumeirah Group in Dubai which includes the iconic Burj Al Arab Hotel. He was also a Director here at the Sh...
Do you know what social investing is?
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what social investing is? Perhaps your company does it to improve its ESG credentials. Mary Lawlor Chief Executive Clann Credo encourage...
We are spending and saving more according to new research
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Even though consumption patterns appear to suggest that we are spending more, new research for PTSB finds that we are in fact saving more than usual a...
International business news and markets
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
International business news and markets with Economist Austin Hughes.
What should small companies realistically expect from the budget?
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 19 days from now the Finance Minister Jack Chambers will rise to his feet to give this coalition's final budget before the election. He has plenty ...
The fourth onshore renewable energy auction was announced this wee
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth onshore renewable energy auction was announced this week. Overall just over 2 GW of solar and wind energy was available to be bidders. ...
Thursday's business news and updates
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news and updates with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Cork company doing it's part for emissions free heating of our homes
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are nearly 800,000 domestic boilers in this country. The vast majority of them use kerosene to heat our homes but kerosene is a pretty filthy ga...
Business leaders closely watching elections worldwide
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump squared off against his presidential rival Kamala Harris overnight and a few sparks flew. Much of the world holds its breath to see who w...
Wednesday's business headlines and news
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through of Wednesday's business headlines and main news stories.
Is Europe falling behind the US and China?
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe was joined by Noelle O’Connell, CEO of the European Movement in Ireland, to discuss Mario Draghi’s recent speech on the EU's economic challeng...
Should Ireland accept Apple’s €13.2 billion fine?
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe was joined by Peter Vale, International Tax Partner with Grant Thornton, to discuss the ongoing legal battle over Apple’s €13.2 billion fine, ...
A look at Tuesday's business stories
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business stories and websites with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Will Google be forced to break up?
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Joe was joined by Steve Thomas, General Counsel with Kelkoo, to discuss the upcoming ruling from the European Court of Justice on Goo...
Why is university funding in Ireland broken?
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe was joined by Seán O’Driscoll, former CEO of Glen Dimplex and current chair of the ESRI and the governing authority of University College Cork ...
Monday's business headlines and news
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We give you Monday's business headlines and news with Russ Mould.
All the business news headlines
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan Donnelly from Davy's brings us through all the big business headlines.
Has Grok harvested enough information from us without our consent?
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The AI large language model belonging to X known as Grok has agreed to stop harvesting personal information and data from European union users. It f...
Emirates and Sligo business Voya together in business
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emirates has doubled the number of flights it makes from Ireland to Dubai every day. Joe spoke with Anita Thomas, the Ireland manager with Emi...
What does it mean for Farmers if Europeans eat less meat
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A report published yesterday says Europeans may need to eat less meat and buy more locally produced produce. Is it a sop to Farmers, who may have...
The importance of making a will
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A shocking 51% of adults have yet to write a Will and only 14% of those bequeath any money to charities. Now the advocates MyLegacy hope to per...
Thursday's business news and updates
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news and updates with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.
John Coleman Chief Executive of the Land Development Agency
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Land Development Agency was set up only three years ago to turn state-owned land into affordable homes. It's set to become the biggest singl...
Wednesday's business headlines and news
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We give you Wednesday's business headlines and news.
Kenny Jacobs Chief Executive of DAA on airport passenger caps
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dublin airport is only allowed a maximum of 32 million passengers in a single year under planning rules from 15 years ago. It’s applied to raise tha...
IBEC publishes it's manifesto
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
IBEC, which represents most Irish employers, is not a political party and is not running for Office but it has just published its manifesto. It’s he...
What investments should the Government make in the forthcoming budget?
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In exactly four weeks, the Finance Minister Jack Chambers will issue his first and the coalition’s final budget before the election. Every sect...
Tuesday's business headlines
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A look at Tuesday's business news headlines with Joe Lynam.
A worrying trend of the decline in apprenticeships applications
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Lockdowns of 4 years created a boom in DIY people tried their hand at doing bigger jobs in their own home rather than pay someone to do it. ...
Darragh Fanning and the Zambrero chain of restaurants
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do Canberra, Connacht, Leinster and Mexico have in common? The answer is Darragh Fanning and the Zambrero chain of restaurants. The f...
Monday's business news headlines
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a look at the main business headlines this morning along with Ross Mould from AJ Bell.
Louise O’Reilly Chief Executive of Business to Arts
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Soon the annual Business to Arts Awards take place in which those companies large and small who make the biggest effort to support music, theatre and ...
The business stories of the week
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate English from Deloitte reviews the stories of the week along with Joe Lynam.
Keeping global credit card providers secure and safe
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In order to deal with global credit card providers such as Visa or MasterCard, companies need something called a PCI which proves that their own IT sy...
The business of Carbon Collect
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every business is trying to reduce its carbon consumption and its carbon output these days but one business has designed a device to suck carbon out o...
The live music sector will grow to €530m by 2028
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For live music fans it’s been an amazing summer: Springsteen, AC/DC and Taylor Swift and that's before Coldplay arrive here this weekend. ...