Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

The work of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In Jan this year, the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation came into force. The idea is that financial services companies who sell so-ca...

The work of HISCo which advises on the provision of key infrastructure

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the biggest obstacles to building more homes is the lack of ready infrastructure i.e. the cabling, the sewers, as well as roads and bus stops. ...

A look at today's business papers and websites

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look at today's business papers and websites with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

How Irish company Silicate helps other firms to reduced carbon quotient

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Every company these days has ambitious plans to slash their emissions and use of carbon. For some in heavy industry, it’s a really tough task. But ...

AIB purchasing managers index registering yet another month of decline

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland’s manufacturing sector has been in the doldrums for a few months and that was confirmed again today with the AIB purchasing managers index r...

A run through of some of the business stories today

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Investment in property down 47% in second quarter

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Investment in property was down a whopping 47% in the second quarter in Ireland compared with the previous 3 months. In fact such is the collapse in ...

A look at today's business papers and markets

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look at today's business papers with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Home Building Finance Ireland release their H1 results

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Emmet Oliver this morning to run through the H1 results from Home Building Finance Ireland is their CEO, Dara Deering who talked us through th...

Your mid-year investment outlook with Anthony McGuinness

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For over 80 years, Irish Life Investment Managers (ILIM) have been working with clients to deliver investment solutions. Here to give us a mid-year in...

A look at today's business papers and websites

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Emmet Oliver who was filling in for Joe Lynam Aidan Donnelly of Davys.

Drones boosting efficiency and safety at hydroelectric plants

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Unmanned aerial vehicles – or UAVs – as they are more commonly referred to, can aid in the inspection and maintenance of hydroelectric plants – ...

The launch of a go-to retails destination for Support Local shopping

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Champion Green is launching the go-to retail destination for 'Support Local' shopping this summer on Clarendon Street. To tell us more about this Ca...

A look at Thursday's business papers and websites

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Emmet Oliver who was filling in for Joe Lynam.

European Council adopts new rules to combat pay discrimination

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The European Council has adopted new rules to combat pay discrimination and help close the gender pay gap in the EU. Under the pay transparency...

Mortgage drawdowns decrease in the space of a year

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mortgage drawdowns have decreased 17% in volume and 12% in value in the space of a year. That’s just one of the findings in the Banking and Payment ...

A look at Wednesday's business papers and websites

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Emmet Oliver who was filling in for Joe Lynam.

Food and drink sector calls for extension to energy scheme

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The food and drink sector has called on the Government to extend its energy support schemes for businesses as cost pressures linger. Jonathan McDade i...

A company aiming to hit net zero by 2024

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One company is aiming to reach net zero by 2024 and calls for the energy scheme to be extended. ‘Hitting net zero is hard work but anything worthwhi...

A look at today's business papers and websites

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Emmet Oliver who was filling in for Joe Lynam.

Our Business Person Of The Month is.....

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What started out with the simple need to provide a service for local people in and around Wexford town, now has 61 buses on the roads travelling not j...

The First Home Scheme annual progress report

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As part of the government’s Housing for All strategy, The First Home Scheme was set up last year with a €400m war chest to get first-time buyers o...

A look at today's business papers and markets

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look at today's business papers and markets with Aidan Donnelly from Davy's.

IDA Chief Executive Michael Lohan

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this month, the IDA revealed that the pace of inward investment had slowed compared to last year. The State’s inward investment agency said ...

A run through of some of the business stories today

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Viatel is launching a generative AI chat bot for Teams

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all recall the winking paper clip which said ‘it looks as if you're composing an email’. And we all know that chatbots with your broadband prov...

How the war is affecting Ukraine and Russia economically

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week, Russia said it was tearing up the grain shipment deal which allowed Ukrainian grain to pass freely through the Black Sea and on to ...

How Musgraves have cut their carbon emissions

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The owners of Centra and Supervalu supermarkets - Musgraves - say they’ve cut their carbon in both chains by 9% since last year and aim to slash the...

A run through of some of the business stories today

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Radio and TV are the 2 most trusted sources for news research finds

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The good news for a news station like Newstalk is that the public appetite to stay up to date is as strong as ever according to the latest PTSB Reflec...

Coimisiún na Meán plans to protect young people online

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve all heard of horrifying cases of young people being bullied online or watching videos that encourage them to harm themselves. Ireland’s ne...

A run through of some of the business stories today

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.

The Apex Group expanding into Limerick

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The financial services provider and private equity the Apex Group is expanding its presence in Ireland by opening up a Limerick office to add to facil...

Entrepreneur Declan Ganley latest venture in space

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The serial entrepreneur Declan Ganley made his money in telecoms and has had business centuries in Albania, Russia, and the US. He was also briefly a...

A look at this morning's business papers

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look at some of the main business stories in the business papers.

The work of the Irish company Treemetrics

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just as consumers need to know the progeny of meat products before they buy in the supermarkets, companies in the construction and furniture business ...

What is the new 'Courts & Civil Law Act'

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week the President signed the Courts & Civil Law Act which will change the onus of responsibility back towards the individual and away fr...

A look at today's business papers and markets

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look at today's business papers and markets with Joe Lynam and Moyagh Murdock is the chief executive of Insurance Ireland.

The progress of the economy in Northern Ireland

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Northern Ireland may be in a political vacuum but its economy is motoring on regardless. The body that represents the biggest employers in the North ...

Recruiting staff for the hospitality sector from outside the EU.

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Only this week, tourism bosses urged the government to make it easier to recruit people in the hospitality sector from outside the EU. Now there’...

A run through of some of the business stories today

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a run-through of some of the business stories today.

A new website to facilitate micro credit courses

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all know how important skills are and we've spoken about skills shortages many times but how do you get the appropriate skills if you can't affo...

The important role of supporting social enterprises

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Social enterprises are companies without a profit motive. They provide a valuable service and sometimes fill the gaps in the market that normal compa...

A look at today's business papers and websites

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look at today's business papers and websites with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.

A drastic shortage of planning experts in the public and private sectors

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There is a drastic shortage of planning experts in the public and private sectors. It won’t help that planning experts were not included in the init...

The role and power of the Irish pension funds

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Irish pension funds manage €128 billion of retirement savings. It’s a very important job and one which needs to weigh up risk versus reward for t...

A run through of some of the business stories today

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Business Editor Joe Lynam.

US multinational to buy Irish energy consultants Enicity

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Large energy users such as Data centers of big manufacturing plants have a big challenge decarbonizing without losing vital supplies of electricity. F...

4 in 10 say sustainability is important - AIB sustainability survey

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There was always a risk that the dream of doing our bit to protect the environment would come up against the cold hard reality of soaring energy bills...

A look at today's business papers and websites

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories this morning with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Will we see money back to taxpayers in the October budget?

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we hear that corporation tax revenue rose by a whopping 20% in a single year as we head for another huge budget surplus. It all means that a...

The winner of The European Inventor Awards

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The European Inventor Awards were held this week and Eimear O'Carroll alongside Rhona Togher won it for Ireland in the SME category. They co-founde...

A look at the business markets today

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We take a look at the business markets today with Aidan Donnelly from Davy's.

NTMA Chief Executive Frank O’Connor

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With the public finances in rude health, the Government agency charged with managing how much money we borrow the NTMA has said it will only go to th...

How the threat of ransomware can cripple small companies

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all hate the constant stream of fake texts and fraudulent emails - purporting to be from An Post, eFlow, or a bank. For small companies, the threa...

A run through of some of the business stories this morning

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories this morning with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Mairead McGuinness on plans to introduce a Digital Euro

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last week the European Commission published plans to introduce a Digital Euro. In a way, it’s like having the same money with the same value but it...

The state has a mountain to climb to achieve targets for low-energy buildings

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Government has a strict target for all newly leased buildings to reach a ‘near Zero’ energy rating by 2025. But according to research from Sa...

A run through of some of the business stories today

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Keelings Flowers invest in a major new 8500 sq metre facility

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Keelings flowers have only been around for almost a century but have grown rapidly since the mid-1990s and now produce 5 million bouquets a year. They...

SIMI reports on our car purchasing trends

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We bought 19% more cars in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year. We bought 69% more electric cars in that period too but ...

A run through of some of the business stories today

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a run-through of some of the business stories this morning.

Last week the ESRI slashed its GDP forecasts for Ireland from 5% to 0.1%

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last week the ESRI slashed its GDP forecasts for Ireland from 5% to 0.1% - a remarkable change. But today Davy Stockbrokers puts its neck on the line...

How seaweed can help the cut down on on animal-derived products

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cows and other farm animals produce about 14% of human-induced climate emissions mostly in the form of their farts and burps. In addition, it costs a...

A run through of some of the business stories today

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

President of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Raphael Bostic

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

18 months ago interest rates on both sides of the Atlantic were effectively zero. Then inflation returned with a vengeance - reaching almost double d...

Our Business Person Of The Month is.....

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our winner this month is the Chief Executive of Meagher's Pharmacy Group, Oonagh O’Hagan. Originally from Tyrone, Oonagh worked in Meaghers pharmac...

A run through of some of the business stories today

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

CBI future is under the microscope

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In early April it emerged that there had been a series of sexual harassment allegations made against senior management at the Confederation of British...

PM Group is rapidly expanding in the US

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The PM Group builds giant manufacturing facilities or research labs or even distilleries. They will say there’s hardly a big project they can't desi...

A run through of some of the business stories today

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

A third of travel insurance claim happen due to change of travel plans

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many schools break up for the summer this week and many families will head off somewhere nice straight away. But what if you had to change your plans...

A major scandal is enveloping the consultants PwC in Australia

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A major scandal is enveloping the consultants PwC in Australia. One of its senior partners left the firm and was doing paid work for the Australian f...

A run through of some of the business stories today

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a run through of some of the business stories today.

64.3% of all mortgages approved last month were for First time buyers

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An astonishing 64.3% of all mortgages approved last month were for First time buyers. That means that only a third of mortgages granted go to people m...

A tele-health project on Clare Island

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Clare Island just off the mayo coast has a population of only 160 people. It’s pretty remote -even in the summertime and so the government is workin...

A look at today's business papers

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look at today's business papers with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

A run through of some of the business stories today

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

The Wagner group is posing the biggest ever threat

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve spent the whole weekend following the tidbits of information coming from within Russia without having a full grip on what’s going on. One ...

Changes to Ireland's defamation rules may be on its way

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland has one of the strictest defamation rules in Europe but reform might be on its way. That's one of the topics being dealt with today at a speci...

Stefaan de Rynck on his book ‘Inside the Deal-how the EU got Brexit done’

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

7 years ago today the British electorate voted to quit the EU. They had been promised an easy and painless exit in which very little would change. The...

A look at Friday's business papers and websites

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Business Editor Joe Lynam was joined by Dan Moroney of RBC Bewin Dolphin to take a look at today's business papers and websites.

Are cities dead?

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cities are not dead – but they are in trouble. That’s the message in a new book 'The Age of The City' from Tom Lee-Devlin who is The Economist’s...

India becomes the 5th largest economy in the world

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Narendra Modi meets Joe Biden today in Washington and it comes as India becomes the 5th largest economy in the world. It surpassed China in terms o...

A look at Thursday's business papers and websites

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look at today's business papers and websites with Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Women in Finance

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last year Financial Services Ireland established its Women in Finance Charter. The aim was clear: boost the number and the proportion of women in bank...

Will Ireland's new cybersecurity policy be enough?

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday afternoon, the government agreed on a new Cybersecurity policy for Ireland. After the attack on the HSE two years ago, and the constant thre...

A look at today's business papers and websites

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look at today's business papers and websites with Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Great news for plane manufacturers

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve almost forgotten that most of the world’s aircraft were grounded for 2 years amid the pandemic. They're back in the skies and the cost of fl...

House prices still on the rise

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The good news is that we saw the most housing completion in the first quarter of any year since 2011. But the bad news for First-time buyers is that h...

A look at Tuesday's business papers and websites

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look at today's business papers and websites with Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Deloitte to double their presence in Cork

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The consultants Deloitte are marking their 150th anniversary in Cork today. And they’ll do so by announcing that they’ll double their presence in...

Spending has adjusted according to the weather

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With the onset of much better weather last month, our spending adjusted accordingly. According to the AIB spend trend, we spent more on health & beau...

A look at today's business papers and websites

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look at today's business papers and websites with Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Serious action against Google for anti competitive behaviour

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On Wednesday evening it was confirmed that the European commission was bringing a very serious action against Google for anti competitive behaviour. ...

EY Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index findings

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

According to the EY Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, Ireland ranks, 13th out of 40 key countries in the world when it comes to attractiv...

A look at Friday's business papers and markets

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Lynam takes a look at Friday's business papers and markets with Michael O’Sullivan from UNIO and author of The Levelling (What's next after glo...

What can we glean from this latest data from the Banking and Payments Federation?

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The number of mortgages approved fell by nearly 14% last month compared to April. It’s down almost 10% year-on-year. But first-time buyers now acco...

Companies need to keep to their climate pledges

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If the world’s biggest companies are to go green then often it’s their shareholders that will force them to do so. And most giant companies are c...

A look at today's business papers and websites

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A look at today's business papers and websites with Business Editor Joe Lynam.