Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
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Wizz Air is on the hunt for captains and first officers
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re already a trained pilot but are between jobs. Well you might not have to go too far to join an airline. One of Europe’s larg...
What is the Town & City Gift Card?
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Does your local chamber or business lobby group want to encourage people to spend more money in the locality? How about a type of payment card which c...
Thursday's business news review
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a look at today's business news headlines.
Niall Mac an tSionnaigh Chief Executive SumUp Europe
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you've enjoyed a beverage at the Aviva stadium recently you’ll doubtless be familiar with the little electronic boxes on which you tap your card....
Fiach MacConghail Chief Executive Officer of The Digital Hub
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Digital Hub in the Liberties area of Dublin was designed by Bertie Ahern two decades ago to lure high technology companies to the west inner city....
Wednesday's business news review
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business news review along with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Alice Mansergh the Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tourism is a very important part of the Irish economy and a huge employer in rural Ireland. The government is pumping €4.7bn into the sector over th...
India Healy O’Connor co founder of Linda AI
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How many of us love booking dental appointments? And how many of us hate waiting on the line in order to do so. India Healy O'Connnor has ...
Tuesday's business news review
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news review along with Joe Lynam.
The Repak ‘Green Business person of the Month'
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Driving to every single household on this sparsely populated and often remote island is no easy task and creates logistical and environmental issues.&...
Friday's business news and market review
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Friday business news and market review with Joe Lynam and Leonie MacCann from Irish life Investment Managers.
The business of tea importer Solaris
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish are famously among the biggest tea drinkers in the world. It used to be a choice of either Lyons or Barrys but increasingly we are bra...
A new type of European corporate entity, called EU Inc
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Davos last week the EU Commission said it was pressing on with the introduction of a new type of European corporate entity, called EU Inc, which wo...
Thursday's business news review
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news review along with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Block is beefing up its presence in Europe
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a small or medium-sized retailer and don't fancy installing expensive wired infrastructure to sell stuff such as coffee,...
Time running out for businesses to get their tax in order
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a business and you had some of your key staff at arm’s length via a contract in order to avoid PRSI and pens...
Wednesday's business news headlines
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam brings us Wednesday's business news headlines.
Bankers seeking simplification of banking regulations
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland hosts the EU presidency from July and many sectors are hoping that they can magically improve their lot within the European Union in that six ...
The business of Close Brothers Motor Finance
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The European Motor show starts this weekend in Dublin. There’ll be plenty of glossy new vehicles on show but also a lot more hands-on experien...
Tuesday's business news headlines
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam brings us Tuesday's business new headlines.
Crypto-currencies haven't had a great 12 months
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Crypto-currencies haven't had a great 12 months. Bitcoin alone is down 25%. Despite that, the number of people trading the digital money h...
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O’Leary
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ryanair shares may have jumped 3% on Thursday alone and there was a mini spike in ticket sales after the online spat between Michael O’Leary and Elo...
Business news review
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Monday's business news review along with Joe Lynam and Russ Mould.
Friday Riff: Is decentralisation the answer to our housing crisis?
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With little sign of the housing crisis abating in 2026, Fianna Fáil Councillor Deirdre Heney has suggested the re-introduce a programme similar to th...
Patrick McNally Chief Commercial Officer with Equal1
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine being able to solve some of the most complex issues in hours rather than decades. Imagine being able to do the kind of calculations that can s...
Friday business news review
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Friday business news review with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam and Economist Austin Hughes.
Thursday's business news review
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news review with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Susan Brady Managing Director of Eir Business
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When you as a consumer buy a product or a service, do you know what happens to your personal details? Where are highly sensitive data such as your add...
Markets kept inching upwards despite trade wars
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve had a trade war between the two biggest economies in the world. We’ve had major wars and the possible break up of the ‘West’ as we know ...
Kate Doyle the founder of EcoKinly
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Having a newborn is a joyous time but also an expensive one and one which is not great for the environment. We spend €100m on disposable nappies in ...
What will feature big at the World Economic Forum?
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump will doubtless dominate the media coverage when he speaks at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland later today. His very presence...
Wednesday business news review
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday business news review with Joe Lynam.
World Economic Forum takes place in Davos
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The backbone of Trump’s upending of the global trading system have of course been his tariffs. They have been arbitrarily applied to Ameri...
Investment in Irish commercial property could reach €4 billion
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Investment in Irish commercial property could reach €4 billion this year which would be a 60% jump on what was invested in 2025. Included in that is...
Wednesday's business headlines
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business news headlines with Joe Lynam.
Will the St Patrick's Day festival match recent years?
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
St Patrick's Day has come a long way from shivering majorettes and the local accordion bands winding their way through the wet streets of our cities. ...
Trump threatens additional tariffs on 8 European nations
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So it looks like the highly controversial trade agreement hammered out in July between Trump and Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen may be...
Monday's business news review
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Monday's business news review with Joe Jynam and Russ Mould from AJ Bell.
Friday's business news review
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's Friday's business news review along with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam and Kate English Chief Economist with Deloitte.
Why are Diageo raising prices of a pint of Guinness?
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week saw Diageo announce another 20 cent price rise for a pint of Guinness the 5th price rise in 3 years from the drinks giant. In contras...
Robert Trench the co owner of Future Office
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fitting out the modern office is not a cheap business. Standards and regulations are much higher than even 10 years ago and include sound proofi...
A strategy to help smaller companies survive, grow and thrive
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Companies in the hospitality sector were the main winners in the budget last Oct. Innovators were also winners but many SMEs weren't happy to ha...
Independent Economist David Higgins
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend the Trump administration launched criminal proceedings against the chair of the US Central Bank the Federal Reserve It was a cl...
Business news headlines review
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Business news headlines review along with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Irish fuel prices among the most expensive in Europe
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wholesale gas prices are coming down in Europe, but energy prices for consumers and companies have yet to start falling appreciably. In...
How Hola is fighting the big taxi firms
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All is not well in the world of taxis these days. Consumers aren't happy at the rapidly rising cost of hiring a cab using apps, and dri...
Wednesday's business news review
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business news review with Joe Lynam.
Violeta Martin Vice President Commercial Sales EMEA with Docusign
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Docusign enables very important documents to be signed digitally and not manually. In doing so it removes tons of wasted paper, millions in was...
Monday's business news review
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Monday's business news review with Joe Lynam and Kathleen Brooks from XTB.
Leo Clancy on the big issues are for the global economy
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re wondering where Leo Clancy the former boss of Enterprise Ireland went when he stepped down from the State exporting body last year. The w...
US Supreme Court will decide whether Trump’s unilateral tariffs are legal
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Later today the US Supreme Court will decide whether Trump’s unilateral tariffs are legal or whether they should have been agreed in advance with C...
Friday's business markets and news
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Friday's business markets and news along with Joe Lynam and Aidan Donnelly from Davys.
The inventors and business leaders of the future
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Young Scientists exhibition launched this week. For the first time ever the event is sponsored by someone who actually won the main prize a few ye...
The latest Myhome.ie report on house prices
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This time last year house prices were almost rising in double digit inflationary levels. But as we start 2026 they appear to have stabilised. Ac...
Thursday business news headlines
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday business news headlines with Joe Lynam.
Dermot Rigley the man driving the show for the Prime Arena
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It was only announced last spring and hasn’t even applied for planning permission but already the proposed ice arena . To be called Prime Arena is ...
Does the construction sector have the capacity to rapidly ramp up?
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The construction industry employs almost 200,000 people in Ireland but worryingly has had to send some of its workers overseas over the past two years...
Brian Lande the Head of Mortgages with Avant Money
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
ECB interest rates are on hold for now but many believe their next move might be upwards. Indeed the non-bank lender ICS raised its rates yesterday.&n...
Wednesday's business headlines
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business headlines with Joe Lynam.
How will the new geopolitical chaos affect domestic businesses?
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We know now that Ireland had a better 2025 than it had feared 12 months ago. Much of that was down to large companies in the FDI sector having a...
Tuesday's business news review
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news review with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.
What should we expect on the global oil markets
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
According to OPEC Venezuela has the world’s largest deposits of untapped reserves. But the infrastructure to get it out of the ground there i...
The PWC Insolvency Barometer
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The PWC Insolvency Barometer is out today and it looks at the last three months of 2025 but what has it found. All to discuss with...
A look at the year ahead in banking
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From the sale of PTSB to the introduction of mortgage lending by Revolut, 2026 is set to be a busy year in the world of banking. With us to explain m...
Market and business news review
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Market and business news review with Russ Mould from AJ Bell.
What can the global economy expect over the next 12 months?
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So 2025 is done and dusted. As we start a new year and another year of Donald Trump in the White House, what can we in Ireland and the global economy ...
Friday's business news headlines
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Friday business news headlines with Joe Lynam.
K-shaped economy
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now, Christmas is a time of increased spending, and while higher prices affect everyone, the “K-shaped economy” shows inflation doesn’...
Medtech firm secures funding to support its push for US regulatory clearance
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Galway medtech SymPhysis Medical recently secured a $1.25m grant to support its push for US regulatory clearance and commercialisation....
Tuesday's business headlines
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Hayes Culleton brings us Tuesday's business news headlines.
Back for Business
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Back for Business, the free programme aimed at supporting returned or soon-to-be-returning Irish emigrants to start and develop a business in Ireland,...
Volatile Geopolitics the New Norm
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If 2025 was a year of uncertainty about the Trump tariffs, 2026 is the year of heightened geopolitical volatility. That’s the warning from EY Irelan...
Monday's business headlines
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monday's business headlines with Susan Hayes Culleton in for Joe Lynam.
Friday's business and markets review
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday's business and markets review along with Joe Lynam and Kate English from Deloitte.
Peter Gregory is the founder of Green-Bubble.ie
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have you received something via a courier which is drowning in bubble wrap and how many times did you wonder what happens to all that p...
A positive picture for the domestic economy
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Central bank of Ireland paints a positive picture for the domestic economy in its latest quarterly bulletin. It says modified domestic dema...
Interesting reserch from LinkedIn
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unemployment has remained near all-time record lows of between four and 5%. Despite that research from the professional social media site LinkedIn, su...
John McGrane Head of the Family Business Network
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When the infrastructure action plan was published 2 weeks ago, there was plenty of reaction from big business and the major pressure groups but we hav...
Business news review with Joe Lynam
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe takes a run through of the main business news headlines.
Wednesday's business headlines
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam brings us Wednesday's business news headlines.
Jeremy Quin President of Boeing UK and Ireland
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Boeing sold its first plane into Ireland 65 years ago. It has since sold 1400 aircraft to Irish airlines and leasing companies making us amazing...
The Curious Case of Mike Lynch: The Improbable Life & Death of a Tech Billionaire’
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Lynch used to run the chip design giant Autonomy before it was sold to HP for $12bn. HP then sued Lynch for fraudulently overstating the va...
Ireland dominates European active ETF flows
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2025 Ireland was the leading European domicile for active exchange-traded funds with a huge 94 per cent of market share. That data comes from...
Retail pay has increased 40% since 2020
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Retail pay has increased 40% since 2020, and with National Minimum Wage set to reach €14.15 per hour in January 2026 retailers will face anothe...
Tuesday's business news review
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news review with Emmet Oliver.
A huge spike in venture capital funding for AI
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Venture capital investment in generative AI jumped by 65% in the first 11 months of the year. That’s according to new analysis from EY Ir...
Echelon data centres welcome the new direction from CRU
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Echelon data centres welcome the new direction from the commission for the regulation of utilities concerning large energy users. All to discuss ...
Monday business markets news
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monday business markets news with Emmet Oliver along with Russ Mould from AJ Bell.
How we can grow home-grown productivity here?
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was another serious warning about Ireland’s over dependence on a small cohort of American multinationals today. The ESRI said that these...
Friday business news roundup
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All the market and business news with Joe Lynam along with Austin Hughes from AJ Bell.
The biggest threats facing companies all over the world
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Needless to say cyber risks top the poll for major international companies as the biggest source of threats. That's followed by a global economi...
Pharmacists will be able to legally prescribe some medication
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades pharmacists have been giving free advice and care to their customers but now, they will be able to legally prescribe some medication as we...
IKEA launches an interest free financing for bigger purchases
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
December and early January are usually the busiest period for furniture sales. Many of us like new stuff for Christmas and others like to refresh our ...
Thursdays business news headlines
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursdays business news headlines with Joe Lynam.
Michelle Dunne, Employment Tax Director with Grant Thornton
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some of you out there may have already had free gifts from your employer. Some of you may have received a prepaid credit card and some of you may have...
Wednesday's business headlines
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business headlines with Joe Lynam.
Ailish Dooley the Chief Executive with Zen Pensions
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re only a few weeks away from the start of auto enrollment whereby nearly everyone at work will be signed up to a pension scheme. But many ...
The key services industries that may need further attention
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s State of Competition in Ireland reports suggest that competition has weakened in several&n...
Tuesday's business headlines
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business headlines along with Emmet Oliver.
Bullying and even far-right sentiment on the rise in Irish workplaces
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New research from Matrix Recruitment finds bullying and even far-right sentiment on the rise in Irish workplaces. Emmet spoke to Recruitment Mana...