Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Episodes
Companies need to think more about conserving water
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we head into Christmas and all the cooking and washing and cleaning involved in that, spare a thought for wasting water this festive season. Iris...
A run through of some of the business stories today
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A run-through of some of the business stories today with Joe Lynam.
The world of technology in 2022
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The world of technology ends 2022 in a very different place than it started the year Some people are describing it now as a tech winter or even a tec...
EU has agreed to implement that new corporation tax rate of 15%
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just before the summer, the key member states linked to the OECD – including Ireland – agreed that a floor rate of 15% should be placed on corpora...
A run through of some of the business stories today
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A run-through of some of the business stories today with Joe Lynam.
The amount of food we waste at Christmas
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It won't surprise you how much food we all eat over Christmas but it should shock you how much food we waste and simply throw out. One Irish company...
Employers have a certain duty of care at the office Christmas party
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you had your office Christmas party yet? If not, you’re running out of time, but aside from the revelry and celebrations with your colleagues, ...
A run through of some of the business stories today
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A run-through of some of the business stories today with Joe Lynam.
The looming trade war between the US and the EU
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam spoke to EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola and discussed the looming trade war between the US and the EU.
EP President - Roberta Metsola has spent the week fighting fires
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just over a week ago, Belgian police announced that they had arrested 4 people working for the European Parliament in a sting operation looking int...
A look at today's business papers and websites
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers and websites with Joe Lynam.
Newstalk’s Business Person of the Month
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Newstalk’s Business Person of the Month is one of the best-known bosses in Ireland and he runs Europe’s largest airline and probably the nations b...
Qatar has been in the news a lot this month not just for the World Cup
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Qatar has been in the news a lot this month - not just for the world cup but it’s also been linked to corruption scandal which has rocked the EU ...
A look at today's business papers and markets
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers with Joe Lynam.
How are retailers faring in the first restriction free Christmas in 3 years.
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are just 10 sleeps to the big day – so with the Christmas shopping in the home straight how are retailers faring in the first restriction-free Ch...
Are virtual gp consultations the future?
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Donal Morris is the founder of RedZinc the company that could see lots of your future medical needs dealt with over virtual consultations. Donal spok...
A run through of some of the business stories today
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A run-through of some of the business stories today with Jonathan Healy.
By leaving the single market Britain’s loss is Ireland’s opportunity
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The time was that London was the undisputed capital for solving rows between companies and even countries. The arbitration and dispute settlement inf...
A look at today's business papers and markets
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers and markets with Joe Lynam broadcasting live from The European Parliament in Strasburg.
50 Years of Ireland and the EU
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We focus on the 50 years since Ireland became a member of the EEC and especially what it’s meant for Irish companies. One such successful sector ...
Breakfast Business live from the European Parliament
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 50 years since Ireland joined what was then the European Economic Community or EEC. We joined as the poorest member of that block in 1973 and...
A run through of some of the business stories today
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A run-through of some of the business stories today as we broadcast live from the European parliament in Strasbourg.
Insolvencies is approaching pre pandemic levels
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
According to Deloitte's research, the number of company insolvencies is approaching pre-pandemic levels. Given how many firms were artificially kept ...
The European Central Bank expected to raise cost of livng
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The European central bank meets this week and is widely expected to raise the cost of borrowing once again. It could do so by as much as 75 basis po...
A run through of some of the business stories today
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A run-through of some of the business stories today with Joe Lynam.
Inflation remains a key concern
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two-fifths of business leaders expect a recession next year in Ireland and inflation remains a key concern. And yet most bosses are worried about fill...
New Year resolutions too to combat climate change
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you started making new year's resolutions? Well companies should be making resolutions too to combat climate change according to Alan Keogh fro...
A look at today's business papers and markets
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers and markets with Aidan Donnelly from Davys.
How we might all get around in the very near future?
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago we broadcast the show live from Shannon to highlight some of the amazing companies and the ‘cluster effect’ of bringing talented p...
IBEC Global publishes its "Divergence Watch" report
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
IBEC’s international division is known as IBEC Global and it publishes a "Divergence Watch" on how the UK and the Eu are diverging in policy and tra...
A run through of some of the business stories today
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A run-through of some of the business stories today with Joe Lynam.
Google is providing half a million Euros in grants for social enterprises in Ireland
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Google has announced that it’s providing half a million Euros in grants for social enterprises in Ireland. The money will be distributed by Social ...
Revenue Commissioners are urging businesses to look for supports
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In September’s €11 billion budget, the government announced a temporary business energy support scheme to help companies meet the huge challenges ...
A look at today's business papers and websites
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers and websites with Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Care homes could close due to lack of funding
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A fortnight ago minister Helen McEntee officially opened a new care home in her constituency in Duleek. The provider is Silver Stream healthcare and ...
Stock markets linked to China soared yesterday
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stock markets linked to China soared yesterday after the mood music appeared to signal that China might relax its Zero Covid-19 policy which has seen...
A run through of some of the business stories today
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A run-through of some of the business stories today with Joe Lynam.
Department of Finance 1959 to 1999
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Among the many centenaries that Ireland has been marking since the tumultuous birth of the nation 100 years ago, is the fiscal independence that came ...
Michael O'Leary on the use of new Sustainable aviation fuel
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe caught up with Michael O’Leary at the launch of a partnership with Trinity College Dublin to use new Sustainable aviation fuel.
A look at today's business papers
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.
The importance of patents for Irish Businesses
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A major new survey conducted by Ibec highlights the importance of access to pan-European Unitary Patent System for Irish Businesses It highlights th...
Health Insurance Authority urges people to review their health insurance policy
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Health Insurance Authority is urging people to review their health insurance policy before they renew it, to ensure their policies get them the be...
A look at Friday's business papers and markets
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emmet Oliver takes a look takes a look at the markets and the stories making the business pages with Aidan Donnelly, Head of Equities in Davy Private ...
The business of Christmas parties
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the party season gets underway, there are those who believe that companies gain a lot of goodwill by hosting such events and our guest certainly su...
The EY Entrepreneur of the Year was announced last night
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The EY Entrepreneur of the Year was announced last night in the Powerscourt Hotel. The winner was Martin McKay and he’s the founder and boss of Tex...
A look at today's business papers and markets
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers and markets with Newstalk's Business Editor.
A look at today's business papers and websites
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers and websites with Business Editor Joe Lynam.
The business person of the month is announced
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have a winner for this month. and this month it is in the healthcare and homecare business. Never has this industry been as important as during loc...
JYSK making it presence in Ireland
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that there is more than one major Scandinavian furniture retailer in Europe. JYSK is from Denmark and they are rapidly growing their pres...
Lufthansa opening up a further business in Kildare
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The German company Lufthansa Technik already services aeroplanes in Shannon - and has been doing so for 30 years. But now they're opening up a further...
How much things have changed for the hotel sector
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How much things have changed for the hotel sector in Ireland. 18 months ago, we were in the middle of lockdowns and hotels were eerily quiet – baile...
A look through Tuesday's business papers
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers and markets with Business Editor Joe Lynam.
The “shared island “initiative from the Taoiseach’s office
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
20 years ago, the northern Irish economy had a productivity growth rate of roughly the same as the Republic of Ireland. Now in 2022, according to a ne...
The property market in 2023
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the start of this year, the property market in Ireland both in residential and commercial was booming. Sales were being agreed at up to 10% above a...
A look at today's business papers and markets
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers and markets with Business Editor Joe Lynam.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland - Gabriel Makhlouf
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A cap on the amount of debt that Property investors can have and more capital may need to be set aside by the banks. Just 2 of the announcements made ...
Today is Black Friday
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Black Friday. It’s the day that retailers hope to prise open your wallets and purses and make you spend money that you might otherwise have...
A look at today's business papers and markets
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe takes a look at today's business papers and markets with Aidan Donnelly from Davys.
Ireland will survive the worst of the looming economic downturn
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a spate of surveys and business sentiment polls, and they all seem to suggest that Ireland will survive the worst of the looming econom...
Enterprise Ireland continuing to support Irish start-ups at Croke Park
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Enterprise Ireland is hosting its elevator pitches for Irish start-ups at Croke Park today. The idea is to encourage Irish intellectual property to re...
A look at today's business papers and websites
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers and websites with Joe Lynam.
It's the season for scammers and fraudsters
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time of year again. It’s the busiest time for retailers and possibly the most stressful time for consumers, but it’s also a busy time ...
Comparing European banks
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since the financial crisis, when Ireland’s entire banking system, collapsed and needed to be bailed out by taxpayers, the European Central bank...
A look at today's business papers and markets
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers and markets with Joe Lynam.
Tax credit for digital games
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tax credits for digital games were officially launched by Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, and Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, S...
The impact of black Friday sales on the retail sector
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Black Friday sales are underway in many shops around the country. Are they having a positive impact? To discuss Jonathan spoke to Duncan Graham ...
A look at today's business papers and markets
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This morning Jonathan Healy takes a look at some of the main business stories in this morning's newspapers.
Powering a cork ice rink with vegetable oil
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One ice rink in Cork is using vegetable oil to provide all its energy needs. It could be a model for a lot more companies Speaking to Joe this morn...
Ireland ideal for private companies to set and up thrive
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland is the 7th best country in Europe and the Middle East for private companies to set up and thrive. Some firms burdened with mountains of Irish...
A look at today's business papers and markets
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at today's business papers and markets.
Counting the moral cost of Qatar
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The most controversial FIFA world cup ever starts this weekend in Qatar - a tiny country which never even qualified before this. The stadiums have be...
What was announced in the UK's emergency budget?
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A windfall tax on energy companies, house prices to fall, local property taxes to rise by 5% and a forecast that living standards will fall by 7%. I...
A look at today's business papers and markets
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look at today's business papers and markets with Aidan Donnelly from Davys.
Maxol fueling up on old fuel
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The family-owned Maxol group of petrol forecourt has posted a profit of €27 million for last year – a rise of 57% on the previous year as the comp...
Storing up energy
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we face a precarious winter with soaring energy costs, the Energy watchdog in Ireland – the CRU – pays energy storage companies to store up cap...
A run through of some of the business stories today
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a run through of some of the business stories today.
A in-depth look at Ireland's technology sector
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Twitter cut its workforce by around 50%, Meta by 13%, Intercom also by 13% and Amazon looks set to lower its headcount by 3% this week. These are just...
A run through of some of the technology stories today
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Along with Joe Lynam, Newstalk Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly takes a run-through of some of the technology stories today.
Europe's political economy
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The war in Ukraine tore up the assumption that there would never again be a land conflict in Europe. It’s just one of the many geopolitical assumpt...
Food production woe
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at one sector which is often neglected for its cultural and economic contribution: food production and agriculture. The Farmers Journa...
A run through of some of the business stories today
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A run-through of some of the business stories today with Joe Lynam.
A new bespoke funeral pre-planning service
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the one business that few of us wish to talk about but one which will be needed by all of us at some point. Masseys is one of the best-known f...
Energy trading up?
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Energy is very much en vogue these days with the giant upstream oil companies earning hundreds of billions of Euros in profits this year. For energy t...
A look at some business stories in today newspapers
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a look at some of the business stories in today's business newspapers and websites.
A new strategic hub for clinical research
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Advanced Clinical is a rapidly growing business that serves the biopharmaceutical industry across the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and now Ireland. The ...
Funding a recession
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The world is heading into recession. But what are the people who have the most money doing with that money? All questions for Europe’s biggest fund ...
A run through of some of the business stories today
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A look at today's business papers and markets with Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Printing the future
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
WAZP is a company which specialises in 3-D printing which physically creates objects by adding minuscule layers upon layers until the final object is...
Good breath tester
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aonghus Shortt is the founder of FoodMarble.com and he has invented the world's first personal digestive breath tester and app which helps people pers...
A look at today's business papers and markets
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a look at some of the main business stories this morning.
Six in ten Irish people still want face-to-face banking.
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
That’s according to a new survey from the Credit Union Development Association, which found that the easy use of digital banking has not seen it ove...
Wage trends
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
age growth in job ads has plateaued at historically high levels. That’s according to the findings of a new research collaboration between Cen...
A run through of some of the business stories today
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emmett Oliver takes a run through some of the main business stories in today's business papers.
Has technology peaked?
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since the spring, we have seen hundreds of billions of dollars white off the value of technology companies, we've seen profit warnings and we’ve now...
Zinc is the fourth most widely consumed metal in the world
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zinc is the fourth most widely consumed metal in the world with strong anticorrosive properties and bonds well with other metals. An Irish company is...
A look at today's business papers and websites
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look at today's business papers and websites.
Will the Republicans regain control of the US Congress?
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The US midterm elections finish tomorrow and many of us will be watching to see if the Donald Trump-controlled Republicans regain control of the US Co...
Ryanair makes profits
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryanair has just published its numbers for the first half of the financial year. Profit after tax reached €1.37 billion and that is more than the eq...
A run through of some of the business stories today
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe takes a run-through of some of the main business stories today.
Putting RAS Al Khaimah on the world tourism map
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
50 years ago a small collection of desert provinces ruled by emirs on the Arabian peninsula broke its links with Britain and formed a country called t...