Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Episodes
A call for a reset on the national minimum wage calculation
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The vast majority of corporation tax receipts come from a handful of American companies based here. It’s because of that overdependence and the incr...
Flogas to sign a major biomethane offtake agreement
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland has an almost unreachable target of getting 80% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. That includes wind and solar but will...
Thursday's business news headlines
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam brings us Thursday's business news headlines.
Startups in Ireland had dropped to a 10 year low
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Only this week it emerged that investing in startups in Ireland had dropped to a 10 year low despite surging savings rates and wealth levels. Th...
Will France go to the IMF for a handout?
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The French Government debt to GDP stands at 113% in the Eurozone’s second largest economy and the budget deficit is at an unsustainable 5.8%. ...
Wednesday's business news review
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business news review along with Joe Lynam.
Owners of smaller start-ups are selling out
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A unicorn is an unlisted start up with an actual or strong potential to be worth more than $1billion. We don't have many here in Ireland, 9 according ...
Entrust enhances fraud prevention
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Identity theft is a surging problem. Fraudsters only need a few bits of detail about you, much of which is available anyway on your social media ...
Tuesday's business headlines
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe takes a look at Tuesday's business new headlines.
Irish banks launch new easy-pay rival to Revoult
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Revolut claims it has at least 3 million customers in Ireland. That’s most adults in this country and the reason is the ease with which custom...
Monday's business news review
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Mould from AJ Bell takes a look at the main business news stories along with Joe Lynam.
Paul O’Brien from Bank of Ireland Security
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once you click the fraudsters have a toe in the door and are on the way to ripping you off. Amazingly Facebook or Instagram are not legally obl...
Friday business news review
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday business news review along with Joe Lynam and Kate English from Deloitte.
A call for more transparency in the Small Claims Court
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Small Claims court is often a consumer's best option to get redress from companies. The maximum limit for claims though was set almost 20 years ag...
Thursday's business news review
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam brings us Thursday's business news review this morning.
We could see more households create their own energy supplies
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fewer than 5% of homes in Ireland have solar panels on their roofs but that’s up from around 1% 5 years ago. It’s a reflection of the growin...
The markets are worried about Britain spending
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The cost of borrowing for the British government has soared over the past few days with the 30-year bond yield heading for 6% almost twice that of Ire...
Mark Price author ‘Work Happier: How To Be Happy & Successful at Work’
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The latest data from the CSO suggests that we’re jumping between jobs that little bit less than earlier this year. Mark Price used to run one of Bri...
Wednesday's business news
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a look at the main business news stories this morning.
How well placed is Ireland for the AI revolution which is sweeping the US?
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BT sold its wholesale and fibre infrastructure business to the Irish telecoms company Speed Fibre earlier this year. It was given the green ligh...
Tuesday's business news review
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news review along with Joe Lynam.
Mark Cockerill Country Lead for ServiceNow in Ireland
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is set to create a once in a generation shift in how we work. But will it be worth it or are we looking at a repeat of the Dot Com crash from...
Declan Taite the Country Lead for Kroll Ireland
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The company Kroll is also known for its ability to get information about businesses that they don't necessarily want in the public domain. Busin...
Securing, insuring and protecting cargo in transit around the world
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At any one moment there is an estimated $1.4trillion worth of cargo in transit somewhere in the world. Securing, insuring and protecting that is...
€12bn Metrolink is it worth it ?
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael O’Leary and Dermot Desmond have criticised the plans to finally build an underground metro system. Dublin Chamber said that in a po...
Business news review
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Mould from AJ Bell takes a look at the main business news stories along with Joe Lynam.
The furture of short term rental tourism sector
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an effort to create long term rentals and cut housing waiting lists, the government has proposed that all short term rentals acquire planning permi...
Friday's business news review
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday's business news review along with Joe Lynam and Aidan Donnelly from Davy's.
Our Green Person of the month is...................
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Murphy Chief executive of ClimeAction works with all types of companies to get their emissions down be that a dairy farm or a microchip manufact...
Thursday business news headlines
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe takes a look at Thursday business new headlines.
Larry Bass founder and Chief Executive of Shinawil
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My next guest is responsible for Irish versions of hit TV shows such as Dragons Den, Popstars, the Apprentice and Dancing with the Stars. Shinaw...
Mark Dixon founder and boss of International Workplace Group
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well before the arrival of working from home Regus was the go-to place for small startup companies seeking somewhere in city centres to rent while or ...
Germany is not in a good place economically
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once the powerhouse or engine of Europe. Now Germany is not in a good place economically. GDP shrank again in the second quarter and all t...
Wednesday's business news review
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business news review with Joe Lynam.
Irish based pharma companies and US tariffs
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Irish based pharma companies exported a whopping €13.7bn worth of goods in the month of May alone. . The pharma sector is not yet paying ...
AI usage and policies in the workplace
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new report from Insider AI suggests that more than half of workers in the US violate their company policies when it comes to AI usage and a third of...
Tuesday's business headlines
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business headlines along with Joe Lynam.
The business of Mondello Park
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mondello Park has been around for 57 years and is the only dedicated motor racing circuit in the Republic. It’s where a young Ayrton Senna lea...
The value of the media and entertainment industry
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish entertainment and media sector includes internet advertising, gaming, video on demand as well as cinema attendance and going to live co...
Monday's business headlines
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lenny McLoughlin from Irish Life Investments Managers goes through Monday's business new headlines
The Human Capital Initiative
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Human Capital Initiative is designed to tweak the supply of qualifications in universities to meet the actual and ever-changing needs of industry ...
Could the EU AI act make companies up sticks to the US?
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The EU’s AI act came partially into force a year ago and will be gradually rolled out over the next 18 months. But the Americans are moving in the ...
What now for the Irish whiskey industry?
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the summer quite a few whiskey distilleries have paused or stopped entirely making whiskey. Killarney Distillery has already gone into liqu...
Friday's business news headlines
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate English from Deloitte takes a run through Friday's business news headlines.
How do businesses get their message out there?
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've a small business and want to get your message and your brand out there, sometimes that can cost a fair bit of money. But how about you...
The Chinese economy is set to grow once again
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Chinese economy is set to grow once again by around 5% this year. Of course economic data from China is not exactly transparent, but if that...
Thursday's business news review
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news review with Joe Lynam.
Concerns of ‘significant’ disruption due to the divergence of ESG rules
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when there were little major differences between ESG rules on either side of the Atlantic. But that’s not the case now. It ma...
The business of Arigna fuels
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re still in the summer time and there may be a few more days of BBQ weather before the chill returns. Conor Layden Commercial Director of Ar...
Wednesday news review
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday new review along with Joe Lynam.
What do SMEs want in the forthcoming budget?
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite sitting on a cash pile of €26bn ahead of the budget in 2 months, the government is already speaking about reining in spending in case the wo...
Is the financial model for food businesses broken?
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Restaurants Association of Ireland publishes its analysis later today and it is expected to say that the financial model for food businesses ...
Tuesday's business news review
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news review along with Joe Lynam.
Brendan Kavanagh Chairman and Co-Founder of Grinds360
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of this week around 60,000 students will get their Leaving Cert results. Of that number roughly half of them will have received some sort o...
John Callahan President of Partsol Global
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Much to the annoyance of Donald Trump, the flow of US companies choosing Ireland for their global headquarters continues. John Callahan runs the inter...
Monday's business news headlines
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Mould from AJ Bell along with Joe Lynam runs through the main business news stories.
Aer Lingus College Football Classic takes place on August 23rd
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This year’s Aer Lingus College Football Classic game between Kansas and Iowa State University will take place on August 23rd in the Aviva Stadium.&n...
The business stories of the week review
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A look back at the business stories of the week with Economist Austin Hughes.
The success of Ireland's aircraft leasing business
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Workers in the Irish aircraft leasing business each earned €206,000 on average last year, new figures show. The Republic is home to the w...
A dark cloud remains over the future of pharma in Ireland
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While the US and EU have struck a deal on tariffs that seems to be holding, a dark cloud remains over the future of pharma in Ireland. Despite as...
Thursday's business news headlines
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news headlines with Emmet Oliver.
Certa opens its 25th hydrotreated vegetable oil site in Ireland
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Certa has announced the opening of its 25th hydrotreated vegetable oil site in Ireland, in response to the rising demand for renewable fuel. But...
Will the arrival of autonomous vehicles effect our infrastructure?
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The billionaire Dermot Desmond said that the Metrolink in Dublin would be obsolete by the time it opens due to the arrival of autonomous vehicles and ...
Wednesday's business news review
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a look at Wednesday's business headlines.
The business of the world famous Ardnacrusha generating station
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A century ago only a quarter of the population had any electricity at all and few had running water. The newly independent State had little or n...
Inflation predicted to rise notably this Autumn in the US
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Goldman Sachs has put out a paper which said that the vast majority of Trump’s new tariffs are being paid by US importers with only a fraction being...
The one positive from the Trump tariff war!
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The one positive from the Trump tariff war has been the urgent need for Irish exporters to find new markets to sell to and wean itself off its US depe...
Tuesday's business news headlines
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news headlines with Joe Lynam.
Monday's business headlines
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Mould from AJ Bell brings us through Monday's business headlined with Joe Lynam.
British Irish Chamber of Commerce wish list ahead of autumn budget
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How would you like a middle rate of income tax at 30%? Or capital gains tax to be slashed from 33 to 20%? Or perhaps a new fund to support compa...
Head of International for EXL in Ireland Rowan McGrath
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EXL is a large data and AI company originally from America. It advises many banks and healthcare providers on how to use the terabytes of data t...
Emma King Founder of Cascata and bridal stylist
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roughly 70% of all brides-to-be get some sort of hair extensions on their big day. Emma King is the Founder of Cascata and bridal stylist, and she imp...
The business of the Mace Group
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Mace Group have built the London Eye, the Shard and the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. Closer to home it helped build Terminal 2 here in Ireland...
Friday's business news headlines
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam and Kate English Chief Economist with Deloitte.
Rob Horgan the founder of Velo Coffee
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee is one of those inelastic goods that increases in price without seeing a commensurate fall off in demand. Many of us need the stuff to ki...
Thursday's business news headlines
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.
The EU US trade and tariff framework looks increasingly in jeopardy
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The EU US trade and tariff framework, which we can't call a deal because there’s nothing in writing, looks increasingly in jeopardy. The 15% t...
Wednesday's business news headlines
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.
Why do we have an objection culture in this country?
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Planning & Development Act was supposed to speed up the delivery of big infrastructure projects by limiting the number of objections permissib...
The increasing business of Brittany Ferries
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last month Stena ferries said that it was stopping its services from Rosslare in Wexford to France impacting holidaymakers and businesses alike. ...
Former city trader Tom Hayes fights his conviction and wins
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Hayes spend five years in jail for rigging the key benchmark interest rate among banks known as LIBOR. He used to work for UBS and Citi ban...
Tuesday's business headlines
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at Tuesday's business news headline.
All the business news with Aidan Donnelly
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All the business news with Aidan Donnelly from Davys.
Visitor numbers to Ireland in June down by 2%
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Visitor numbers from overseas to Ireland in June were down 2% to 654,000. That’s much better than many had feared after earlier CSO data sugges...
What are the new AI legal obligations?
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The AI act from the European Union came into force earlier this year but its legal obligations are being slowly rolled out. Tomorrow, an important new...
All the markets news with Victoria Scholar
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria Scholar from Interactive Investor joined Joe Lynam to discuss the latest on the markets.
Pinergy - Demand for electricity to grow by 66% by 2050
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week the government said it was set to spend €100bn over the next 5 years on infrastructure. Most of that will go on housing and water but...
Smurfit Westrock's is the world's largest listed packaging partner
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The newly merged Smurfit Westrock's is the world's largest listed packaging partner. Today they published their 2nd quarter consolidated results ...
Thursday's business headlines
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through Wednesday's business news headlines.
First district heating scheme announced in Ireland
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
District heating is where local homes and businesses get their heating from a single building in the area which itself gets that energy from renewable...
Poolbeg Pharma on a a new cancer immunity
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poolbeg Pharma, named after the infamous Red & white towers has been working on some very exciting new ideas including a new cancer immunity drug ...
Wednesday's business headlines
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through Wednesday's business news headlines.
Andrew Rudd owner of Medley on the hospitality sector
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week the government said that the tax cutting package in the October budget would be €1.5bn but that almost ⅔ of that would go to the hospita...
Is the EU trade deal with the US ‘the worst trade deal ever’?
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam was joined by John Alistair the former Director of International Affairs for the EU Commission and Head of the EU Delegation to the WTO as w...
Tuesday's business news
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through Tuesday's business news headlines.
Monday's business news headlines
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through Monday's business news headlines with Russ Mould of AJ Bell.
Outsourcing in business, how it works
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the rising cost of hiring as well as rents and insurance, it’s no surprise that many companies outsource their customer services overseas....
Trade and Tariffs
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So we’ve reached a trade deal with the US. All physical European goods will now face a 15% tariff while Americans will pay almost nothing to be sold...
The actions to cut our high insurance premiums
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday the government set out 26 actions to cut our astonishingly high insurance premiums down including legal reforms to reduce high payouts in t...
Business news and markets updates
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All the business news and markets this Friday along with Joe Lynam and Aidan Donnelly from Davys.