Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Episodes
A new app aiming to revolutionise construction recruitment
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mayo native Laura Colleran is the founder of Joblar, a new app aiming to revolutionise construction recruitment by cutting out the middleman and conne...
Professional job openings across Ireland increasing
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professional job openings across Ireland increased by 10% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest Morg...
The EU getting ready for all scenarios regarding US trade deal
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The European Union is working closely with US President Donald Trump's administration to reach a trade deal. But Brussels is getting ready for all sce...
How do we mitigate our dependence on trade with America?
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So today was supposed to be the end of the so-called Pause on huge tariffs being imposed by America on its biggest trading partners. The deadlin...
Barry O'Connell the Chief Executive of Dublin Port
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has put the issue of physically transported goods front and centre of global politics. It matters a lot in Ireland as one of the wo...
Business news headlines
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look at the main business new stories.
David Kelly, Director of Customer business with Gas Networks Ireland
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bio methane is a renewable gas made from animal and plant waste. The government has had a target of having 3.7 TW/h of bio methane before the end of t...
The business of SymPhysis Medical
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Medical technology or Medtech is a growing area of specialty in Ireland, especially in and around county Galway where numerous medtech companies have ...
Tuesday's business news headlines
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.
Monday's main business new headlines
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe takes a run through all the business new stories with Mike O'Sullivan from Unio Wealth Management.
House prices rose by 7% over the past year
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The inexorable rise of property prices and rents continues seemingly without end. According to the latest MyHome.ie survey house prices rose by ...
Catherine Flanagan the chief executive of AVEA visitor attractions body
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are in the middle of the summer season. Dublin & Cork Airports have never been as busy but much of that are Irish citizens going abroad on holi...
Clara Mulligan, Co-Founder of Homebot Ireland
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you hate vacuuming the house and love the idea of someone or something else doing it for you, there’s a chance that you have considered products ...
Friday's business news headlines
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan Donnelly from Davy's takes a look at today's business news along with Joe Lynam,
Will AI starts eliminating vast swaths of white-collar jobs?
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when many people sought to get steady, reliable jobs, which were permanent and pensionable. Nowadays having multiple employers ...
Thursday's business news headlines
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.
Mark Whitehead, Director of Construction CPAC Modular construction
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My next guest builds classrooms for the Department of Education ‘Off site’ and bolts them in on-site. It’s called modular construction and...
US tariffs set change the global investment landscape
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The IDA has known for a few months that change was in the air. Donald Trump’s tariff war and America First policies look set to change the glo...
The business of Air Canada
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was Canada Day yesterday. It’s been a testing time for the world's 2nd largest country with a major row developing with its souther...
Wednesday's business headlines
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business headlines along with Joe Lynam.
How does An Post leverages all that data it has?
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David McRedmond has just finished up as the chair of the Dublin taskforce which set out some clear recommendations to be taken by local and national g...
Tuesday's business headlines
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through Tuesday's business news headlines.
United Airlines now operates two flights a day from Dublin to New York
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
United Airlines now operates 2 flights a day from Dublin to New York. That’s despite the passenger cap still officially in place at the airport.&nb...
Will AI decimate many white-collar jobs
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will AI decimate many white-collar jobs including those for lawyers, auditors and administrators But if you have a trade or work in a profession that...
Monday's business news headlines
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen Brooks from XTB joined Joe this morning to run through the big business news headlines.
Golf Tourism leads to 220,000 people visiting this country every year
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
According to a study from AIB, golf Tourism leads to 220,000 people visiting this country every year. Furthermore, golfers spend three times as much o...
Green Businessperson of the month
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Around 6,000 foam mattresses are dumped on landfill from hospitals in Munster alone. That’s because they can't be recycled. Michael O’Sulliv...
Today's business new headlines
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's business new headlines with Joe Lynam.
Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Joe this morning on the show was Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath with special responsibility for consumer affairs. Up for discussio...
Lidl opens Ireland's first net zero supermarket
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Supermarkets are a vital part of our modern lives and yet they consume a lot of energy. Transporting goods from all over the world to the shelves or k...
Ireland is one of the least expensive places to start a business
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
t’s rare that people put the word ‘affordable’ in the same sentence when talking about Ireland but we are one of the least expensive places to s...
Thursday's business news
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a look at Thursday's business news headlines.
Live from the Dublin Stock Exchange
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Daryl Byrne, Chief Executive of Euronext Dublin, investor Cathal Friel, and Aidan Donnelly of Davys join Breakfast Business live from the Dublin Stock...
The Business Pages
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam brings you all the business news in the papers today, live from the Dublin Stock Exchange.
Ireland hosts the Africa-Ireland Trade Horizons conference
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Africa is the fastest growing continent in population terms and increasingly important for Ireland as it seeks new trading markets. In fact, we expor...
Tuesday's business news headlines
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through this morning;s news headlines.
Luminate Medical preventing hair loss during chemotherapy
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An estimated 44,000 people in Ireland get cancer every single year. One of the side effects of chemotherapy is hair loss which can be mentally and phy...
Monday's business news headlines
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kathleen Brooks from XTB joined Joe this morning to look through this morning business news stories.
Providing warm food to hundreds of secondary schools and third level institutions
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Food Village provides warm food to hundreds of secondary schools and third level institutions in Ireland. Food Village allows students, parents...
The holistic training tools for students
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nowadays increasingly schools want everything to be digitised as well as keeping kids away from social media during school hours. My next guest Ian Ga...
Solar panels which earn you money!
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been enjoying the sunshine? Well not only is it good for the mind and the mood, it’s also good for the wallet if you have solar panel...
Daniel Lawson Head of Strategy with babysits.ie
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Lawson runs one of the biggest babysitting platforms in the world connecting childminders with 6 million customers worldwide. It makes mo...
Friday's business news and markets
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate English from Deloitte brings us all the business news along with Joe Lynam.
Will our corporation tax receipts profits hit by US tariffs?
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Profits could be hit by tariffs on large US multinationals and as such our golden goose ie Corporation tax receipts could be affected. We may also e...
Thursday's business news review
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam brings us Thursday's business news review.
Dexcom announces a huge investment in a greenfield site in Athenry
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are an estimated 600 million people with diabetes worldwide. As we eat more and live longer that number will doubtless grow. It means glucose le...
Full fibre high-speed broadband across Ireland
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are heading for a country where the vast majority of its citizens and companies have access to full fibre high-speed broadband. Only this week EIR ...
Wednesday's business headlines and news
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam brings us Wednesday's business headlines and news.
The Enterprise Forum to discuss the US trade tariffs
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Enterprise Forum was set up in 2017 to provide a platform for companies to share their concerns with the Government directly. Initially it d...
Tuesday's business news headlines
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news headlines with Joe Lynam.
The so-called 90 Day pause on huge tariffs due to end in weeks
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 22 days from now, the so-called 90 Day pause on huge tariffs announced on April 2nd, comes to an end. It could mean 50% taxes being applied t...
Panda, is creating a new €5m sorting facility to remove plastic out rubbish
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Panda waste management is the biggest in the country with more than 30 sites nationwide. Now to remove and separate even more waste at its giant...
The business of the company TPro
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Up to very recently a doctor‘s surgery or the administration of a hospital was done exclusively on paper. Increasingly though it is being digitised....
Monday's international business news
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Mould from AJ Bell takes a look at Monday's international business news along with Joe Lynam.
Th e business of MyCheckr age verification system
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The EU has launched a pilot programme to look into having a Europe-wide Age Verification. But some retailers aren't waiting. MyCheckr uses...
Friday's business news and markets
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emmet Oliver takes a look at the business stories in the papers this morning and that markets with Aidan Donnelly from Davys.
Private markets are entering a period of structural change
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A global study by State Street has revealed that private markets are entering a period of structural change. Emmet discusses this furth...
Reducing climate emissions and improving on farm efficiency
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ABP Food Group recently marked a decade of research on their Demonstration Farm in Co. Carlow, with a special event highlighting progress made to date...
Thursday's business news headlines
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news headlines with Joe Lynam.
Brendan McDonagh the Chief Executive of NAMA
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
15 years ago, Ireland was in a very different place economically. The economy was on its knees, and the government had to step in to bail out the enti...
Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish economy continues to grow, but the risks are now rising due to geopolitical and trade issues which will have a disproportionate impact on ou...
Wednesday's business headlines and news
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business headlines and news with Joe Lynam.
Conor Kilduff is Executive Director, Love Irish Food
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taste of Dublin starts tomorrow in Merrion Sq. It’s a chance for people to sample all sorts of cuisine including food that is grown and made r...
The latest Personal Finance Outlook from Bank of Ireland
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rumours of a wobble among Irish consumers appear to have been exaggerated according to the latest Personal Finance outlook from Bank of Ireland. ...
Tuesday's business headlines
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business headlines with Joe Lynam.
Kevin Walsh the Chief Executive of Chemishield
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you work in a small lab, a giant pharmaceutical company, academia or other research facilities, you’ll be aware of the strict rules surround...
Paraic Burke Tax Leader at PwC Ireland
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's no secret that housing and failure to deliver enough of them, is one of the most pressing issues facing the economy. The arrival also of AI and i...
Monday's business news headlines
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All Monday's business news and markets with Russ Mould from AJ Bell.
The business of the Land Development Agency
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Land Development Agency is designed to develop and build affordable housing on state owned lands. Although a relatively new agency, it has discove...
Kealan Lennon Chief Executive of CleverCards
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kealan Lennon is the Chief Executive of CleverCards which is a fintech company, which provides prepaid credit cards - increasingly preferred by compa...
Bulmers
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe is joined by Siobhan Casey, Brand Manager at Bulmers Ireland, to explain why cider sales are falling despite strong overall volumes and what’s n...
Cybersecurity Cross-Border
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eoin Byrne, Cluster Manager at Cyber Ireland, joins Breakfast Business to outline how firms across the island are cooperating to counter rising cyber ...
Ford’s Future in Ireland
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Brankin, Chair of Ford in Britain and Ireland, joins Breakfast Business to explain how the company is recovering from recent recalls and its stra...
The Business Pages
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam goes through all the biggest business news on Thursday for Breakfast Business.Listen here.
Green Businessperson of the Month
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kilian Finane of Finline Furniture joins Breakfast Business to talk about restoring furniture, manufacturing in Laois, and why the circular economy ea...
What Makes a Workplace Healthy?
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Ryan, founder of Healthy Place to Work, joins Joe Lynam to explain how employers can create physically and mentally healthy work environments —...
B&Q Expands Across Ireland
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Eason, Retail Director at B&Q Ireland, joins Breakfast Business as the company opens new stores in Navan, Waterford and Letterkenny. What’s...
Business Headlines
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get all the latest business news with Joe from this morning's papers.Listen here.
Agentic AI
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Babak Hodjat, Chief Technology Officer for AI at Cognizant, joins Breakfast Business to explain how Agentic AI could be a disruption to jobs.Listen he...
The Future of Financial Services
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patricia Callan, Chief Executive of Financial Services Ireland, joins Breakfast Business to discuss the threats and opportunities facing Ireland’s f...
The Business Pages
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All the biggest business news stories on Tuesday, 3 June with Joe Lynam.Listen here.
Mortgage approvals continued to grow
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mortgage approvals continued to grow in April as first-time buyer activity reached new highs, that’s according to latest figures from the Banking an...
All the markets news with Aiden Donnelly
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We get all the latest in the Markets with Aiden Donnelly from Davy and Emmet Oliver.
Sustainability takes centre stage at Bloom 2025
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bord Bia’s Bloom Festival is underway and will run until 2pm on Monday. Emmet was joined on the show this morning by Bord Bia CEO, Jim O’Too...
67% of businesses frequently experience payment system issues
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new report reveals that 67% of businesses frequently experience payment system issues with over half saying refund processing problems have directly...
Wednesday's business news headlines
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business news headlines with Tom McEnaney.
The competitiveness of the funds industry
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Lardner, CEO of Irish Funds joined Tom to talk through the competitiveness of the funds industry
AI is changing the face of so many industries across the world
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI is changing the face of so many industries across the world, and that remains through for the manufacturing industry. To tell us more on this ...
The Chair of the Irish Payments Council
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom McEnaney was joined on the show by Barry Manning after his re-appointment as Chair of the Irish Payments Council.
Tuesday's business news review
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom McEnaney looks at today's business news headlines.
Egis awarded contract to monitor 1,200km of motorway across Ireland
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday May 19th, the company Egis was awarded a long-term contract to operate and maintain the Dublin Tunnel, the Jack Lynch Tunnel and monitor 1,...
Monday's business news headlines
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leonie MacCann from Irish Life Investment Managers looks through all the business news and markets with Joe Lynam.
The domestic economy in Ireland how is it doing?
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The domestic economy in Ireland will remain ticking along nicely with modified domestic demand set to be 2.5% this year. Unemployment is set to ...
Insurance industry supports laws to enshrine "“right to be forgotten“ policy
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Up to quite recently, if you had had a cancer diagnosis, you probably found it next to impossible to get life insurance cover even if you were fully r...
Robert Kennedy, CEO of Howden Ireland
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Howden started off as a small mortgage broker in Britain but has grown to a worldwide operation with 22,000 staff. They’ve grown to the point ...
A new Small Business Unit within the Department of Enterprise
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The government is setting up a new Small Business Unit within the department of Enterprise. Its purpose is to test all proposed new laws to see ...
Friday's business news headlines
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate English Deloitte joins Joe on the show to look through all the business news.
How the Trump administration is shaking up markets!
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
US and Japanese bond yields have been soaring in recent days. To some it might be a reflection in recovery of stock markets in the 1st and 4th l...
The business of Insomnia Coffee
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Founded in 1997 in Galway by a very well known face and voice here in Newstalk Bobby Kerr. Insomnia coffee was the first of the new wave of American s...
Thursday's business news headlines
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.