Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
Episodes
Friday's business news and markets
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday's business news and markets along with Tom McEnaney and Austin Hughes.
The Boatyard Distillery announce their first distribution partner in the US
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Boatyard Distillery have announced their first distribution partner in the United States to accelerate multi-state expansion. To chat more about t...
Thursday's business news headlines
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.
Mary O'Riordan Co-founder and CEO of HaPPE Earth
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Think about all the millions of plastic gloves and aprons that are thrown away every day by restaurants, hospitals, clean rooms and other users of Per...
The number of people looking for job opportunities up!
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We may be in the middle of a major trade war and probably in the foothills of a worldwide recession. Ireland will almost certainly be impacted. And in...
Wednesday's business news headlines
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.
Sebastian Mallaby on hedge funds and tariffs
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sebastian Mallaby wrote a book about hedge funds called ‘More Money than God’ and in that book he writes about a ‘hedgie’ called Scott Bessen...
Gustav Gram the Chief Executive of Pila Pharma
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Danish company Novo Nordisk came up with a revolutionary weight loss drug called Wegovy and Ozempic. Its rival Eli Lilly has Mounjaro and Pfize...
Tuesday's business news review
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news review along with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.
How the tariff war would soon affect house prices
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump induced tariff war has already affected markets and international investment, but it could soon affect house prices. That’s the worry of t...
Another ridiculous day on the markets!
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After another ridiculous day on the markets, companies all around the world are left scratching their heads. What do they do? And when do they do it? ...
Chief Executive of Repak Zoe Kavanagh
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ESG or environment, social and governance issues have been under attack since electorates on both sides of the Atlantic moved to the right. Trum...
International business news this Monday morning
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Kavanagh from Patronus partners along with Joe Lynam takes a run through of Monday's international business stories.
An insight into anomalies in our construction industry
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The number of buildings which started construction is up 65% compared with 2022 but the number of homes actually completed fell last year to 30,000. W...
Peter Pedlow, Director of Sales Close Brothers Motor Finance
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Customer service matters or at least it should matter. Close Brothers Motor Finance, finances thousands of car purchases in Britain and Ireland...
Windmill Lane Studios have a new owner!
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Hyland is the chief executive of Ireland Inc and new owner of Windmill Lane Studios. He also played host to the ECB president in a major ceremony ...
Friday's business news headlines
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We take a run through of Friday's business news headlines along with Aidan Donnelly from Davy.
Thursday business news review
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday business news review along with Joe Lynam.
An analysis of President Trump's tariffs
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So now we know. A minimum tariff of 10% on all goods entering the United States, and an across the board tariff of 20% on all goods from the Eur...
Ireland could be disproportionately impacted with US tariffs
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some have warned that the tariffs to be announced this afternoon in the Rose Garden in Washington could be a bigger financial calamity than the great ...
Rohan Gupta Deloitte’s Global Leader for Enterprise AI
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week it emerged that the EU commission had responded to a question from an MEP using AI. And last month McDonalds said it would use AI in all of ...
Wednesday's business news headlines
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.
Monday's big business stories
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monday's big business stories along with Joe Lynam.
Mark Watson the Chief Executive of Nua Money
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nua Money is a non bank mortgage lender, which has been in the home loan market for less than a year. Alongside normal home loans, Nua has also just l...
Something worrying is underway in Irish tourism
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Something worrying is underway in Irish tourism. The number of visitors to this country in February was down a whopping 30% on the same time las...
Datavant creates 125 new jobs
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Datavant is an American health data platform which helps companies in the healthcare sector to process the terabytes of data garnered every year from ...
Retail insolvency falls
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The number of companies going into insolvencies fell in the first quarter of this year. And according to PwC creditors are more patient these days tha...
Business Headlines
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Mould from AJ Bell joins Joe Lynam for Breakfast Business to go through all the big business news.
Repak Green Business Person of The Month
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Butterly is March’s Repak Business Person of the Month.Anne is the brain behind EasyDry, a strong disposable paper towel business that you’re...
UK State Pension
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK state pension currently stands at £170 or just over €200 a week. That is about €63 less than here in Ireland but nothing to sniff at ...
Business Headlines
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deloitte’s Kate English joins Joe Lynam for Breakfast Business to go through all the big business news from the past week.
Tom Hayes
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Hayes used to be a trader with the investment banks Citigroup and UBS based in London. He was found guilty in 2015 of manipulating the key LI...
Business Headlines
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam goes through all the biggest business news of the day.
Growth Forecast
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Conor O’Toole from the ESRI joins Joe Lynam to go throw the growth forecast for the Irish economy this year.the ESRI says that even if 25% tariff...
Spring Economic Statement
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kathryn Hannon from RBC Brewin Dolphin joins Joe Lynam to go through some of the big economic news across Europe. From The UK’s Spring Economic...
Loyalty Schemes
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam is joined by Matthew Coffey; the co-founder of Squid Loyalty which provides customer insights via loyalty programmes to businesses.Matthew r...
Business Headlines
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a look at all the business headlines this morning.
EU Equities
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The switch in fortunes between the American and European stock exchanges since Donald Trump came to power has been swift and pronounced. But is i...
Tuesday's business news review
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news review along with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.
How bad is the issue of US tariffs for Irish businesses?
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Although Trump hasn't yet enacted a global tariff on all goods coming into the United States, the mere threat of it happening as early as next week h...
Central Bank of Ireland updates the Consumer Protection Code
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Central Bank of Ireland has updated the Consumer Protection Code for the first time in 13 years. From March next year banks will have to cle...
Mike Stack the Chief Executive of Beam
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone knows that buying a house is one of the more stressful things you can do in your life. If you're selling, you're worried about the buye...
National and international business news
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All the national and international business news along with Kathleen Brooks from XTB.
Donald Trump's ‘Tariff day ‘on April 2nd
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re about a week away from what Donald Trump calls ‘Tariff day ‘on April 2nd. We don't know how much or on what goods but it’s going t...
The business of Midland Steel
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland is not famed for its steel industry we usually outsource heavy industry to other bigger nations. But we do make the stuff and a Laois business...
Friday's business news and markets
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday's business news and markets along with Joe Lynam and Aidan Donnelly from Davy Stockbrokers.
Joanne Keane the Chief Executive of LIA
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
43% of us have no savings and are struggling financially and almost a third of the key age group of 35-54 year olds have no pension savings. The...
Thursday's business news headlines
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.
Flogas will be providing all of Emerald Park’s renewable energy
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The energy provider Flogas will be providing all of Emerald Park’s renewable energy from now on. The deal involves solar panels, recharging points a...
Brian Lande Head of Mortgages for Avant
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday Avant money launched a new mortgage product called Flex Mortgages. It’s the latest offering from Avant which is owned by the Spanish...
What will Ireland’s IDA do to attract overseas investments?
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inward investment has helped make Ireland one of the wealthiest and most prosperous countries in Europe. But FDI has been turned on its head by ...
Wednesday's business news headlines
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.
The latest Central bank quarterly assessment
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US remains the biggest single market for its goods exports - notably in the pharmaceutical sector. But the threat on that sector from the White Ho...
Tuesday's business news headlines
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news headlines along with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Stephen Gallagher MD of SSE Airtricity
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish Times did a feature recently on why everything appears to be more expensive here than most other European nations. Our rents are the h...
The best and most accurate and even most honest AI
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Open AI, Gemini, Grok and latterly Deepseek. All services we had never heard of three years ago but now very much in the lexicon. But whic...
Friday business news headlines
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Austin Hughes from AJ Bell takes a run through all of Friday's business headlines with Joe Lynam.
Rugby as a business has boomed
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 6 nations rugby comes to a close tomorrow. Ireland fell short this year against a very strong French side. Rugby as a business has boo...
It's time to spring clean your technology
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So the evenings are getting longer and the temperature is rising a bit and so the annual spring clean is underway in many homes. But does that e...
An AI skills gap in the work place
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI adoption could soon raise Gross National Income per person to €160,000 and put a rocket under growth according to a major report carried out by M...
Thursday business news review
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday business news review along with Joe Lynam.
Tourism sector is vital for more remote parts of the country
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The number of tourists coming into Ireland in January was down 25% on the previous year. But more worrying, the amount of money they spent fell by eve...
Thursday's business news headlines
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news headlines review with Joe Lynam.
Donald Trump raised tariffs on Canadian aluminum to 50% last night
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump raised tariffs on Canadian aluminum to 50% last night. That was in response to the application of a 25% tariff on all electricity s...
‘The Divorce of Nations’ by João Vale De Almeida
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
João Vale De Almeida was the EU ambassador in Washington, the United Nations and then in London and has served under 6 EU commission presidents....
Machaela O’Leary Sales Manager with ‘Too Good to Go’
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what happens to all the unsold food in restaurants at the end of the day? Much of it alas gets thrown out and totally wasted, ...
Tuesday's business news review
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news review along with Joe Lynam.
Do you know your consumer rights?
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s World Consumer Rights day this weekend - do you know yours? Or are you the ‘shrug your shoulders’ type once you discover you were tre...
ACtiv8 Solar Energies Ireland launches a new solar product
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland is not famed for its sunshine but thousands of households are now benefiting from free energy from solar panels and we’re now even developin...
Monday's big business stories
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have a look through Monday's big business new stories with Joe Lynam also with Ross Mould from AJ Bell.
Pat Davitt Chief Executive of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Property conveyancing is the legal transfer of property title from seller to buyer. But the law dates back to 1885 and it’s an anachronistic, ...
Friday's business news and markets
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday's business news and markets along with Joe Lynam and Kate English from Deloitte.
Leading women in business panel
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s international women's day tomorrow and we have two pieces of good news. Ireland has been named 2nd in Europe for investment in women-led start-...
The business story of Hello Fresh
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You get home after a busy day but find an empty fridge or freezer. You don't have all the ingredients for the type of cuisine you've had o...
How do tariffs work?
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are in a major tariff war started by Donald Trump. Canada, China and Mexico are the initial victims but the EU including Ireland is bracin...
Thursday's business papers review
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Lynam takes a run through the main business stories this morning.
Wednesday's business news headlines
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam brings us Wednesday's business news headlines.
Michael Carey Chair of Enterprise Ireland
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when all that mattered was getting American companies to invest in Ireland. Now in Trump-world, the goal is getting Irish firms to se...
Stephen Costello Chief Executive of Spectrum Life
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spectrum Life helps insurance companies and other employers find the right healthcare professionals often using AI. It does that through the us...
Tuesday's business news headlines
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news headlines along with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.
David McRedmond, Chief Executive of An Post
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David McRedmond run TV3, he now runs An Post and he is also the chair of the Dublin taskforce Only last week he expressed despair at applicatio...
What does the OECD worry about when it comes to this country?
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week the OECD said that the Irish economy was robust and the outlook better than many European counterparts. As usual the report also highl...
Monday's big business stories
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Monday's big business stories along with Joe Lynam and Kathleen Brooks from XTB.
A new diploma in Director skills and duties
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Directors are now personally responsible for some of the actions that their company takes in some sectors and the days of megalomaniac Chief Executive...
Fexco launches a new regional community alongside Enterprise Ireland
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not easy to become a major player in technology when you're miles from the big urban centres but that’s what Fexco has done in Killorglin in ...
Was the panic which was caused by Deepseek over done?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday night Nvidia posted an 80% jump in quarterly profits. People have become used to that AI chip developer surpassing expectations. Bu...
Friday's business news and markets
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Friday's business news and markets along with Joe Lynam and Aidan Donnelly from Davys.
Thursday's business news headlines
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday's business news headlines along with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Gary Browne Packaging Technologist with Repak
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Repak has been around since 1997 way before climate change policies and the Green deal were ever heard of. The idea was to get companies that p...
Can we make AI more human?
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we all know, there’s a race to harness AI for economic advantage. But could paying a compliment to your colleague help make the entire busi...
Wednesday's business news headlines
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday's business news headlines along with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Susan Brady Managing Director of Consumer and Small Business with Eir
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our highly connected world where it’s not unusual to have dozens of devices using the internet at any one time in many households. The biggest sc...
Monitoring sanctions on Russia
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the 3rd anniversary of the invasion EU foreign ministers agreed a 16th package of sanctions against Russia targeting oil shipments this time. ...
Every day is a Musk news day!
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every day is a Musk news day. Meanwhile sales of his Tesla cars once prized among the emerging middle class have plummeted by up to 75% in some ...
Tuesday's business news headlines
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday's business news headlines with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.
Monday's business news headlines
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Mould from AJ Bell joined Joe this morning to run through Monday's business headlines.
The German people have voted!
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The centre right CDU party won the most seats in the German election yesterday with the far right AFD party second on just over 20% percent. Now the q...
Germany goes to the polls
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Germany goes to the polls and the backdrop could not be starker for Europe’s largest country. The economy appears to be in an unstoppable econ...
Virgin Media introducing fastest ever broadband
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Live sports streaming is up 50% over the past 4 years. Recording and downloading Podcasts are also up dramatically in that time. But so too are downlo...
Friday's business news and markets
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate English from Deloitte joined Joe this morning to look at the markets and to discuss the latest business news.