Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

Friday's business news headlines

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kate English from Deloitte takes a run through Friday's business news headlines.

Thursday's business news review

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thursday's business news review with Joe Lynam.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Ireland among the least developed and most overused infrastructure in Europe

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ireland has among the least developed and most overused infrastructure in Europe.  The Government will spend €100bn to build the railways, road...

Thursday's business news headlines

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Lynam takes a run through Thursday's business news headlines.

A need to expand the Critical Skills Occupations List

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The government has launched a consultation to expand the Critical Skills Occupations List that can be fast-tracked into the country when it comes to g...

The business of Manna Drone Delivery

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Drones are the technological equivalent of the airplane a century ago. Manna Drones delivering food in the West Dublin area. But plans to expand ...

Does the Revenue have an effective Veto on using SCARPs?

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

SCARP is the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process and was designed to cut the costs and timeframes for SMEs needing to be restructured or wound...

Wednesday's business news

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Lynam takes a run through Wednesday' business news headlines.

Eoin O’Cathain Director of the Irish Whiskey Association 

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Legislation to force all drink companies to include health warning labels on all bottles of alcohol has been postponed due to the additional costs it ...

Whizz Air Uk the 3rd largest no frills airline in Europe

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

They are the 3rd largest no frills airline in Europe with the youngest fleet on the continent and from this weekend will have 1000 flights a week.&nbs...

The business of Lifesize Plans Ireland

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How good are you at accurately working out the size of a room or an entire house and the actual space within it from architectural plans? Lifesize Pla...

Tuesday's business news headlines

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Lynam takes a run through Tuesday's business news headlines.

Chief Executive of the Ryanair Group, Michael O’Leary

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the first quarter of the current financial year, Europe’s biggest airline said profits were up 78% to €820m.  It said that average air far...

Fast-tracking that capital investment that’s badly needed

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of focus on Ireland’s housing market in recent days and weeks with some significant changes in terms of regulations looking to accelerate deve...

Legislation for cancer survivors’ right to be forgotten

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last night, the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025 was introduced in the Dáil by Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance. &n...

A run through Friday's business headlines

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Tom McEnaney to run through Friday's business headlines Kate English, Chief Economist for Deloitte.   

Thursday's business headlines

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Lynam takes a look at Thursday's business headlines.

AI is going to replace quite a few white-collar jobs in the next 5 years

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s becoming increasingly clear that AI is going to replace quite a few white-collar jobs in the next 5 years. So what does that mean for those wor...

Calls for clarity on gender pay discrepancies

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When looking at job adverts, it’s very rare to see how much the job actually pays. That comes to an end in this country before June next year. The E...

Wednesday business news headlines

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wednesday business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

Seán Crowe Chief Executive of Financial Services with Fexco

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you have been on a cruise ship lately, the chances are when you make a payment you use the services of Fexco. The company, which was founded 44 yea...

How do you break the stranglehold on the home loan markets?

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ICS started off life as the ‘Irish Civil Service building society’, before being bought out, bailed out and then hived off from Bank of Ireland af...

Exploring alternative solutions to the housing crisis

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Tom this morning was Professor Edgar Morgenroth, an Economist at DCU. He’s been exploring alternative solutions to the housing crisis, inclu...

Wind generation in Ireland was the highest on record in June!

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wind generation in Ireland was the highest on record for a June month, according to Wind Energy Ireland, which today published its monthly wind energy...

Tuesday's business headlines

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tuesday's business headlines along with Tom McEnaney.

A new skills framework to futureproof retail banking in Ireland

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

IOB recently launched the first phase of the Irish Financial Services Skills Framework.  The world-first model has been designed to equip Ir...

Monday's business news

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tom McEnaney takes a look at Monday's business headlines.

Friday's business news headlines

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emmet Oliver looks through all the business news along with Kate English, Director with Deloitte.

Donald Trump slaps new 50% tariffs on copper and Brazilian goods

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

European shares rose on Thursday, buoyed by signs of progress on a potential trade deal between the United States and the European Union. All to ...

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...

Business news headlines

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We take a look at the main business new stories.

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...

  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.