Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly
Episodes
67: Jim Barry, Managing Director at Barry Group
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Barry is the Managing Director at Barry Group. The business was founded by his late father in 1955, and under Jim’s vision and leadership, it ha...
66: Enda McDonagh, Managing Partner at PwC
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Enda McDonagh grew up in Tallaght attending St Mary's National School and Templeogue College. He went on to study B Comm in UCD followed by a Masters ...
65: Jessie Collins, Editor and producer of Irish Tatler's Women of the Year Awards
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jessie Collins is a Dublin-based editorial and content strategist with over two decades of experience crafting compelling brand narratives and leading...
64: David Cawley, Founder and CEO of ONESONIC
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Cawley has 20 years’ experience in the acoustic and audio engineering industry and will argue that he had been working in the field for the pr...
63: Lorraine Heskin, CEO of The Gourmet Food Parlour
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hailing from Barna in Co. Galway, Lorraine Heskin studied in University of Limerick before heading off to New York for 4 years working in a diverse ra...
62: Brian O’Leary, CEO DMC Foods
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2005, Master Butcher Paddy O Leary and son David opened the first factory outlet butcher shop in Ireland and the Dublin Meat Company came into exis...
61: Garry Walsh, Chairman and Founding Partner at planow.ai
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After formative years at Deloitte, DCC, Nestlé, Uniq, and Northern Foods—where he oversaw multi-site operations and delivered dramatic turnarounds—...
60: Ger Corbett, CEO of Sandyford Business District
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sandyford Business District (SBD) is a Business Improvement District representing 1,000 companies, covering industries like IT and Communication, MedT...
59: Marc O’Dwyer, Founder and Entrepreneur
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After completing a Graduate program in Marketing, Marc O’Dwyer began his sales career at Allied Irish Banks, Pitney Bowes and Panasonic, before succ...
58: Niall Cogley, MD at Cogley Media
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hard as it might be taking over from your dad to run a family business, it must be even more difficult to follow in his footsteps to a senior position...
57: John Travers, Author and former Corporate Executive
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When John Travers completed his Engineering degree he began working with Shell International, operating a major oil asset in the Netherlands. He subse...
56: Ken Cahill, Chartered Board Director, Investor, Previous CEO & Founder of SilverCloud Health
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Cahill is an active investor, independent board member, and advisor in the healthcare and technology sectors. He was the CEO and co-founder of Sil...
55: Una Herlihy and Rebekah Brooks, The Indie List
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the shifting landscape of modern work, freelancing has become a global movement. While digital marketplaces connecting businesses with freelance ta...
54: Venture Funding Forum with Delta Partners
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is something a little different. We recently hosted a Venture Funding Forum with the guys in Delta Partners to an audience of ov...
53: Alan Andrews, Owner at The Old Barracks Coffee Roasters & GUJI Coffee Bars
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Andrews is widely regarded as a cafe and coffee expert and features prominently in both radio and print media. He created Coffee Culture in 2009,...
52: Tom Hefferon, Entrepreneur.
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Hefferon began his entrepreneurial journey in 1977, and since then, he has led multiple businesses before eventually forming Kefron with his busin...
51: Anthony Gallagher, CEO and Founder of Petstop
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Anthony Gallagher started Petstop 30 years ago, dogs in Ireland were kept outside and got scraps. Now, the dog – or the cat or the fish – is ...
50: Tomás O’Leary, CEO & Founder at Origina
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tomás O’Leary is a visionary leader driving transformation in the software industry. As the Founder and CEO of Origina, he has revolutionized indep...
49: Jac Dunne, CEO of Dimply
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jac Dunne is CEO of Dimply and brings over 30 years of financial services and fintech expertise, backed by an MBA from Dublin Business School. Through...
48: Loretta Dignam, CEO of The Menopause Hub
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Loretta Dignam has pioneered menopause in Ireland. As founder and CEO, she opened the doors to The Menopause Hub, Ireland's first and only dedicated p...
47: David Kieran, Managing Director at ZOMA
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Founded in 2016, ZOMA’s team of creative experts specialise in digital strategy, web design, branding, content creation, and performance marketing. ...
46: Sara Savidge, CEO of Fexco Corporate & International Payments
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Savidge has a deep understanding of domestic, regional and global payment systems, solutions, infrastructure, strategic partnerships and regulato...
45: Niall Molloy, CEO of Echelon Data Centres
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Echelon Data Centres is an international data centre infrastructure developer providing large-scale assets to support the growing global demand for da...
44: Bronwyn Brophy, CEO of the Vitrolife Group
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bronwyn Brophy has over 25 years’ experience in the MedTech industry having also worked for Thermo Fisher Scientific, Medtronic, Covidien, and Johns...
43: Larissa Feeney, CEO of Kinore Finance and Business Services
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Larissa Feeney started out working in hospitality, took a job as a receptionist in an accounting firm and studied for her accountancy qualifications i...
42: James Costello, Managing Director of Label Tech Dublin
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James Costello, is Managing Director of Label Tech Dublin, one of Ireland’s largest independent producers of high-quality labels. With over 30 years...
41: Liam Quinlan, Group MD, Quinlan’s Kerry Fish
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Quinlan’s Kerry Fish, based in Cahersiveen, have become famous for providing the very best Wild, Organic and Superior Smoked Salmon and fresh seafoo...
40: Next Step Event 2 – Sell it, Scale it, IPO it!
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Davy bring you something special for the 40th episode of ‘Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly’. We recently staged the second in our ‘Next St...
39: Maria Mahon, Chair, Director, Business Owner
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Mahon has extensive business experience in leadership positions in the media, technology and service industries. Maria brings a unique blend of ...
38: Sandra Healy, CEO and Founder of inclusio
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Healy is an Engineer, an Organisational Psychologist and NLP Master Practitioner. Sandra's career spanned 20 years in the global telecoms indus...
37: 37. Niall McConnell and Nik Healy, co-founders of Convergent.
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Niall McConnell and Nik Healy, co-founders of Convergent. They have spent the entirety of their business life working with companies to dissolve infor...
36: 36. Paul Henderson, CEO DMG Media Ireland
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
DMG Media is part of one of the largest media companies in the world and continue to grow their position in Ireland. It is home to some of the best-kn...
35: 35. David Walsh, Chairman at Halo Care.
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Walsh is one of Ireland’s most renowned entrepreneurs. He co-founded Netwatch and as CEO grew it from a small start-up to a truly global organ...
34: 34. Conor McCarthy, Executive Chairman at Emerald Airlines & Dublin Aerospace
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Conor McCarthy is an airline industry veteran with over 43 years of experience, a serial entrepreneur and has helped set up several airlines and aeros...
33: 33. Kim McKenzie Doyle, founder of The B!G Idea
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Mackenzie Doyle is an award winning product designer and has held significant roles in both the corporate and non-profit sectors, where she honed ...
32: 32. Alan Lewis, Managing Director at LHW Financial Planning Ltd.
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Lewis, ex-rugby player, who when his rugby career was cut short at an early stage with injury, turned to refereeing with notable success, and has...
31: 31. Barry and Fergal Doyle co-owners of Arboretum Home & Garden Heaven
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well summer is definitely upon us, so the timing of this chat couldn’t be better. On this episode we have brothers Barry and Fergal Doyle who are co...
30: 30. Next Step Event – Sell it, Scale it, IPO it!
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 30th episode of ‘Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly’ is a little different to the norm! We recently staged the first in our ‘Next Step’...
29: 29. Jody Fanagan, Director at Fanagans Funeral Directors
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jody Fanagan joined the family business in 1987 as one of three in the 5th generation to run the company – the 6th generation is now also working th...
28: 28. Paul McCann, CEO at Ergo
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul McCann first joined Grant Thornton in 2001, and over the next 11 years amassed extensive financial advisory experience. From 2012 -2017 he served...
27: 27. Brid O’Connell, CEO at Guaranteed Irish
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There cant be too many people listening to this that have never heard of the Guaranteed Irish mark. This year Guaranteed Irish celebrates 50 years sup...
26: 26. Niall Norton, Advisor and Mentor
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Niall Norton began his career training as an accountant and once qualified, followed this up with a stint in Deloitte Corporate Finance before taking ...
25: 25. Tom Murphy, Founder / Chairman Pamex Limited
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For nearly 30 years Pamex has blazed a trail in the Irish Pharmaceutical industry. Its founder Tom Murphy was a leading figure in the pharma industry ...
24: 24. Derek Murray, Owner & Master Club Fitter at ForeGolf
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Derek Murray is one of the World’s leading independent experts on golf club technology and the true art of custom fitting and club making – a pass...
23: 23. Harry Maharaj, Director at Kilkenny Architectural Salvage & Antiques
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Harry Maharaj completed his Mechanical Engineering degree he got a ‘lucky’ call – his words, not mine – from a recruiter who found my CV ...
22: 22. Mark and Joseph Scott Lennon, Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel.
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There can’t be too many people, certainly in Dublin, who haven’t heard of Fitzpatrick’s Castle Hotel in Killiney. And while the building itself ...
21: 21. Mike Tonery, CEO at Trinity Care
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having spent 5 years as an Audit and Risk Senior with Deloitte Ireland, Mike Tonery moved to the role of CFO for the Aryzta/Wendy’s joint venture, b...
20: 20. Declan Doyle, CEO at Bidvest Noonan
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Much to his parents’ horror Declan Doyle dropped out of Trinity after one year and went full time managing 10 quick service retail stores in Dublin ...
19: 19. Gráinne Mullins, Founder & CEO of Grá Chocolates
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While food has always been focal to her life, stepping into a commercial kitchen as a teenager really ignited her passion about the industry, and Grá...
18: 18. Michael Dwyer, Enterpreneur & Founder of Pigsback.com
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of an entrepreneur giving up ‘a good job’ in order to pursue their own venture is hardly an isolated one, but few entrepreneurs would bel...
17: 17. Bobby Healy, Founder of Manna Drone Delivery
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bobby began his career building video games for Nintendo. After that, he founded Eland (an airline tech company) which he sold to SITA before going on...
16: 16. Leona Maguire & Mark McDonnell
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About Leona Maguire Leona entered the professional game in 2018 off the back of a record-breaking collegiate career with Duke University. The proud I...
15: 15. Greg Hayden, CEO of Ethos Engineering
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having qualified as a chartered engineer, Greg held jobs in the UK and Ireland with various engineering companies before returning to the role of mana...
14: 14. Rosy Temple, CEO of Magee Clothing at Magee 1866
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest: Rosy Temple Magee 1866 is a fifth-generation Irish family business with over 150 years’ experience in designing, weaving and t...
13: 13. David McKernan, Founder of Java Republic
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest: David McKernan David McKernan joined Bewley’s straight out of school in 1987 as a sales rep. Through a combination of hard wor...
12: 12. Aongus Hegarty, Independent Director & Advisor
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest: Aongus Hegarty While I can’t describe him as unique, I can definitely say that Aongus Hegarty is an uncommon species – not b...
11: 11. Aisling Hurley, CEO Breast Cancer Ireland
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the 11th episode with guest Aisling Hurley, CEO of Breast Cancer Ireland in the new Davy podcast series 'Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly...
10: 10. Mick O’Keeffe, Teneo
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the 10th episode with guest Mick O’Keeffe from Teneo in the new Davy podcast series 'Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly'. This podcast b...
9: 9. Jacqueline O’Donovan OBE, O’Donovan Waste Disposal Limited
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the 9th episode with guest Jacqueline O’Donovan OBE, Managing Director at O’Donovan Waste Disposal Limited in the new Davy podcast series ...
8: 8. Brian Thornes, Founder & CEO X-Bolt Trauma and Inventor of ‘Tightrope’
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the 8th episode with guest Brian Thornes, Founder & CEO X-Bolt Trauma & Inventor of Tightrope in the new Davy podcast series 'Everyday...
7: 7. Rena Maycock & Feargal Harrington, Intro Matchmaking & Cilter Technologies Part II
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The is the 7th episode and part 2 with Rena Maycock and Feargal Harrington from Intro Matchmaking and Cilter Technologies. This podcast brings you in...
6: 6. Rena Maycock & Feargal Harrington, Intro Matchmaking & Cilter Technologies Part I
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The is the 6th episode with Rena Maycock and Feargal Harrington from Intro Matchmaking and Cilter Technologies. This podcast brings you insightful co...
5: 5. Aine Kilkenny, Riley
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The is the 5th episode with Aine Kilkenny from Riley. This podcast brings you insightful conversation between Aidan Donnelly and entrepreneurs and bus...
4: 4. Niall Sabongi, Sustainable Seafood Ireland
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the 4th episode with guest Niall Sabongi from Sustainable Seafood Ireland. This podcast brings you insightful conversation between Aidan Donne...
3: 3. Ciaran Finane, Finline Furniture
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the 3rd episode with guest Ciaran Finane from Finline Furniture of the new Davy podcast series 'Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly'. This ...
2: 2. Gary McGann, Flutter Entertainment Part II
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 with guest Gary McGann from Flutter Entertainment of the new Davy podcast series 'Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly'. This podcast...
1: 1. Gary McGann, Flutter Entertainment Part I
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode of the new Davy podcast series 'Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly' with guest, Gary McGann from Flutter Entertainment. ...
Trailer - Everyday Business with Aidan Donnelly
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aidan Donnelly, Head of Equities at Davy, has been working in, analysing, and investing in companies for decades. He has 27 years’ investment manage...