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Chris Hayes

30 Aug 2025

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Best selling Author, Television and Podcast Host.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Waldinger

30 Aug 2025

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American Psychiatristm psychoanalyst and Zen PriestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elevator Pitch Challenge

30 Aug 2025

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Business owners make their elevator pitch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alpana Delaney

30 Aug 2025

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Head of Programmes Ireland & Northern Ireland at ChangeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Managers- The Good, The Bad and The ugly

23 Aug 2025

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Sabina NawazSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Genius Myth

23 Aug 2025

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Helen LewisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entrepreneur of the Year

23 Aug 2025

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Aine Kennedy of The Smooth Company and Eoin Cluskey of Bread 41 are EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Ellie Dunne

23 Aug 2025

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Ellie Dunne, entrepreneur and designerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI Workshops

16 Aug 2025

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Dympna O'Sullivan and Sheila Cullen tell Aine about their workshops designed to help people learn about AISee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Futuristic Thinking

16 Aug 2025

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Futurist Amy Webb and Aine discuss the future of AISee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you think of AI?

16 Aug 2025

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Ronan Kelly asks people what they think of AISee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rise of the super workers

16 Aug 2025

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Josh Bersin and Aine deep dive into the impact of AI on the future of work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Empire of AI

16 Aug 2025

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Journalist Karon Hao discusses her book Empire of AISee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Young scientist award winners

09 Aug 2025

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Sisters and young scientist award winners Ciara Murphy, Saoirse Murphy and Laoise Murphy share their experience.See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Lessons from an Arctic trip

09 Aug 2025

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Dr Niamh Shaw shares her experience of trip to the polar region.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unleashing kindness and making magic

09 Aug 2025

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Brad Meltzer, Author and viral sensation on unleashing kindness and making magic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eileen McHugh

02 Aug 2025

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Eileen McHugh, Founder and CEO of Hair Together, told Aine about her inspiring journey from Paris Fasion weeks to starting an initiative in Ballymun t...

Padraigh O'Ceidigh

02 Aug 2025

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Padraigh O'Ceidigh, Author of the 'The Purposeful Decision Maker" spoke to Aine about how best to navigate your career.See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Sinead Brady

02 Aug 2025

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Aine chats to Sinead Brady, career psychologist, all about how people can navigate career transitions and burnout.See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Kayleigh Trappe

31 Aug 2024

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The former teacher who's now a comedian, content creator and viral star tells Áine about her squiggly career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...

Dr. Constantine Andriopoulos

31 Aug 2024

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Constantine Andriopoulos, author of 'Purposeful Curiosity: The Power of Asking the Right Questions at the Right Time', gives his five top tips to help...

Gordon D'Arcy

31 Aug 2024

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The Irish rugby legend now has a busy and varied post-playing career that includes two businesses, investment, insurance and writing. Áine finds out ...

Sarah Ellis

31 Aug 2024

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Sarah Ellis, co-author of the no.1 Sunday Times Business Bestseller 'The Squiggly Career', and co-founder of Amazing If.See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Family Businesses on Screen

24 Aug 2024

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TV and radio producer Eoin Sweeney takes us through some famous family businesses on screen including Succession, The Sopranos and The Bear.See omnyst...

Appleby

24 Aug 2024

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Brian Lally went to Appleby Jewellers in Dublin which is now run by the third generation of the family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Family Businesses

24 Aug 2024

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John McGrane, Executive Director of the Family Business Network, and Peter Robbins, Associate Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at DCU Busi...

Izzy Wheels

24 Aug 2024

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The theme of today's programme is family businesses and we start with Izzy Wheels, a firm that has grown from a Galway bedroom to a global concern. Si...

The Teacher and the Student

17 Aug 2024

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Lollie Mancey is Programme Director of UCD's Innovation Academy while Dr. Mary Pyle learned the cello at 60, and completed her PhD aged 84.See omnystu...

Older Founders

17 Aug 2024

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One of the biggest challenges for older founders has been garnering investment for their ventures. Áine speaks to Katerina Stroponati who is the foun...

Older Entrepreneurs

17 Aug 2024

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Virva Salmivaara is Assistant Professor at Audencia Business School in Nantes and has been carrying out research on Older Entrepreneurs.See omnystudio...

The Wise One: Eleanor Mills

17 Aug 2024

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'It's never too late and you're never too old' is the mantra of today's show. Áine speaks to Eleanor Mills, author of 'Much More to Come: Lessons on ...

Learning About AI

10 Aug 2024

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Maryrose Lyons, founder of the Institute of AI Studies, explains how people can learn more about the rising technology.See omnystudio.com/listener for...

AI and the Arts

10 Aug 2024

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Brian Lally reports on how AI is affecting the arts and then we hear reaction from Aisling Murray, co-founder of Beta Festival.See omnystudio.com/list...

Shadow AI

10 Aug 2024

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Madhumita Murgia, AI Editor at the Financial Times, explains how the technology is all around us in our daily lives even if we don't notice it.See omn...

Killer Robots

10 Aug 2024

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Paul Mozur, Global Tech Correspondent with the New York Times, explores whether 'killer robots' are still a futuristic idea, or a part of modern warfa...

AI Myths

10 Aug 2024

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AI Ambassador Patricia Scanlon gives her verdict on five common myths about artificial intelligence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Cara Darmody

03 Aug 2024

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Áine speaks to 13-year-old Cara Darmody outside the Taoiseach's department as she continues to campaign for improved autism services.See omnystudio.c...

Tech

03 Aug 2024

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Patch is a free summer programme where young people get to work on 'impactful projects and creative business ideas'. Áine paid a visit to the project...

Latisha McCrudden

03 Aug 2024

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19-year-old Latisha McCrudden has won numerous awards already, most recently the Access Champion of the Year and First Year Student of the Year.See om...

Finding your own route to the workforce

03 Aug 2024

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21-year-old Abbey Maher is a full-time taxi driver while 20-year-old Kate Hanley is an apprentice electrician. They spoke with Brian Lally.See omnystu...

Young Activists

03 Aug 2024

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Andrew, AJ and Natasha from the National Youth Assembly of Ireland join Áine to discuss the biggest opportunities and challenges they are working on....

Olympic Special Part 2

27 Jul 2024

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Aíne is joined by Geraldine Grennan, mother of Grainne Walsh, Annalise Murphy, Rob Heffernan, Sinead Galvin and Nora Stapleton for an Olympic special...

Olympic special Part 1

27 Jul 2024

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Aíne is joined by Geraldine Grennan, mother of Grainne Walsh, Annalise Murphy, Rob Heffernan, Sinead Galvin and Nora Stapleton for an Olympic special...

Michael Urtuzuástegui Melcher

26 Aug 2023

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Executive Coach Michael Urtuzuástegui Melcher talks about his book 'Your Invisible Network', touching on how to build allies working in a remote worl...

Sheena Forde

26 Aug 2023

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Director of Partnerships for FoodCloud, Sheenagh Ford speaks on how food waste is damaging the planet and how her company FoodCloud is combatting it b...

Adrienne Bellehumeur

26 Aug 2023

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Business Consultant & Author Adrienne Bellehumeur discusses her book 'The 24 Hour Rule and Other Secrets for Smarter Organizations', which entails her...

Mary McKenna

26 Aug 2023

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Entrepreneur & Angel Investor Mary McKenna discusses her business 'Awaken Angels' which enables young or up & coming female entrepreneurs to advertise...

Marissa Carter

26 Aug 2023

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CEO & Founder of Cocoa Brown Tan & Carter Beauty Cosmetics Marissa Carter discusses her difficult few years throughout the pandemic launching products...

Ed Haddon

19 Aug 2023

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Author & Founder of Haddon Coaching, Ed Haddon touches on some of the material found in his book, The Modern Maverick and how to use that material in ...

LEO (Local Enterprise Office)

19 Aug 2023

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We hear from various business founders that took advantage of their Local Enterprise Offices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aimee Carton

19 Aug 2023

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KeepAppy founder & wellbeing advocate, Aimee Carton brings us along her journey from starting a company from a hospital bed to selling said company, a...

Catherine Baker

19 Aug 2023

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Author, Coach, Speaker, NED and Facilitator, Catherine Baker chats with Aine about the importance of discipline and sticking to your principals in the...

Leona Maguire

19 Aug 2023

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Irish professional golfer, Leona Maguire weighs in on the positive support Women's sport in Ireland have been receiving in recent months. Leona shares...

Big Projects - Over Budget - Why?

12 Aug 2023

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Why almost all big projects are over budget, Oxford University Professor, Bent Flyvbjerg explains all with fascinating examples.See omnystudio.com/lis...

From London to Sligo

12 Aug 2023

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Dr Janine and Dr Ken Van Someren talk to Aine about the Wellbeing Advantage, helping employees so businesses realise enhanced performance and producti...

The Micro Stress Effect

12 Aug 2023

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Autor, Karen Dillon explains why the small stuff can mount up and how to fix it when she talks about Micro-stress with Aine.See omnystudio.com/listene...

Sweets & Suits

12 Aug 2023

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Grainne Mullins of Grá Chocolates & Aisling Byrne of NU Wardrobe chat with Aine about getting their business' on the road making the 30 Under 30 Forb...

Anxious Achiever with Morra

05 Aug 2023

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Morra Aarons-Mele, mental health podcaster brings us through some tips that may help your mental health when looking to achieve in life.See omnystudio...

Just Tip

05 Aug 2023

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James Fahy and Ciara Walsh founders for JustTip taking Ireland by storm speak about their journey so far.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

Moonshots

05 Aug 2023

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Futurist Tamara Carleton author of Moonshots chats with Aine about topics found in her book.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women in Irish Sport

05 Aug 2023

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Ciara Mageean has broken numerous Irish records and won medals at European Championships and Commonwealth Games.. ..She chatted to Reignite from the t...

Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

29 Jul 2023

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Aine and Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic discuss AI technology in today's society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aine and Yana at cookiespot.ie HQ

29 Jul 2023

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Aine and Yana at cookiespot.ie HQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jean Gomes - Non Linear World

29 Jul 2023

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Jean Gomes talks with Aine about his book - Leading in a non linear world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aine and Bernard Jackman

29 Jul 2023

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Aine and Bernard JackmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Higgins and Prof Katriona O Sullivan

29 Jul 2023

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President Higgins and Prof Katriona O Sullivan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bohemians

27 Aug 2022

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Áine visited Dalymount Park during the week to learn more about the ultimate community football club, Bohemians. In studio, the club's COO Daniel Lam...

Charlie Mackesy

27 Aug 2022

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Áine spoke to the author of 'The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse', Charlie Mackesy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four Day Week Trial

27 Aug 2022

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Natasha Fennell, a communication and leadership advisor at Stillwater Communications, told Áine about their trial of a four-day week.See omnystudio.c...

The Irish Beauty Industry

27 Aug 2022

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Aimee Connolly (Sculpted by Aimee) and Jennifer Rock (The Skin Nerd) joined Áine to discuss this thriving sector of the Irish economy.See omnystudio....

Margaret Leahy

20 Aug 2022

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After our Wise Up battle cry from Barbara Scully last week, Margaret Leahy tells Áine about taking the business plunge in later years.See omnystudio....

Michele Wucker

20 Aug 2022

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We've all heard about the elephant in the room and the black swan, but what about the grey rhino? Michele Wucker is here to explain.See omnystudio.com...

Julia Hobsbawm

20 Aug 2022

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Entrepreneur Julia Hobsbawm on the 'nowhere office'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George's Street Arcade

20 Aug 2022

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Áine visited the Dublin institution that is George's Street Arcade and met landlord Gwen Layden and Anna Krys, who has just opened Dublin's first Ukr...

Stephen M. R. Covey

20 Aug 2022

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Bestselling author Stephen M. R. Covey tells Áine why the 'Trust and Inspire' motto brings out the best in ourselves and the one habit that's most di...

Derval O'Rourke

13 Aug 2022

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Three-time Olympian and former world champion Derval O'Rourke speaks to Áine about her successful business career after running.See omnystudio.com/li...

Barbara Scully

13 Aug 2022

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Barbara Scully encourages us to take advantage of our post-retirement years with her book 'Wise Up, Power Wisdom and The Older Woman'.See omnystudio.c...

Sarah Ellis

13 Aug 2022

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Sarah Ellis of tells us about her new book 'You Coach You - How to Overcome Challenges and Take Control of Your Career'.See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Streat School

13 Aug 2022

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Áine sampled some tacos in a Streat School food trailer with co-founder Seany McCleary.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Steve Peters

13 Aug 2022

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Professor Steve Peters of Chimp Management speaks to Áine about working with snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and keeping our inner chimps in che...

Oliver Burkeman

06 Aug 2022

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What's the best way to spend your time given we only have 4,000 weeks on Earth? Writer Oliver Burkeman has some pointers.See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Professor Rita Gunther McGrath

06 Aug 2022

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Are we at an inflection point? How do you even spot one? Columbia Business School professor Rita Gunther McGrath joins us from New York to explain.See...

Amy Cahill of Oxmantown Skincare

06 Aug 2022

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Áine visited Stoneybatter this week to see Amy Cahill's successful one-woman business Oxmantown Skincare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Gráinne Dwyer of Heritage

06 Aug 2022

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Heritage, a creative agency based in west Cork, works with brands like Microsoft, Heineken and Cisco and just made a music video with Ed Sheeran. CEO ...

James and Bernard Brogan

06 Aug 2022

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Áine is joined by two of the Brogan Clan. Since their time as All Ireland champions with Dublin, cousins James and Bernard have co-founded the workpl...

Pat Falvey

30 Jul 2022

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Adventurer, motivational speaker, author and more - Pat Falvey has many titles. Recently, he played a role on Kerry's backroom staff as they reclaimed...

Conscious Capitalism

30 Jul 2022

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Imbibe Coffee has a business model that sees a portion of its profits go to charity. Áine Kerr met Gary Grant in their Dolphin's Barn roastery.See om...

Four-Day Week & Remote Work

30 Jul 2022

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Research suggests that the five-day working week is no longer necessary. Dr. Orla Kelly, Assistant Professor in Social Policy at UCD & Dee Coakley, co...

A New Era Of Recognition For Workers?

30 Jul 2022

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This week, a recent speech by Sara Blakely, CEO of Spanx, went viral again as she rewarded her workers with first class tickets and $10,000. Is there ...

Ronan O'Gara

30 Jul 2022

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Along with his status as a Munster and Ireland legend, Ronan O'Gara is the Heineken Cup-winning Head Coach of La Rochelle. He speaks to Áine about me...

Planning for Retirement - Caroline Reidy

28 Aug 2021

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We discuss retirement with Caroline Reidy, of the HR suite - and the questions we should ask ourselves?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

A.I - Greg Tarr

28 Aug 2021

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One teen plans a large-scale deployment of A.I - to find out more, Áine spoke to Greg Tarr.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local Heros

28 Aug 2021

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Our final local heroes are picker-pals, litter-picking for primary school children and families.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rethinking Our World - Philipp Kristian

28 Aug 2021

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To dicsuss the subject of rethinking our world, we're joined by Philipp Kristian, a TEDx storyteller and global innovation x trust pioneer.See omnystu...

The Messy Middle

28 Aug 2021

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Scott Belsky helps us navigate the messy middle miles of a project, Scott is the founder of Behance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Technology and Diversity at work - Anne O'Leary

28 Aug 2021

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To discuss technology and diversity at the workplace. We spoke to Anne O'Leary, CEO of Vodafone Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

Radical Focus - Christina Wodtke

21 Aug 2021

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Radical Focus - we need to talk about it? and the lovely Christina Wodktke joined the programme to do that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Local Heroes - Meet The O'Donovans

21 Aug 2021

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Lorcan Clancy meets the O'Donovans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Power Posing - Amy Cuddy

21 Aug 2021

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Social psychologist and TED talker Amy Cuddy talks Power Posing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glass Ceilings - How To Break Them?

21 Aug 2021

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Chupi Sweetman of Chupi Jewellery, Paula Fitzsimons of Going for Growth and Síona Cahill, leading feminist join Áine to discuss how each of us can b...