Taking Stock

Can Paramount Survive the Streaming Wars?

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks at Legendary Film Studio Paramount Pictures the company behind The Godfather, Indiana Jones, Chin...

Techscape on Taking Stock- Taming the Machine.

21 Jun 2024

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This Month on 'Techscape' with thanks to PWC Mandy Johnston talks to Nell Watson author of ‘Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of A1’...

Is France Having Its Brexit Moment?

14 Jun 2024

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Last week Emmanuel Macron stunned the political landscape by announcing parliamentary elections and as they are about to host the Olympic games shortl...

Taking Stock: Newstalk Election Special

09 Jun 2024

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Mandy Johnston dives into the latest election news with Iar Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Former Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald, Tommie Gorman, Jonathan O'Bri...

Europe at the Polls.

31 May 2024

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With the whole of Europe seemingly on an election footing this week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks at the political landscape at home and abroad...

Techscape on Taking Stock- Why AI Is on Everyone's Mind.

24 May 2024

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This Month on 'Techscape' with thanks to PWC Mandy Johnston talks to Charlie Taylor of the Business Post about a new conference called 'The Global Eco...

Rishi in the Rain.

24 May 2024

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Mark Paul of the Irish Times about Rishi Sunak’s ill-fated election announcement. She is also join...

The Global Growth of a Pint of Plain.

17 May 2024

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston raises a pint to the global phenomenon that is Guinness. With its recent rise to become the UK's favourite pi...

Mass protests, Tories on the slide, and Ireland gets a new bank

10 May 2024

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Local elections over in the UK have led to a surprising conservative loss, with the Labour Party picking up the most council seats. With Tory plans to...

AI & Geopolitics, Trump in the dock, and new UK Brexit checks

03 May 2024

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In the US there's a split-screen election underway with Donald Trump in the dock and President Biden doing his best to tell everyone about it. Lauren ...

Is Customer Service Dead in the Age of AI?

26 Apr 2024

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston delves into the world of Customer Service when she talks to the Consumer Editor with the FT Claer Barrett abo...

The Magnificent 7 and AI.

19 Apr 2024

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The seven most valuable companies are not only linked by their financial success they are linked by Artificial Intelligence and this week on Taking St...

The True Costs of Irish Unity.

12 Apr 2024

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Jonston explores the great American transport question when she looks at everything from the Baltimore bridge collapse...

Most memorable cabinet reshuffle missteps

05 Apr 2024

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This week on Taking Stock:As Simon Harris prepares to take over at the helm of Government, he’s faced with the tricky task of rearranging his Cabine...

The Eyes of the World Turn Towards Taiwan.

29 Mar 2024

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talk to Josh Glancy of the Sunday Times about a recent trip to Taiwan and why it may be the place that reshap...

Who Is Ursula von der Leyen?

22 Mar 2024

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She’s arguably one of the most powerful women on the planet, this week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks at Ursula von der Leyen's life, leadersh...

The Irish Musicians, Movies and Attractions That Have Made the Most Money.

21 Mar 2024

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston has something a little different when she takes a look at the Irish Music, Movie Makers and Visitor Attractio...

The Irish Musicians, Movies and Attractions That Have Made the Most Money.

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston has something a little different when she takes a look at the Irish Music, Movie Makers and Visitor Attractio...

Taxing Times for Influencers.

08 Mar 2024

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Stephen O'Leary of Olytico and Mark Corcoran of Taxback about how the Revenue Commissioners are star...

Where's Melania?

01 Mar 2024

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Melania Trump has been somewhat absent from her husband’s side of late. But who is the woman behind the man who is fighting to return to the White H...

Irish Soccer, Water and Trump.

23 Feb 2024

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There was a lot of 'football' news in the last few days and this week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston takes a look at the money going into sports stadi...

Are You An Imposter?

16 Feb 2024

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 As International Women's Day approaches Mandy Johnston tries to unravel ‘imposter syndrome’. It's often linked to women but it is somet...

Fuming Farmers and Billionaire Lifestyles.

09 Feb 2024

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Lisa O'Carroll of the Guardian about the growing unrest of farmers all across Europe. Cynthia O'Mur...

Michelin Stars and Millionaires.

02 Feb 2024

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston takes a deep dive in the business of Michelin Stars with food writer Tom Doorley and asks what a star really ...

Does Your Office Really Need You Back?

26 Jan 2024

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A recent and intriguing case in the UK shines a light on the problems that some employers face in convincing their employees to return to the office ...

Can Bankers and Billionaires Solve The World's Problems at Davos?

19 Jan 2024

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston chats to Leela de Krester of Reuters who is in Davos to get a handle on what really goes on at the snowy Thi...

What's Going on at the Irish Stock Exchange?

12 Jan 2024

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What’s going at the Irish Stock Exchange as some of the biggest companies leave Ireland for the UK and the US? This week on Taking Stock Mandy talks...

The Divided Political State of the USA and Europe.

05 Jan 2024

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This week om Taking Stock Mandy Johnston takes a deep dive into the state of American Politics and European politics.  She is joined by Simon Tis...

The Best-Selling Christmas Toys, Songs and Movies.

22 Dec 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy has some festive fun when she is joined by Newstalk 'Family' Jess Kelly, Henry McKean and John Fardy to chat about the...

New Laws, Same Results?

15 Dec 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Joe Lynam stands in for Mandy and looks at everything from Online Disinformation, reforming planning laws and Rishi Sunak’...

Latest exchequer figures, unravelling Ray Dalio & key takeaways from this week's GOP debate

08 Dec 2023

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Christmas came early at the Department of Finance as exchequer figures revealed a bounce back in corporation tax take - Cliff Taylor of the Irish Time...

Data Dilemma, What the World Wants and Israeli Bonds.

01 Dec 2023

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Our dilemma over Data Centres continues - with some warning that Ireland risks a ‘Brexit moment’ as companies look elsewhere for their base. ...

Argentina's new political era, Everton on the brink & Sam Altman returns

24 Nov 2023

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This week on the Taking Stock Podcast:Mandy speaks to freelance journalist, Josefina Salomon about the election of Javier Milei, Argentina’s new far...

The Less Than Triumphant Return of David.

17 Nov 2023

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David Cameron was catapulted back into British politics this week; what does it say about Rishi Sunak/s leadership struggles and what now for the emba...

Trump on Trial and the Cult of 'We'.

10 Nov 2023

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Trump on Trial; this week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Joe Miller of the Financial Times to hear what it was like in court in NYC this week...

Deinfluencing, GB News and Far From the End of Fossil Fuels.

03 Nov 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston asks are we really trying to get away from Fossil Fuels? With news of a Mega Oil deal in the US Mandy asks wh...

Retiring Retirment.

27 Oct 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston takes a look at the eventful first year in power for Italian PM Giorgia Meloni when she chats to Mark Lowen t...

RFK, Politicians on the Move and What Tax Does to Society

20 Oct 2023

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Last week, a political bombshell dropped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his independent run for the US Presidency in 2024 and this week on Taking Sto...

The Billionaire Who Flew in Economy.

13 Oct 2023

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With the sad passing of Chuck Feeney this week on Taking Stock Mandy Jonston examines the life and generosity of the billionaire who gave away a fortu...

When Tories Dance.

06 Oct 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks at the British Party Conference season which never fails to entertain and this week was no different. L...

A Long Week Ahead for Trump and Why the Polish Elections Matter So Much.

29 Sep 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston delves into the geopolitical landscape as Poland heads into an election. The war in Ukraine has cast a long s...

Political Budgets, Credit Suisse Crisis and Navigating the Blur,

22 Sep 2023

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With less than a month to go to Budget 2024 Mandy Johnston takes stock of the warnings, wish lists and promises that we have been hearing all summer l...

The Long and Winding Story of Brexit.

15 Sep 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Joe Lynam is in for Mandy Johnston and he looks at the tangled narrative of Brexit when he talks to author Josh White whose ...

The Never-Ending War on Drugs.

08 Sep 2023

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Tackling the supply side of the drugs market will never be enough; that's the conclusion of the Currency who have been looking into the issue of drug ...

Congressman Brendan Boyle, New Boundaries and Germany's Self-Doubt.

01 Sep 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston is joined by Congressman Brendan Boyle, rising star in the Democratic party to talk about his recent trip to ...

Dermot Murnaghan on the Stories He'll Never Forget.

25 Aug 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Veteran Journalist Dermot Murnaghan ahead of his appearance at the Kennedy Summer School next week a...

Converting office spaces into homes, bolstering Ireland's engineering sector & just who is Keir Starmer?

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Coming up on this week's Taking Stock Podcast: Your home may have become your office thanks to the pandemic, but could empty office space become new ...

The enduring value of gold, Ireland's infrastructure woes & bumper banking profits

11 Aug 2023

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On this week's Taking Stock Podcast: Cliff Taylor of the Irish Times explains why mega projects like the MetroLink and the Children's Hospital take s...

National Hydrogen Strategy, Road v Rail & Radicalised America

04 Aug 2023

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Hannah Daly, Professor in Sustainable Energy and Energy Systems Modelling at UCC joins Mandy to discuss the government's National Hydrogen Strategy. ...

Irish Stock Exchange Woes, Putin's Troubles and What Next for Spain?

28 Jul 2023

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As a raft of big companies leave the Irish Stock Exchange, this week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston asks why they are leaving and explores the importa...

Trump's Never-Ending Indictments.

21 Jul 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to the Financial Times’ Legal Correspondent Joe Miller about Donald Trump’s latest possible Indictm...

Do College Rankings Matter? Where Is My Office? And Sunak Prepares for a Trouncing.

14 Jul 2023

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This week on Taking Stock as Irish Universities make major gains on the QS World Rankings Mandy Johnston examines their relevance as Irish students ar...

Riotous France, Spotting Disinformation and Summer Budget Forecasting.

07 Jul 2023

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Numbers loomed large this week, in the economy and the Government published their summer economic statement, so this week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnst...

How Should the Government Handle RTE?

30 Jun 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston discusses the relationship between RTE and politicians when she chats to former Communications Minister Denis...

Do We Still Need Newspapers?

23 Jun 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston Mandy discusses just how hard or easy it is to set up a new political party. We hear from Political Consulta...

Is the World of High Finance about to have its 'MeToo' Moment?

16 Jun 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston exploreS a special investigation by the Financial Times that uncovered shocking allegations of sexual assaul...

The Tyranny of Email.

09 Jun 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Pilita Clark of the Financial Times and Sinead English the founder of Hilt Careers about how the mod...

It's Brexit Stupid!

02 Jun 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Mark Paul the London Correspondent with the Irish Times about how Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s hon...

The Sad Streets of San Francisco.

26 May 2023

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As the dust settles on last week's local elections in Northern Ireland Mandy Johnston looks at the real figures and what they mean for the re=establis...

Taking Stock of Ireland's Covid Response.

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With the Covid Emergency now being officially deemed ‘over ‘many countries are now assessing how they managed their response to the Pandemic. This...

Relearning Communication, AI versus Hollywood and the Apple Tax Case.

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some of the big four companies are having to train new recruits with basic communications skills necessary for the workforce. Is it because students w...

Chilean lithium, monarchy in a 21st century UK & Tiffany's revamp

05 May 2023

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On this week's Taking Stock: Harry Dempsey, commodities correspondent for the Financial Times joins Mandy to discuss Chile's move to take state contro...

Moneyball, The Real East Germany and Tucker Carlson Exits Stage Right.

28 Apr 2023

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What’s going on with Global Sport? This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston is joined by Nathan Murphy from ‘Off the Ball’ to discuss if the in...

Dirty Laundry, Rapid AI and A Gigantic Surplus.

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s shaping up to be the great question of our time; AI is moving at a pace that its creators never really expected. This week on Taking Stock Mand...

A Downbeat IMF and An Upbeat Art Fraud Market.

14 Apr 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston takes a closer look at fraud in the art world, where counterfeit work now accounts for one fifth of all art i...

UFO’S in the Sky and Former Presidents in the Dock.

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It seems the skies over America are in a strange state and this week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston is talking about UFOs and Chinese Balloons and Aer...

Keeping Business In The Family.

31 Mar 2023

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It’s not personal, just business! This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston chats about the hit series everyone is glued to; ‘Succession’ and exp...

Boris on the Bold Step

24 Mar 2023

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Boris was back in the dock this week. The Ex-PM was hauled in front of the parliamentary privileges committee as part of the investigation into whethe...

Trouble at the Fed, Biden's Visit and the Power of Festivals

17 Mar 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Howard Schneider the Federal Reserve correspondent with Reuters about the chaos being caused by the ...

Running Out of Wind

10 Mar 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Lorcan Allen of the Sunday Business Post about the ‘actual’ state of Ireland’s Windy Energy Se...

Murdoch's Role In Trump's Election Lie

03 Mar 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston delves into the world of Silicon Valley and the ongoing saga of Sam Bankman Fried with Joshua Oliver of the F...

Do We Need More Government Departments and Do We Need Cash?

24 Feb 2023

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Are you curious about the future of cash? This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks at the Bank of England's plans to design a digital pound. Fin...

As I Remember It: Bertie Ahern & The Good Friday Agreement

23 Feb 2023

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'As I Remember It: Bertie Ahern & the Good Friday Agreement' is a new podcast that tells the story of the Good Friday Agreement as told by those who n...

The Growing World of 'Shadow Work'.

17 Feb 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Rana Foroohar about the phenomenon known as ‘Shadow Working’ where we're becoming increasingly r...

New Leadership Podcast with Bobby Kerr

16 Feb 2023

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In this new podcast, Life and Leadership, Bobby Kerr explores the lives of some of the most successful Irish business leaders and entrepreneurs of our...

Biden's Second Coming

10 Feb 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston chats to James Politi of the Financial Times about the current state of President Joe Biden's political caree...

What Are Bank Holidays Costing Us and the Economy?

03 Feb 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks at cost and benefit of Saint Brigid’s day; with the first bank holiday of the year happening she ask...

Where's the Golden Age of Brexit?

27 Jan 2023

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As the UK marks the three-year anniversary of its exit from the EU this week, on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston asks if the country is living up to the "...

From Davos to Disney- This Week's Taking Stock

20 Jan 2023

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This week on Taking Stock as global leaders gathered in the Swiss Alps, Mandy Johnston looks at the origins of the conference - and finds out what its...

The Murky World of the Grey Economy

13 Jan 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to journalist Jeff Maysh about the strange story of what happened when he went to be buy his wife a Rol...

Investigating The Italian Mafia

06 Jan 2023

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to Federica Taccogna an International Anti-Financial Crime expert about taking down the Mob and why Fin...

The Best Business and Politics Books of the Year

16 Dec 2022

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There's a Special Taking Stock this week when Mandy Johnston talks to some of her regular contributors about the best business and politics books they...

Exchequer Rates Take Flight and so Do Drone Sales

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The bounce back from Covid lockdowns is over. Growth is slowing and we can’t rule out a recession here in Ireland. But it is not showing up in the e...

Scotland Want a Way Out and China Want to Keep People In

02 Dec 2022

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A UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish government does not have the legal authority to hold an independence referendum without agreement from ...

The Man With The Plan and The Other Man With No Plan

25 Nov 2022

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He’s the man with a plan to halt Donald Trump's bid for re-election – but who is Ron DeSantis? This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks to B...

The Great Switcheroo

18 Nov 2022

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston look at the historic nature of the mid-term reshuffle which is due to take place here in Ireland next month a...

Back in Restaurants and Back in the Skies

11 Nov 2022

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks our eating and travel habits post pandemic, because we have gone back to both with great gusto. Ryanair...

The Economics of Planting Trees, Musk's Twitter Vision and US Mid-Terms

04 Nov 2022

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston is joined from Washington by Financial Times Journalist Lauren Fedor to talk about how the US midterms will ...

Women in Politics and Sport

28 Oct 2022

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston is joined by former Justice Minister Nora Owen and by Caitríona Gleeson, CEO of Women For Election to look a...

Taking Stock From the IBEC HR Leadership Summit

21 Oct 2022

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This week’s Taking Stock is coming to you from the IBEC HR Leadership Summit at Croke Park sponsored by Irish life health. Irish companies are hirin...

When Does a Recession Feel Like A Recession?

14 Oct 2022

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The IMF warned this week that 2023 will feel like a recession as it cuts global growth forecasts for the fourth time this year. This Week on Taking St...

What Just Happened?

07 Oct 2022

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy chat to Award-Winning journalist Marina Hyde about her new book ‘What Just Happened’ which reflects on her writing...

The Macro and Micro Budget

30 Sep 2022

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This week the “cost of living budget” doled out a record breaking 11 Billion. This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks macro and micro taxat...

Can the United Kingdom Stay United Without The Queen?

23 Sep 2022

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston asks if the United Kingdom can survive the death of Queen Elizabeth? She talks to the renowned Will Hutton of...

Ireland's Role in IKEA'S Flat-Pack Miracle

16 Sep 2022

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Flat packing its way to billions, Ikea’s journey in Ireland has been a lucrative one for the company, and on this week’s Taking Stock Mandy Johnst...

Why the Germans Do it Better.

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks at the phenomena of “quiet quitting” where workers do less while still keeping their jobs. She chat...

Surviving The Daily Grind, Twitter's Whistle-Blower and Great Irish Political Comebacks

02 Sep 2022

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston is joined by the author and financial journalist Philip Coggan who has just written a new book called Survivi...

Is Irish Banking Broken?

26 Aug 2022

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This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston analyses what was left in the wake of the departure of Ulster Bank and KBC and is joined by Sean Keyes from t...

Has America Gone With the Wind?

19 Aug 2022

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How does a novel set in 1860s, and published in the 1930s relate to America in 2022? This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnson talks to author Sarah Chu...

Taking Stock Special: A Deep Dive Into Irish Universities in 2022

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Taking Stock Mandy explores the complexities of university life both inside and outside of the lecture hall by getting the perspective of...