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Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam
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Presented by Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam, this 30-minute programme focuses on the key business stories from home and abroad, market analysis, new business innovations and profile interviews.
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Managing Director of De’Longhi UK and Ireland Lee Bonniface
3w ago00:07:02Tap to summarizeIn the past 5 weeks, wholesale coffee prices have jumped 35%, Meaning your cuppa ‘morning Joe’ may soon get more expensive. De'Longhi says coffee is a useful indicator of the cost pressures on consumers and companies which also include tariffs, climate change and rising wages. Lee Bonniface is the Managing Director of De’Longhi UK and Ireland joined Joe this morning to discuss this further.
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Wednesday's business news headlines
3w ago00:03:47Tap to summarizeWednesday's business news headlines with Joe Lynam.
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TCN signs major new deal
3w ago00:08:11Tap to summarizeWhen people fall behind with their repayments, debt collection agencies are often engaged. They operate in a strictly regulated environment because they handle people’s most intimate financial details. TCN is to provide cloud storage and AI capabilities to the debt collectors and last week TCN signed a major deal with one of the biggest platforms in this area Capone. Speaking to Joe on their new contract was Kerry Sherman is the Co Founder of TCN.
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AI has yet to start devouring jobs but could it happen?
3w ago00:09:01Tap to summarizeAI has yet to start devouring jobs and many experts are forecasting but that doesn't mean that it won't come. There’s already evidence that graduates are finding it tougher to get entry level jobs because many of their roles are being done by large language models. So how does a small open economy like Ireland manage radical change which is now measured in months rather than years? To discuss this and more was Harry Goddard the Chief Executive of Deloitte Ireland.
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Group CFO with Ryanair Neil Sorahan
3w ago00:09:11Tap to summarizePost tax Profits for the first quarter of the financial year were down 34% to €538m. Thanks in part to the price of unhedged jet fuel spiking due to the Iran war. Fares also fell in that 3-month period by 6%. It comes as Oil prices are starting to creep up again amid renewed hostilities in the Middle East and a decision to cut passenger fees at Dublin Airport. Speaking to Joe to discuss all was Neil Sorahan the Group CFO with Ryanair.
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4w ago00:10:44Tap to summarizeFriday' business news review with Joe Lynam and the Economist Austin Hughes.
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What changes should employers consider during a heatwave?
4w ago00:05:46Tap to summarizeMost of us have to work alas during the warmest part of the day and most older offices in Ireland don't have air conditioning. But should they and what sort of changes should employers consider if these heatwaves become a regular feature every year? Speaking to Joe this morning to discuss was Swenja Surminski, from the HR consultants Marsh.
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The commercial property market minimum recovery
4w ago00:07:03Tap to summarizeThe commercial property market in our cities suffered a major recession since lockdown. But things are looking up especially in the capital with vacancy rates down to 14% . But with AI quietly eroding tech jobs and Ireland having the highest working from home rates in Europe. How long will this minimum recovery last? Joe discusses this further with Tom McCabe the Director of Research with Cushman Wakefield.
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SolutionsHub advising overseas gaming businesses on the Irish market
4w ago00:07:56Tap to summarizeGetting into a new market is always a challenge. Especially so if it’s a highly regulated one with safeguarding concerns such as gambling or gaming. SolutionsHub provides advice for smaller overseas gaming businesses who wish to get into the Irish market.Joining Joe was David Lyons the newly appointed Non-Executive Director of SolutionsHub.
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Zipit opens a new facility in Kildare
4w ago00:06:12Tap to summarizeZipit is one of the larger ziplining companies and is part of the ice rink group Cool Running Events. It has opened up a new facility in Kildare and hopes to welcome 25,000 customers this year. Speaking to Joe about the business was David O'Donnell, Commercial Director at Zipit.
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